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...cradle side, For him who pledged her love — last year a bride 1 2. " Hark ! 'Tis his foot step !— 'Tis past : Tis gone ; Tick ! — Tick ! How wearily...believed 'twould last — how mad ! — how blind. 3 Rest thee, my babe ! — Rest on ! — 'Tis hunger's cry ! Sleep ! — For there is no food ! —...

...by the cradle side For him who pledged her loee — last year a bride ! Hark! 'Tis his footsteep ! No !— 'Tis past !— 'Tis gone !' Tick !— Tick...should he leave me thus ? — He once was kind ! And I, belieced <twould last ! — How mad ! — How blind ! Rest thee, my babe ! — Rest on ! — 'Tis hunger's...

...Hark ! 'tis his footstep! — No : 'tis past — 'tis gone ! List ! list ! How wearily the time rolls on ! Why should he leave me thus ? he once was kind, And I believ'd 'twould last — oh, how mad — how blind ! Rest thee, my babe, rest on — 'tis hunger's...

...pledged his love ! Last year a bride ! 3. " Hark ! T is his footstep ! No ! — 'T is past ! — T is gone ! Tick ! — Tick ! — How wearily the time...once was kind ! And I believed 'twould last! — How madt — How blind! 3. " Rest thee, my babe ! — Rest on ! — 'T is hunger's cry ! Sleep ! — for...

...expire ! Shivering she watches by the cradle-side, For him who pledged her love — last year a bride ! "Hark! 'tis his footstep ! No — 'tis past: 'tis...believed 'twould last : — how mad ! — how blind ! "Best thee, my babe! — rest on! — 'Tis hunger's cry! Sleep ! — for there is no food ! the fount...

...expire ! Shivering, she watches by the cradle side For him, who pledged her love — last year a bride ! Why should he leave me thus ? — He once was kind ! And I believed 't would last ! — How mad ! — How blind ! 3. " Rest thee, my babe ! — Rest on ! — 'T is hunger's...

...For him who pledged her love ; last year a bride ! "Hark! 'T is his footstep ! No! 'T is past! 'T is gone!" Tick ! Tick ! " How wearily the time crawls...he leave me thus? He once was kind! And I believed 't would last! How mad! How blind! " Rest thee, my babe ! Rest on ! 'T is hunger's cry ! Sleep ! For...

...who pledged her love, — last year a bride ! 2. "Hark! 'Tis his footstep ! No! 'Tis past! Tisgone!" Tick ! tick ! " How wearily the time crawls on ! Why should he leave me thus? He, once so kind! And I believed 'twould last! How mad! How blind! 3. "Rest thee, my babe! Boston! 'Tis hunger's...

...who pledged his love! Last year a bride! 2. " Hark! 'T is his footstep! No! —T is past! —' T is gone! Tick! — Tick! — How wearily the time crawls...leave me thus ? — He once was kind! And I believed 't would last!— How mad! — How blind! 8. " Rest thee, my babe! — Rest on! — 'T is hunger's...