JESSIE.
I have not seen thee face to face, I know not if thine eyes Have azure, brown, or raVen grace To gladden and surprise. I do not know how fair thovi art, And yet, as in a dream, Thy form is imaged in my heart By fancy's witching beam. But this I know, thy mind and heart In oneness blend with mine ; Though we are severed far apart My life is linked with thine— That spirit life, unseen, that eprings From all externals free Beyond the vain material things That soon must cease to be. Tho artless strains that you admire Have not been idly penned; The music of my simple lyre In thee has found a friend. No dearor guerdon have I sought In dreams of earthly fame, Than just to link some passing thought With thy beloved name. A. W. Hurry. Auckland, January 10thri889.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 336, 23 January 1889, Page 3
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147JESSIE. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 336, 23 January 1889, Page 3
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