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The Soldier's Adieu.
Adieu ! adieu ! my only life.
My honour calls me from thee ;
Remember thou’rt a soldier’s wife.
Those tears but ill become thee.
What though by duty I am caH’d
Where thund’ring cannons rattle,
Where valour’s self might stand appal’d:
When on the wings of thy dear love,
To Heaven above thy fervent orisons are
The tender prayer thou put’st up there.
Will call a guardian angel down.
To watch me in the battle.
My safety thy fair truth shall be.
As sword and buckler serving ;
My life shall be more dear to me.
Because of thy preserving :
Let peril come, let horror threat.
Let thund’ring cannons rattle.
I’ll fearless seek the conflict’s heat.
Assur’d, when on the wings of love.
To Heav’n above, &c.
Enough, with that bcnignjmt smile.
Some kindred god inspir’d thee.
Who saw thy bosom void of guile.
Who wonder’d and admir'd thee.
I go, assur’d, my life, adieu!
Tho’ thund’ring cannons rattle ;
Tho’ murd’ring carnage stalk in view.
When on the wings of thy true love,
To Heav’n above, &c.