Poetry. Mary.
A v.AMiicnrß. Acu'lrfa, do not deem me false, Nor dream that I forget Tn> fair young face, thy native grace, Thu morn when first we met. M* pucolesa pearl ! my glorious girl I Thou'rt true as truth to me, ArH where thou art there throbs my heart With love aIoDO for thee. I .-now not where thy lot is cast ; But tb 13 I know full well : To me alway, where'er I stray, Thy name's n nameless spell. My fancy's fairy ! wondrous Mary ! While ebbs and flows the sea, And sunshine streams and moonlight beam?, I'll love no love but thee. Heed not what venomcd tongues may say, Dread not the world's decree ; But dry thy tears, to fright thy fears, And trust, my love, in me. My beauty bright ! my heart's delight 1 When startled eyes shall see Juno roses blow mid winter's snow, Then I'll be false to thee. From mountain eyrie, mystic Mary I At night, 'neath starry dome, To lowland glen, mid haunts of men, By d»y, I've sought thy home. If hope has fled— if thou art dead — Come, love, with angel kiss, la crown of light and robes of white, And bear my soul to bliss ! JOHN GBIULD RODDT.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1964, 7 February 1885, Page 1 (Supplement)
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207Poetry. Mary. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1964, 7 February 1885, Page 1 (Supplement)
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