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Gently he bears her to the bed, Where still his arm supports her head: A faint smile meets his anxious eye, She murmurs, "It is sweet to die." The effort was too much to speak, Her languid head sinks down more weak; Her hand relaxes its faint hold, Her sweet mouth sinks, the white and cold; The light within her eyes grows dim, They close—their last look was on him.