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Perplex me; and the sight of joyful beings
Thrills the chill feeling through my tortured breast,
That I shall never more again enjoy
Those dear delights. The tranquil happiness,
That mildly shone on my past life, is now
For ever fled: the gay and beauteous scenes
Of smiling nature, that with health and joy
The heart relume, can me delight no more;—
For sadness rules, and fainting life begins
To sink beneath the overwhelming weight
Of hopeless anguish, that admits no cure.
Thrills the chill feeling through my tortured breast,
That I shall never more again enjoy
Those dear delights. The tranquil happiness,
That mildly shone on my past life, is now
For ever fled: the gay and beauteous scenes
Of smiling nature, that with health and joy
The heart relume, can me delight no more;—
For sadness rules, and fainting life begins
To sink beneath the overwhelming weight
Of hopeless anguish, that admits no cure.
THE TWIN SISTERS.
Sweet blooming babe!
Now gentleness thine every action wears,
And winning sweetness with a charm unnamed.
What beauties wrap thy little form around,
And glow resplendent in thy beaming face!
And playful frolic in those laughing eyes
Darts its enlivening influence to the soul.
And thy fair sister, gentler than thyself,
Twin-born with thee, with pleasing aspect smiles;
And with a calm, confiding glance of love
Steals the fond heart away; though yet unfelt
Now gentleness thine every action wears,
And winning sweetness with a charm unnamed.
What beauties wrap thy little form around,
And glow resplendent in thy beaming face!
And playful frolic in those laughing eyes
Darts its enlivening influence to the soul.
And thy fair sister, gentler than thyself,
Twin-born with thee, with pleasing aspect smiles;
And with a calm, confiding glance of love
Steals the fond heart away; though yet unfelt
