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IRREGULAR STANZAS.
Yes! I have ever lov'd thee dearly,
Than fame or riches priz'd thee more;
Once I thought thou lov'dst sincerely,
But now that dream of bliss is o'er.
Than fame or riches priz'd thee more;
Once I thought thou lov'dst sincerely,
But now that dream of bliss is o'er.
False and cruel I have found thee,
Though to love me thou hast sworn;
And when dangers did surround me,
All for thee I've gladly borne.
Though to love me thou hast sworn;
And when dangers did surround me,
All for thee I've gladly borne.
Oft when night in sable sadness
Cloth'd the hill, the grove, and plain,
Loving thee almost to madness,
Heedless of the wind and rain;
Cloth'd the hill, the grove, and plain,
Loving thee almost to madness,
Heedless of the wind and rain;
