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The idea of the following lines was suggested by a perusal 
 of " Leonora; " but it is hoped that this acknowledgment 
 will not provoke a comparison between "Mildred" and 
 that beautiful poem. 
 
|krt tjje Jirat 
 
 i. 
 
 Bite in tjer jjnlte nf atate, 
 gjrt-bmjnotraii 10 aigiiing, 
 kmm tint tjje Ijntir te late, 
 igjjte far iienre art tttjmg. 
 
 CJib lnntjBH ceil jier bine ep kigjjf, 
 
 38ttt not in sleep tlmj are rinsing ; 
 Sljj ! tnell 3 tnren for tljent fn-nigjjt 
 'lierr sjjall he na soft reposing. 
 
ra. 
 fm Jfiiltai'a torn m rlimW tnitjr mt, 
 
 Cn jjrr n\t tjje tear is jertnrtxng ; 
 fnx \}tx km m rallrit to n latii afnr, 
 
 M aaiili} sjje tjjraka nf ttirir parting. 
 
 to. 
 Ifor tnatjjtr srrltH mittj ntiximw rare 
 
 Cn Hnntijt Ijrr tort tattgljtrf snrrnm : 
 " J5e ramrs tint to-trig jit, nnj Jiiitoreft fair, 
 
 dDjr ! rat titer, ttmt, tor, till t|j* tnnrrmn." 
 
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 " )fa, tmrtiter karat, tje rntra to-trig jit ! " 
 
 fait JftiMh atraerrit, sigtiittg ; 
 " He xmu tn-trigljt, aaft tljr mnrtiitig^ ligtrt 
 
 ^ar tjettre fljjall fitto Jjim tiieittg. 
 
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u %t rames ! etten nam l;is tjrnrgtr'0 to 
 Sire uti tfie kamkiige sannkng : 
 
 d&jr, tnnt tier, tjis ranting steps are fleet, 
 M mtj tieart to tjjeir ertja fa liamtkng. 
 
 nil. 
 " Sut, matjirr, 9 scarre ran kam mtj keatlj, 
 
 M tmj ktrttieneft fjeart seems breaking ; 
 lis absence mill be lite tjje step nf kattj — 
 
 (Dn rartfj tjjm sljall be nn making/' 
 
 mii. 
 Hkm JSeremari enters in armattr kgtjt, 
 
 Strange lire in tjis glanre is burning, 
 /ram a kstant lanb, team a kaihj figtrt, 
 
 ^errljanre tie mill knam na returning. 
 
IX. 
 
 Cjiq pit tjtf jiflll mA tjfB garijsrij ligfjt 
 ODf ttje pittr-nmafr fnrrjjes Maying ; 
 
 111 Mttraf i ani ktorr'fr 10 jj*r tirotjpr'fl srigjjt, 
 ■EBjjtte after fair Biltott gajittg. 
 
X. 
 
 % tikm tjje tnnsBtj tall tljei} \xm\ 
 all iinrk mitt} tjjt purple jjflrtjpr, 
 
 Ini nn fljnmgfi tljt htrrfjerr rnpne jiatre 0prt, 
 JEtytt* f jjq nft tjntte matikrA tagrtjrer. 
 
 Mt tmttt ttmj fitaui 'ratjj ftie mantf pule team, 
 #mti tntigjjH ratrafr ttjnrt mailing, 
 
 '£)jrile at tjirir ftrt a nttrarag 0tonm 
 3ta flnmr-gnmrf fr hatik fe liming. 
 
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 JSe sptaks nt krtgtjj, jp trnfe 10 lnttr, 
 
 dfejr mart 10 tnitjj lahunr Byntatt, 
 ft\ lii0 arattte fall Mrtrart unit slum, 
 
 38ij tjia kqi gritf trabrntett. 
 
im. 
 
 " Itib ttjnit 0Jjnlt join m in tjje npirit limit ; 
 
 dDitr surram tjpir ttrifji jnxj sljall k ra|niirit, 
 3Ht| Bjrato fljwll 8 A tjw nn- mxtir ntttetrrtrjiA ijauti 
 
 itfe part in lift, in knftj tn he ttnifrt !" 
 
|kt tjft lemnit. 
 
