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1 | 1 | I gaz'd on the | I gaz'd on the rosebush, and heav'd a sad sigh, |
2 | 2 | And m | And my eyelid was gemm'd with a tear; |
3 | 3 | Oh ! let me, I cried, by my Zelida lie, | |
4 | 4 | For all that I value sleeps here. | For all that I value sleeps here. |
5 | 5 | ||
6 | 6 | Her sweetness, simplicity, virtue, and charms, | |
7 | 7 | | Could with nought but a seraph's compare. |
8 | 8 | Ah! now, since my Zelida's torn from my arms, | |
9 | There is nothing I love but despair. | ||
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11 | This rosebush once flourish'd and sweeten'd the air, | ||
12 | Like its blossom, all lovely, she grew; | ||
13 | The scent of her breath, as its fragrance, was rare, | ||
9 | 14 | And her cheeks were more fresh than its hue. | And her cheeks were more fresh than its hue. |
10 | 15 | ||
11 | 16 | She planted, she lov'd it, she dew'd its gay head, | She planted, she lov'd it, she dew'd its gay head, |
12 | 17 | And its bloom every rival defied | And its bloom every rival defied; |
13 | 18 | But alas! what was beauty or virtue soon fled | But, alas! what was beauty or virtue soon fled -- |
14 | 19 | In spring they both blossom'd and died. | In spring they both blossom'd and died. |
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21 | And now for my bosom this life has no charms, | ||
22 | I feel all its troubles and care: | ||
23 | For since my dear Zelida's rent from my arms, | ||
24 | There is nothing I love but despair. |
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