By the brightness of the morning ray,
By the deepest shades of night—
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ON HIS DEPARTURE FROM BAHIA
When thou stoodst amidst thy countrymen
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Why look'd I on that fatal line?
Why did I pray that page to see?
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I cannot sleep—my nights glide on
In one unbroken thought of thee;
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If we should ever meet again
When many tedious years are past;
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Oft on that latest star of purest light,
That hovers on the verge of morning gray,
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When this heart is cold and still,
And can throb for thee no more;
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My ev'ry thought and wish was thine;
Alas! thou know'st too well—
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Ye elves! when spangled starlight gleams,
That flit beneath the ray,
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I have fled from all, and none can now
My way, my wanderings see;
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*Anniversary of the Loss of H.M.S. Tweed*
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Fair stream of the mountain, brightly flowing
Between thy fresh margins, gay with flowers,
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On the Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope,
or Cape of Storms
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'Tis the spot where we parted—
Oh! never again
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I will not ask one glance from thee,
Lest, fondly, I should linger yet,
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If those dark eyes have gazed on me,
Unconscious of their power—
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In early days thy fondness taught
My soul its endless love to know;
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Oh! had I ne'er beheld thee
How calm my life had flown!
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Oh! long enough my life has been,
Since I thy love have known;
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Since thou wilt banish me,
A long and last adieu!
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The transient time, for ever past,
How shall I dare review!—
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Odi quelrusignolo
Che va di ramo in ramo
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Thou art gone, and the brilliant light that shone
In the track of thy way is fled;
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Thou wert lovely to my sight,
When in yonder dell I found thee
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Thy form was fair, thine eye was bright,
Thy voice was melody;
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When others saw thee gay and vain,
And saw my weakness too,—
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Yes! I had hope when first we met,
For hope and joy were in thine eye;
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Nay, Inez, no more persuade;
Those are sounds that to glory should move:
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'Tis thy Spirit calls thee—come away!
I have sought thee through the weary day,
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