 
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 tttmrtrr mra ^Inmlij nti — ajj, nine ! 
 
 Jin JfoingBi tn fair 3Hiteit bringing; 
 Slntomn anil tninter pae, ani, In ! 
 
 Clje writ} flattra again art ^ringing. 
 
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 : tf jfE lafttjr ramrn rarlj mwtik, 
 
 iban as f jie rat ia Urara fcrltotjj, 
 M hj tjjr Btamkf a maMtj site 
 Hn tmrarag Mfr atttt top rerlineiij. 
 
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 III. 
 
 Slnit nam, alas ! frnm irntj fa iuuj 
 Utr rjjwk mar* lihj tujjitr is failing, 
 
 Is mjjrn ftjr mm ftaflj pass amnn, 
 
 Suit pits tljr ski] in tuiiligijt njintiing. 
 
in; 
 In ! frnm ttie grass lielatn jjer feet 
 
 31 snnntknp n'er tjjr stream is standing, 
 fit emblem nf ttjnt maiten smeet, 
 
 SJIjn nn tlje stem nf life is tamping. 
 
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 ft\ tarns sjje nnt tn jntjs mnre ptre, 
 
 $l)t seeks not penre in prntjer nr fasting ; 
 imij rest is stneet, anrjj jntjs nre sure, 
 
 inii jiennenli) to, tjjrnnglj irntjj, is lasting. 
 
 ni. 
 '$ is tlie snme ene tjjat, nne tjenr past, 
 
 $m Jierrmnrt jjnme nn& rmtntnj leaning, 
 (Dn tlie spat tnljere slje lieljeli Jjxm Inst, 
 
 /air Bitted sits, all Inneh; griening. 
 
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 fml) ! tJjr tear-irnp m rnngtaling ! 
 
 3Sark ! tjjat Inm tepirrag mail !- 
 3fear tier, ttptt jjer patjjtimtj atoiling, 
 lilt m a BJjfltom mm irair pale. 
 
IfisA tjjf €\)\xl 
 
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 mm IjtII ntrti mI? tip Mnlminus hfo, 
 €tje jjnmlri rBBte in ftjt mnrag fijjnte, 
 M rinsing 10 tfje tint] ; 
 $nt m tjjr pall 
 (Of nigtjt iuifjj full, 
 51 spirit 5Jjnll pm nntntj. 
 
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 iMst ! nttjnt top nnti Bolratn fiannb, 
 
 5lmate.5 ifje fihmtlfring wjjntfi rmtnJi? 
 
CB.B.luv. et Sculp. 
 
'€w not tlie rittfeni tell; 
 ^fefjjebll.fljattnlli 
 fvx hearting 0011(3 
 
 51 mitmu pnHBing knell. 
 
 
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 Slln.a ! alius ! tlje Imtfltj maifr, 
 5111 tuntt ml pale nn j}rr rnnrji 10 laiit, 
 M Ijrr motjjrr tirnr \}u wtp ; 
 
Ikr temples are tap tnitlt a rlammt] inn, 
 M tier ftatara a'erspreafr ttittlt a taatjr-Bta fritr, 
 
 3tt a fitful toam sjte sleep. 
 
 to, 
 1 Jjnhj fxm ktteels jtttmbltj tjwt, 
 3k murmurs a krp anil earnest pratjer 
 
 J-ar tfre spirit 00 snnn to part : 
 € r eu at tjje last Jurat 
 Jkrij pratjers migjjt Ijatte pattter 
 
 €n matte tjte impenitent jteatt 
 
 
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 Ittt site (tears iljem mrt, iltmtglt fram slumber site taakes; 
 $\)t Iteeta tjtem tint, far Ijer sattl farsakes 
 
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€\)\\\ pure nnit jjnmenlij Itglrt : 
 
 3tt jjimrrti nf n 4atam fa *P# ^ 
 
 Sttrtr jsfjt gn^H nritjj Htrumrtr antt ntgn* njes, 
 
 fl.3 tjjnttglj pjrnntnms mnnrtt in ijrr sigljt. 
 
