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Thy courtesy, as soothing as thy song,
And smiles soft-gleaming on the courtly throng:
And thou, Charissa, hastening to thy prime,
And Carolina, chiding tardy time, 40
Who every tender with of mine divide,
For whom I strung the lyre, once lay'd aside,
Receive, and bear in mind, my fond farewell,
Thrive on in life! and, thriving on, excell! 44
And smiles soft-gleaming on the courtly throng:
And thou, Charissa, hastening to thy prime,
And Carolina, chiding tardy time, 40
Who every tender with of mine divide,
For whom I strung the lyre, once lay'd aside,
Receive, and bear in mind, my fond farewell,
Thrive on in life! and, thriving on, excell! 44
Accept this token, Carteret, of good will,
The voice of nature, undebas'd by skill,
These parting numbers cadenced by my grief,
For thy lov'd sake and for my own relief, 48
If aught, alas, thy absence may relieve,
Now I am left, perhaps, through life to grieve:
Yet would I hope, yet hope, I know not why,
(But hopes and wishes in one balance ly) 52
Thou may'st revisit, with thy wonted smiles,
Iërna, island set around with isles:
May the same heart, that bids thee now adieu,
Salute thy sails, and hail thee into view. 56
The voice of nature, undebas'd by skill,
These parting numbers cadenced by my grief,
For thy lov'd sake and for my own relief, 48
If aught, alas, thy absence may relieve,
Now I am left, perhaps, through life to grieve:
Yet would I hope, yet hope, I know not why,
(But hopes and wishes in one balance ly) 52
Thou may'st revisit, with thy wonted smiles,
Iërna, island set around with isles:
May the same heart, that bids thee now adieu,
Salute thy sails, and hail thee into view. 56
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