This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... path, and conscience now doth smite; I've lingered gladly by your side, and listened to your voice, And in the love-light in your eyes, I've let my soul rejoice. "Whilst I am pledged, this hand is pledged, and soon I'll be a bride; My father gave my hand away upon the day he died; And now I've let my ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... path, and conscience now doth smite; I've lingered gladly by your side, and listened to your voice, And in the love-light in your eyes, I've let my soul rejoice. "Whilst I am pledged, this hand is pledged, and soon I'll be a bride; My father gave my hand away upon the day he died; And now I've let my soul indulge the golden dreams of youth, Nor thought that I was wandering from the higher ways of truth. "The dream is broken--my betrothed will here to-morrow come, And he says I must name the day when he will take me home. Oh! help me to do right, Sir Hugh; my heart is aching sore, And you must bid me here farewell, and see my face no more." I loosed my neckerchief and vest, to ease my bursting heart, I gazed upon my darling, and I knew that we must part She like a priestess, pure and high, stood by the altar fire, To sacrifice, at truth's command, her heart's most dear desire. Sublime, and beautiful, and bright, stood darling goldhaired May, Like the first star that sheds its light upon the closing day, And though my soul all passion-tossed, was filled with bitter pain, For her dear sake I strove my grief and sorrow to restrain. I could not tell her of the love that in my bosom burned, How hungering, thirsting, aching sore, my spirit o'er her yearned; I saw the depths of sorrow in her lovely angel eye, As she called on me to aid her in her purpose pure and high. The dew was falling heavy, and my love looked chill and cold, And, as her mantle o'er her form I silently did fold, A sudden impulse made me strain my darling to my heart, Saying, "May, does truth indeed command our aching souls to part." Her bosom lay one moment on my wildly throbbing breast, And I knew her dearest wish was that it were her place of rest, ...
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