by Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Sheridan (1808 - 1877), as Mrs. Norton

Juanita
Language: English 
Soft o'er the fountain,
Ling'ring falls the southern moon;
Far o'er the mountain
Breaks the day too soon!
In thy dark eyes' splendour
Where the warm night loves to dwell,
Weary looks, yet tender,
Speak their fond farewell!
  Nita! Juanita!
  Ask thy soul if we should part.
  Nita! Juanita!
Lean thou on my heart!

When in thy dreaming,
Moons like thee shall shine again,
And daylight beaming,
Prove thy dreams are vain,
Wilt thou not, relenting,
For thine absent lover sigh,
In thy heart consenting
To a pray'r gone by?
  Nita! Juanita!
  Let me linger by thy side!
  Nita! Juanita!
Be my own fair bride!

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 105