THE ANCHOR'S WEIGHED.
The tear fell gently from her eye,
When last we parted on the shore:
My bosom heaved with many a sigh,
To think I ne'er might see her more.
Dear youth, she cried, and canst thou haste away?
My heart will break—a little moment stay.
Alas! I cannot—I cannot part from thee.
The anchor's weighed—farewell! farewell! remember me!
Weep not, my love, I trembling said;
Doubt not a constant heart like mine.
I ne'er can meet another maid
Whose charm can fix my heart like thine.
Go, then, she cried, but let thy constant mind
Oft think on her thou leavest in tears behind,
A maid—this last embrace my pledge shall be.
The anchor's weighed—farewell! farewell! remember me!
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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