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Ah, well do I remember,—
 For I can ne'er forget:
Those moonlight eves of summer
 Fondly linger round me yet;
While oft the sigh I smother
 For the sweet remembered past,
And the cherished ones who loved me
 With a love too pure to last.

Ah, well do I remember,—
 For I can ne'er forget
Those moonlight eves of summer
 When many a time I've set
Within some leafy bower,
 In my girlhood's happy day,—
With loved ones all around me,
 Have whiled the hours away.

Ah, well do I remember,—
 For how can I forget
The moonlight eves of summer
 Shine just as brightly yet.
And in the far-off heavens
 Shines many a gleaming light;
Where in the great Hereafter
 Our spirits may unite.