How Clear She Shines

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1. How clear she shines! How quietly
2. I lie beneath her guardian light;
3. While heaven and earth are whispering me,
4. "To morrow, wake, but dream to-night."
5. Yes, Fancy, come, my Fairy love!
6. These throbbing temples softly kiss;
7. And bend my lonely couch above,
8. And bring me rest, and bring me bliss.
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10. The world is going; dark world, adieu!
11. Grim world, conceal thee till the day;
12. The heart thou canst not all subdue
13. Must still resist, if thou delay!
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15. Thy love I will not, will not share;
16. Thy hatred only wakes a smile;
17. Thy griefs may wound--thy wrongs may tear,
18. But, oh, thy lies shall ne'er beguile!
19. While gazing on the stars that glow
20. Above me, in that stormless sea,
21. I long to hope that all the woe
22. Creation knows, is held in thee!
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24. And this shall be my dream to-night;
25. I'll think the heaven of glorious spheres
26. Is rolling on its course of light
27. In endless bliss, through endless years;
28. I'll think, there's not one world above,
29. Far as these straining eyes can see,
30. Where Wisdom ever laughed at Love,
31. Or Virtue crouched to Infamy;
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33. Where, writhing 'neath the strokes of Fate,
34. The mangled wretch was forced to smile;
35. To match his patience 'gainst her hate,
36. His heart rebellious all the while.
37. Where Pleasure still will lead to wrong,
38. And helpless Reason warn in vain;
39. And Truth is weak, and Treachery strong;
40. And Joy the surest path to Pain;
41. And Peace, the lethargy of Grief;
42. And Hope, a phantom of the soul;
43. And life, a labour, void and brief;
44. And Death, the despot of the whole!