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THE DISCOVERED SECRET.
The moonlight slept upon the sea,
And all the stars with light were glowing;
And music softly seem'd to he
O'er the calm azure waters flowing.
And all the stars with light were glowing;
And music softly seem'd to he
O'er the calm azure waters flowing.
But, ah, that strain was sad to hear,—
It told that one young heart was lonely;
And one who listen'd dropt a tear,—
The one she lov'd! she lov'd him only.
It told that one young heart was lonely;
And one who listen'd dropt a tear,—
The one she lov'd! she lov'd him only.
Where gentle boughs sigh'd in the wind,
And, twining, hid the bower so blooming,
Her lover silently reclin'd,
Nor Alice heard her Willie coming.
And, twining, hid the bower so blooming,
Her lover silently reclin'd,
Nor Alice heard her Willie coming.
She thought that he was far away;
He'd gone without his love once speaking;
And hope had faded from her day,
For he her love had long been seeking.
He'd gone without his love once speaking;
And hope had faded from her day,
For he her love had long been seeking.
The gentle smile from her had flown,
For they had said that he was faithless;
Now in her bow'r she sang alone;
She knew her love was true and deathless.
For they had said that he was faithless;
Now in her bow'r she sang alone;
She knew her love was true and deathless.
