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ISLE OF BEAUTY, FARE-THEE-WELL!

From the first volume of "Songs to Rosa," by Thomas H. Bayly, Esq. The Melody composed by Charles S. Whitmore, Esq. The Symphonies and Accompaniments by J.A. Rawlings.

Shades of evening! close not o'er us!
⁠Leave our lonely bark awhile!
Morn, alas! will not restore us
⁠Yonder dim and distant isle.
Still my fancy can discover
⁠Sunny spots where friends may dwell;—
Darker shadows round us hover—
⁠Isle of beauty! fare-thee-well!

'Tis the hour when happy faces
⁠Smile around the taper's light;—
Who will fill our vacant places?
⁠Who will sing our songs to-night?
Through the mist that floats above us
⁠Faintly sounds the vesper bell,
Like a voice from those who love us,
⁠Breathing fondly, "Fare-thee-well!"

When the waves are round me breaking,
⁠As I pace the deck alone,
And my eye in vain is seeking
⁠Some green leaf to rest upon,—
What would I not give to wander
⁠Where my old companions dwell;
Absence makes the heart grow fonder;—
⁠Isle of beauty! fare-thee-well!