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 * Farewell; the debt I owe thee
 * &emsp;Ever in heart I bear;
 * My soul sees, since I know thee,
 * &emsp;The spirit depths so clear.
 * Whether in light or shade,
 * &emsp;Thy soul now dwelling hath;
 * Be, if my faith should fade,
 * &emsp;The guide upon my path.
 * Livest thou in mutual power,
 * &emsp;With spirits blest and bright,
 * O be, in death's dark hour,
 * &emsp;My help to heaven's light.
 * Upon thy grave is growing,
 * &emsp;The plant by thee beloved,
 * St. Johns-wort golden glowing,
 * &emsp;Like St. John's thoughts of love.
 * Witness of sacred sorrow,
 * &emsp;Whene'er thou meet'st my eye,
 * O flower, from thee I borrow,
 * &emsp;Thoughts for eternity.
 * Farewell! the woes of earth
 * &emsp;No more my soul affright;
 * Who knows their temporal birth
 * &emsp;Can easy bear their weight.
 * }
 * O be, in death's dark hour,
 * &emsp;My help to heaven's light.
 * Upon thy grave is growing,
 * &emsp;The plant by thee beloved,
 * St. Johns-wort golden glowing,
 * &emsp;Like St. John's thoughts of love.
 * Witness of sacred sorrow,
 * &emsp;Whene'er thou meet'st my eye,
 * O flower, from thee I borrow,
 * &emsp;Thoughts for eternity.
 * Farewell! the woes of earth
 * &emsp;No more my soul affright;
 * Who knows their temporal birth
 * &emsp;Can easy bear their weight.
 * }
 * Witness of sacred sorrow,
 * &emsp;Whene'er thou meet'st my eye,
 * O flower, from thee I borrow,
 * &emsp;Thoughts for eternity.
 * Farewell! the woes of earth
 * &emsp;No more my soul affright;
 * Who knows their temporal birth
 * &emsp;Can easy bear their weight.
 * }
 * Farewell! the woes of earth
 * &emsp;No more my soul affright;
 * Who knows their temporal birth
 * &emsp;Can easy bear their weight.
 * }
 * Who knows their temporal birth
 * &emsp;Can easy bear their weight.
 * }
 * &emsp;Can easy bear their weight.
 * }

I do confess this is a paraphrase, not a translation, also, that in the other extracts, I have taken liberties