Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly today .
Were to change by tomorrow and fleet in my ar***ike fairy gifts fading away .
Thou wouldst still be adored as this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will .
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart ,
Would entwine itself verdantly still .
It is not while beauty and youth are thine own ,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear .
That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known ,
To which time will but make thee more dear .
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets ,
But as truly loves on to the close .
As the sunflower turns to her God when he sets ,
The same look which she turned when he rose .
Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly today .
Were to change by tomorrow and fleet in my ar***ike fairy gifts fading away .
Thou wouldst still be adored as this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will .
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart ,
Would entwine itself verdantly still .
It is not while beauty and youth are thine own ,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear .
That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known ,
To which time will but make thee more dear .
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets ,
But as truly loves on to the close .
As the sunflower turns to her God when he sets ,
The same look which she turned when he rose .
