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Stanzas for Music

by William Lisle Bowles 1762–1850

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I trust the happy hour will come,
That shall to peace thy breast restore;
And that we two, beloved friend,
Shall one day meet to part no more.

It grieves me most, that parting thus,
All my soul feels I dare not speak;
And when I turn me from thy sight,
The tears in silence wet my cheek.

Yet I look forward to the time,
That shall each wound of sorrow heal;
When I may press thee to my heart,
And tell thee all that now I feel.

MLA

Bowles, William Lisle. “Stanzas for Music.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/82/.

Chicago

Bowles, William Lisle. “Stanzas for Music.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/82/.

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