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George Wright Diary, 1872, 1879
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But the green grass is withered no flowers blooming there | But the green grass is withered no flowers blooming there | ||
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A few leafless branches are a' that remain | A few leafless branches are a' that remain | ||
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Like dreams of my boyhood now shattered & broken | Like dreams of my boyhood now shattered & broken | ||
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Tell a things are changed since the "days that are gone" | Tell a things are changed since the "days that are gone" | ||
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I sought then the "Rock" that o'erhung the clear water | I sought then the "Rock" that o'erhung the clear water | ||
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Fond hoping that time there had lightly passed o'er | Fond hoping that time there had lightly passed o'er | ||
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But the brown moss had crept o'er the letters there graven | But the brown moss had crept o'er the letters there graven | ||
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And dark looked the waves as they rolled to the shore, | And dark looked the waves as they rolled to the shore, | ||
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It is vain then I cried to seek joy in the present | It is vain then I cried to seek joy in the present | ||
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The past were but visions, no traces remain. | The past were but visions, no traces remain. | ||
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As nature has changed so the hearts have been faithless | As nature has changed so the hearts have been faithless | ||
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That vowed they'd be true "in the days that are gone" | That vowed they'd be true "in the days that are gone" | ||
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No tender tales have I to tell | No tender tales have I to tell | ||
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Of Lover's Joy and Pain | Of Lover's Joy and Pain | ||
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When hopes and fears usurp the sway | When hopes and fears usurp the sway | ||
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And both alternate reign | And both alternate reign | ||
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No bleeding heart, a sacrifice | No bleeding heart, a sacrifice | ||
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I bring to Venus' Shrine | I bring to Venus' Shrine | ||
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No Mary this, alone accept | No Mary this, alone accept | ||
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As "Friendship's Valentine" | As "Friendship's Valentine" | ||
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1872.
But the green grass is withered no flowers blooming there
A few leafless branches are a' that remain
Like dreams of my boyhood now shattered & broken
Tell a things are changed since the "days that are gone"
I sought then the "Rock" that o'erhung the clear water
Fond hoping that time there had lightly passed o'er
But the brown moss had crept o'er the letters there graven
And dark looked the waves as they rolled to the shore,
It is vain then I cried to seek joy in the present
The past were but visions, no traces remain.
As nature has changed so the hearts have been faithless
That vowed they'd be true "in the days that are gone"
E. -
Friendship's Valentine -
Written to Mary McGill Feb. 14th 1848 -
No tender tales have I to tell
Of Lover's Joy and Pain
When hopes and fears usurp the sway
And both alternate reign
No bleeding heart, a sacrifice
I bring to Venus' Shrine
No Mary this, alone accept
As "Friendship's Valentine"
