Original Poetry.
SONG. 1 breatbe tb y name, my love, 111 lock it in my breast, And keep it spotless as the snow Upon the tall peak’s crest. The world shall never know from whence Love s sacred fuel came; I will not breathe thy name, my love 1 will not breathe thy name. ' I will not breathe thy name, my love However dear thou art; ' ’ The diamond glances of thine eyes Have carved it on my heart. The purest shrine my bosom holds. Ihe cherished words shall claim—--1 x lll .V, ot bl ’ eatbe thy name, my love I will not breathe thy name. ’ I will not breathe thy name, my lore. Between us there’s a breach; ■“• mine to sing the praises of i be prize I cannot reach. My lyre shall catch its fervor from _ Affection’s warmest flame—t will not breathe thy name, my love, I will not breathe thy name. HAriz,
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Evening Star, Issue 3540, 27 June 1874, Page 2
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154Original Poetry. Evening Star, Issue 3540, 27 June 1874, Page 2
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