The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats/On —— 'Think not of it, sweet one, so'
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For other versions of this work, see On —— 'Think not of it, sweet one, so'.
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Published with the date 1817 by Lord Houghton in Life, Letters and Literary Remains, but slightly varied in form when reprinted in the Aldine edition.
Think not of it, sweet one, so;—
Give it not a tear;
Sigh thou mayst, and bid it go
Any—any where.
Do not look so sad, sweet one,—
Sad and fadingly;
Shed one drop, then it is gone,
Oh! 't was born to die!
Still so pale? then dearest weep;
Weep, I 'll count the tears,
For each will I invent a bliss
For thee in after years.
Brighter has it left thine eyes
Than a sunny rill;
And thy whispering melodies
Are more tender still.
Yet—as all things mourn awhile
At fleeting blisses;
E'en let us too; but be our dirge
A dirge of kisses.