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AST night, my darling, as you slept,

I thought I heard you sigh,

And to your little crib I crept,

And watched a space thereby;

Then, bending down, I kissed your brow—

For, oh! I love you so—

You are too young to know it now,

But some time you shall know.

Some time, when, in a darkened place

Where others come to weep,

Your eyes shall see a weary face

Calm in eternal sleep;

The speechless lips, the wrinkled brow,

The patient smile may show—

You are too young to know it now,

But some time you shall know.