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THE HEART'S MOTTO,

"Forget me not,"

BY Bernard Barton.

Appealing language! unto me
How much thy words impart!
They seem as if designed to be
The Motto of the Heart;
Whose fondest feelings, still the same,
Whate'er its earthly lot,
Prefer alike this touching claim,
And say—"Forget me not!"

The soldier, who for glory dies,
However bright may seem
The fame he wins in others' eyes,
Would own that fame a dream,
Did he not hope its better part
Would keep him unforgot.
The chosen motto of his heart
Is still—"Forget me not!"

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