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Oh! is it thus we part, And thus we say farewell, As if in neither heart Affection e'er did dwell? And is it thus we sunder Without or sigh or tear, As if it were a wonder We e'er held other dear?

We part upon the spot, With cold and clouded brow, Where first it was our lot To breathe love's fondest vows! The vow both then did tender Within this hallowed shade — These vows we now surrender, Heart-bankrupts both are made!