I ASK for no flower nor garland,
Nor ringlet of thy hair;
Give me no fading tokens,
For which men seem to care.
These were but poor requitals
For the loss of seeing thee;
Can base, dead things of fashion
Recall thy form to me?
No! Give me a ray of sunshine
From the depth of thy sweet eyes!
Give me a word of comfort,
A song that never dies.
And then, though absent ever,
Though years shall pass us by,
Yet the heart and mind, still constant,
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