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JUAN MELENDEZ VALDES.
To move thy feeling heart's reply;
But vainly, all astray,
If e'er so bold to be I try,
I know not what to say.
I know not what, in trembling fear,
That seals my lips, as yet to learn
A foolish hope, thou mayst ev'n here
My hapless love discern.
I feel I must for ever fly
From thy side far away;
If e'er so bold to be I try,
I know not what to say.
Alas! if thou couldst, my adored!
But hear those sighs, and thoughts express'd,
What happiness 'twould me afford!
I should be, Phyllis, blest.
But woe is me! beneath thine eye,
To sink in mock'd dismay,
If e'er so bold to be I try,
I know not what to say.