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 ifer mntjjtr tails mm: jjtr tolrag rjiilfr, 
 
 iljt rails jrer tnitij torn, nitir nrrente miiti, 
 
 €a writ far pnrtntt ntrfr grnre ; 
 
 ftiix J&ilkti titrtm, nritjr a Mtift ns nf nto, 
 
 ife Inning tnuttjBr nnre mm in fnlfr 
 
 3tt n Inng, a last mlirnrt. 
 
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 "§ mi$ nnt tints tn pnrt frnm tijw/' 
 
 3fe mntjjer rrir.a ; "for lift is Ming : 
 
3kt ; fljj ! in 3tarn 3 jjnprt tjjnt m 
 Biigjjt \m n Ijappitr, ntitto trading. 
 
 Din. 
 
 " dbjf ! mljen npnn tljta infant brant 
 
 9 prrssA nttj lip nt lift's first banming, 
 
 M tnqrt fur jmj, 3 tjjnnglit not jjnm 
 
 Climbs nft n'mast %i hixwl morning/ 7 
 
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 " Snii tionr, iielnn% it tarings tnij Jienrt, 
 3n life's tjattttg hlannt tn see tjjrc jierisji- 
 
 ffiitst 9 fram tljee, mtj nnin nne, part — 
 Dare 3 tin future tjape tn rjrerfajf ?" 
 
 i. 
 
 " Wn$ tint far me, <D matljer toar ; 
 
 fnx, tljnttglj 3 grime frnm tfjee tn setter, 
 3 migjit tint, tnnnli tint, tamj Ijere — 
 
 3 gn tn jniti mtj tnne for rtter. 
 
 ii. 
 
 " ilntiltj 3 {jail tjje apprnnrjj nf teatlj ; 
 
 tBitjj jnt) 3 feel jjis irt) linger ; 
 ^Inuihj 3 torn enrlj falf ring lireatjj — 
 
 % is Seretnarii rails, 3 matj tint linger. 
 
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 " ^nle HJjntoms rntttttt imj mttrjr tintn flit, 
 3n etiftte apart 3 see tfjem gliding ; 
 
 cDlj ! Ijaste tljee, lace, tljfe eartlj to quit, 
 3 tnattjj, 3 wait, hut for tljxj gutting. 
 
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 ■"% ramr, 3 ramr! rfretrji fnrfjj tjjtj Ijatift— 
 3 rame tn jnitt tjiee, Inn?, for ran 4 ; 
 
 Cagetjier hie 11 range ttje spirit Jrctitt — 
 Be trot ta part — tietirr, all, timer ! " 
 
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 e smile frnm tier lips fnus fairefr : 
 €\)i ligjjt ntt jjer kntn is sjjnftefr. 
 " Mttemn tint/' sjjerries; 
 " Cnrlj tork sjwiinni flies — 
 
 'Jjetj pss — tjjnj nre gnne — 
 Ijjall 9 ranter alnnr, 
 51 spirit Inst, 
 ' Jfift xjnit slintotmj Jurat ! 
 (©rent IBenneu ! nnh Ijnne 5 ^trljnngri fnr tjjis 
 111 fjnpe nf prnre rnifo future Miss !" 
 
 .tn. 
 %e xlmp Jier jraufe in mute frespnir ; 
 r €ts nil tan late fnr pnrto nr prmjer : 
 36mitnnrtt slje sinks initjj gluing etjr, 
 Hnstjrnnru nnii unlilrst tn Me. 
 
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 % jjnhj grmrait tjmj hnrq kr tint, 
 llje lira in n to, finlnJteft apt ; 
 Clje imar-mse in utilfr tnrcntjjs MatoB, 
 Sltiti fljt ttiillmu mtp tnjjnt Ijrr nsji^ xtpxt 
 
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