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THE SKY-LARK.
■ A P&EY TO TENDER ANGUISH.
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reav'd, How oft I sigh and languish, How oft by
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vain as - pir - ing, A thousand tears I shed, In
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nightly tribute sped, In nightly tribute sped.
And love and fame betraying,
And friends no longer true,
No smiles my face arraying,
No heart so fraught with woe.
So pass'd my life's sad morning,
Young joys no more returning,
Alas, now all around,
Is dark and cheerless found.

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