doubtful vows.
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DOUBTFUL VOWS.
a duet.
"By the starlight of thine eye,
By thy soft cheek's changing dye,
By the dimple dancing out,
Peeping, playing round about,
'Mid the roses—like a sprite
In a garden of delight—"
By thy soft cheek's changing dye,
By the dimple dancing out,
Peeping, playing round about,
'Mid the roses—like a sprite
In a garden of delight—"
"Vow not thou by radiant eyes,
Lo! in tears their glory dies;
Nor by youth's enchanting flower,
Roses die when summer's o'er;
Nor by dimples that must hide
Soon as Sorrow comes to chide."
Lo! in tears their glory dies;
Nor by youth's enchanting flower,
Roses die when summer's o'er;
Nor by dimples that must hide
Soon as Sorrow comes to chide."
"By the graceful waving braid,
Half in light and half in shade,
Half in light and half in shade,
