WHEN forc’d to leave my lovely Sue,
What sorrow tore my heart;
How did I ever bid adieu?
How could I ever part?
Still present is the silent tear,
Fast falling on her cheek;
How beautiful it did appear,
And more than language speak.
Fear not, my love, I often said,
The foe we shall subdue;
And in the battle, dearest maid,
My thoughts will rest on you.
Thy sailor, when his duties call,
And fierce invading foes,
Must freely for his country fall,
And free–his life expose.
For Susan would not wish her dear
To bear a coward’s name;
Shrinking wherever danger’s near,
To sully his bright fame.
But love shall safely guide my way.
To chear thee, gentle Sue,
And from my thoughts shall never stray
The girl I love so true.
‘Twas thus I strove to sooth the mind
Of her so dear to me;
And I shall Susan constant find,
When I return from sea.
(Caroline Maxwell)
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