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They dash away the rising tear,
They fear no change nor falsehood here.
Oh! every flower-enamelled gem
Is worth a mine of gold to them;
It tells of love divinely pure—
    The record that a monarch gave,
That strong affection may endure
    In human hearts beyond the grave.