"Allace! that samyn sweit face!"

I.
" Allace ! that samyn sweit face ! "
Bitter tears have drowned the shine
Wont to laugh in azure eyne ;
Fear hath blanched the laughing lips,
And they tremble trying to speak ;
Pain hath cast a wan eclipse
On the round and rosy cheek ;
Grief hath greyed the locks ; and how
Care hath wrinkled that smooth brow !
" Allace ! that samyn sweit face ! "
Sweet then, yet sweeter now !

II.
" Allace ! that samyn sweit face ! "
Eyes have lost the light of youth,
But have kept their loving truth ;
Lips that tremble while they speak
Speak the words that ravish me ;
And the forpined hollow cheek,
Oh, it breaks my heart to see !
Hair yet witnesseth a vow ;
Loyalty is on the brow :
" Allace ! that samyn sweit face ! "
Sweet then, yet sweetest now !

III.
" Allace ! that samyn sweit face ! "
Could one kindle up those eyes,
Think you, with a love-surprise ?
Could a rain of kisses turn
Those poor lips to bloom once more ?
Would those wan cheeks swell and burn,
Fed with joys of heretofore ?
Would caressing hands allow
Not a furrow on that brow ?
" Allace ! that samyn sweit face ! "
Dear then, yet dearest now !