To a Friend After Her Marriage

Nay, ask me not now for some proof that my heart
Has learn'd the dear lesson of friendship for thee;
Nay, ask not for words that might feebly impart
The feelings and thoughts which thy glance cannot see.
Whate'er I could wish thee already is thine;
The fair sunshine within sheds its beam through thine eye;
And Pleasure stands near thee, and waits but a sign,
To all whom thou lovest, at thy bidding to fly.
Yet hereafter thy bosom some sorrow may feel,
Some cloud o'er thy heart its chill shadow may throw:
Then ask if thou wilt, and my words shall reveal
The feelings and thoughts which thou now canst not know.