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                            by William Cullen Bryant









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         Ay, thou art for the grave; thy glances shine
           Too brightly to shine long; another Spring
         Shall deck her for men's eyes- but not for thine-
           Sealed in a sleep which knows no wakening.
         The fields for thee have no medicinal leaf,
           And the vexed ore no mineral of power;
         And they who love thee wait in anxious grief
           Till the slow plague shall bring the fatal hour.
         Glide softly to thy rest then; Death should come
           Gently, to one of gentle mould like thee,
         As light winds wandering through groves of bloom
           Detach the delicate blossom from the tree.
         Close thy sweet eyes, calmly, and without pain;
         And we will trust in God to see thee yet again.
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