AT night, when each mortal is laid to repose,
My breast ever throbs, and my eyes never close;
I wander alone, my fond heart to console,
And think on ALEXIS, the pride of my soul.
Then farewel, my love, my ALEXIS, adieu!
For I breathe without feeling since banish’d from you.
In vain the soft zephyr waves over my head,
And the moon’s pallid glory beams through the dark shade;
For the mild orb of even is lost to my view,
And the wind blows too rudely when absent from you.
At morn when gay Phobus brings vigour and light,
I view the sweet scene with a languid delight;
For my eyes stream with anguish as oft as I see
The smiles of the morning, which mind me of thee.
My heart with the ocean I’m apt to compare,
Where the sun brings relief in the midst of despair;
So thy image reflected relieves my distress,
And kindles emotions I cannot express.
I wander unmov’d by the murmuring rill;
What made my heart flutter now makes it lie still;
With coldness uncommon these pleasures I view;
I think on the castle, the cottage, and you.
I shun the gay circle wherever they come,
They tell me I’m sullen, ill-natur’d, and dumb;
I sigh and say nothing; for what can I do?
Yet my eyes surely answer I’m thinking on you.
But why should I languish? I’ll go and be prest
To the parent of nature, and lie on her breast:
She’ll tell me how vain are the hopes I pursue;
For life’s but a labour when absent from you!
No longer LOUISA shall sigh for her swain,
Nor her feelings be hurt with contempt and disdain;
In the cold arms of death no rude passion shall wound;
Tho’ her pillow be damp, yet her sleep shall be sound.
Then farewel, my love, my ALEXIS adieu!
For I soon will cease breathing since banish’d from you!
(Rebekah Carmichael)
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