Love

Weep Not

by Dugald Moore 1805–1841

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, vol. 4 (1855–57)

Love

Though this wild brain is aching,
Spill not thy tears with mine;
Come to my heart, though breaking,
Its firmest half is thine.
Thou wert not made for sorrow,
Then do not weep with me;
There is a lovely morrow,
That yet will dawn on thee.

When I am all forgotten--
When in the grave I lie--
When the heart that loved thee 's broken,
And closed the sparkling eye;
Love's sunshine still will cheer thee,
Unsullied, pure, and deep;
For the God who 's ever near thee,
Will never see thee weep.

MLA

Moore, Dugald. “Weep Not.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore_d/5/.

Chicago

Moore, Dugald. “Weep Not.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore_d/5/.

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