FAREWELL.
Fare thee well, love, fare thee well i t From the world 1 pass away, l Where the brightest things that dwell AH deceive and all decay. ; ■ .: 1 Cheerfully I fall asleep, • As by some.mysterious spell; ~'■-• i Yet I weep to see thee weep—, Fare thee well, love, fare thee well 1 I. Tell of me, love, tell of me, . Not amid the heartless throng, I Not where passion bends the knee, ! Npt^Jjere:pleasure trills thasong;;; • But when some mosb cherished one ' By your side at eve shall be, ~' . Er&ypu#twilighfcfelbsareddne/" Tell of me, love, tell oi me. | Leave me now, love, leave me now, , j Nob with sorrow, nor with aighe; Not with clouds, love, on thy brow ; ,- Nob with tears, love, in thine eyes, We shall meet, we know not where, And be blest, we know not how— With a kiss and with a prayer, V Leave me now, love, leave me now. ■ .' Geo. B, Johnson. .
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1892, Page 11
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157FAREWELL. Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1892, Page 11
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