BIRON, if e’er thy bosom bled for woe,
If e’er a tear bedew’d thy radiant eyes,
To yon churchyard, at close of evening go,
There low on earth the gay LOUISA lies.
BIRON, for thee she lost the joys of youth,
To thee, by magic pow’r, her heart was giv’n;
For thee rejected friendship, love, and truth;
For thee she scorn’d the world, and slighted Heav’n.
BIRON, for thee she pin’d the summer day,
By PHOEBUS’ ray, or LUNA’S milder beam;
Nor could forget the fatal ninth of May,
Till, led by Death, she tasted LETHE’S stream.
BIRON, for thee-but ah! I’ll stop in time;
Around her grave I saw fierce lightnings dart;
There sleeps her muse, there rest her pow’rs sublime;
BIRON, for thee LOUISA broke her heart!
(Rebekah Carmichael)
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