I'm sure the lieutenant's a horrible bear: And I-am left all alone! ΙΙΙ. Whenever we go on the Downs for a ride,- And I am left all alone! And whenever I take her down stairs from a ball, But I would give a trifle to horsewhip them all; IV. She tells me her mother belongs to the sect,—— But a fire's in my heart, and a fire's in my brain, Where is she gone, where is she gone? And, Lord! since the summer she's grown very plain; And I-am left all alone! V. She said that she liked me a twelvemonth ago; Where is she gone, where is she gone? And how should I guess that she'd torture me so? And I-am left all alone! Some day she'll find out it was not very wise (1831.) THE CONFESSION. I. FATHER-Father-I confess Here he kneeled and sighed, In my ear the prayer he prayed But the answer that I made Father-I forget! Ora pro me! II. Father-Father-I confess Precious gifts he brought; Satin sandal, silken dress; Richer ne'er were wrought; Gems that make the daylight dim, Plumes in gay gold set;— But the gaud I gave to him- Father-I forget! Ora pro me! LAST WORDS. I. FARE thee well, love,-fare thee well! From the world I pass away, Where the brightest things that dwell All deceive, and all decay; Cheerfully I fall asleep, As by some mysterious spell; Yet I weep, to see thee weep; Fare thee well, love,-fare thee well! II. Tell of me, love, tell of me! Not amid the heartless throng; Not where Passion bends the knee,-- But when some most cherished one Tell of me, love,-tell of me! |