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LET HER DEPART.
Her home is far, oh! far away!
The clear light in her eyes
Hath nought to do with earthly day,
'Tis kindled from the skies.
Let her depart!
She looks upon the things of earth,
E'vn as some gentle star
Seems gazing down on grief or mirth.
How softly, yet how far!
Let her depart!
