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Poems
and Essays
by
Joseph Howe
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THE
BIRTH DAY.
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Believe
me, love, I’ve kept the day,
But not with noise or glee—
I’ve cheer’d my heart, though far away,
With quiet thoughts of thee.
I have not breathed thy name above
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The
wine-cup’s sparkling tide—
But oh! I’ve dreamt of all the love,
I’ve shared when by
thy side.
The glowing picture of thy youth,
In maiden charms attired;
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The
vows of tenderness and truth
Thy modest worth inspired,
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The ardent hopes, the anxious fears,
That mark our wedded lot—
The sweet delights of by-gone years—
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These
have not been forgot.
But o’er my head, and on my brain,
They’ve crowded thick
and fast,
Until I’ve tasted o’er again,
Each joy that crowned the
past.
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Then trust me, love, I’ve kept the day,
But not with noisy glee—
I’ve cheered my heart, though far away,
With quiet thoughts of thee.
May 12, 1834. [Page 111]
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