Parerga/Remember me by Day, Love

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REMEMBER ME BY DAY, LOVE.

Air—MALTESE.

I.
Remember me by day, Love,
Though other thoughts may crowd
Mid the pageant's splendour gay, Love,
And the revel long and loud.
I cannot wish thee sadness;
I ask no sigh from thee.
But, oh! in grief or gladness
Thou may'st remember me.

II.
Remember me by night, Love,
When earth is dim and still,
But the Spirit-world is bright, Love,
And sweet dreams roam at will.
When the silver moonlight gleams, Love,
Like a sceptre on the sea,
O then in thought and dreams, Love,
Thou mayst remember me.

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III.
Think how I fondly cherish
Each look, each tone of thine;
How my heart's last hopes must perish,
If left by thee to pine.
And oh, while far away, Love—
Mark the last words that I write—
Remember me by day, Love,
Remember me by night.

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