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doubtful vows.
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DOUBTFUL VOWS.
a duet.

"By the starlight of thine eye,
By thy soft cheek's changing dye,
By the dimple dancing out,
Peeping, playing round about,
'Mid the roses—like a sprite
In a garden of delight—"

"Vow not thou by radiant eyes,
Lo! in tears their glory dies;
Nor by youth's enchanting flower,
Roses die when summer's o'er;
Nor by dimples that must hide
Soon as Sorrow comes to chide."

"By the graceful waving braid,
Half in light and half in shade,