When We Two Parted
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When we two parted
- In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
- To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
- Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
- Sorrow to this.
The dew of the morning
- Sunk chill on my brow—
It felt like the warning
- Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
- And light is thy fame:
I hear thy name spoken,
- And share in its shame.
They name thee before me,
- A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me—
- Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
- Who knew thee too well:
Long, long shall I rue thee,
- Too deeply to tell.
In secret we met—
- In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
- Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
- After long years,
How should I greet thee?
- With silence and tears.
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