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* Behold , * she cried , ' this temple , wheie M y heart ' s hoard long hath slept ; Here all that love , fame , friendship gave With gratitude I ' ve kept . No line that left a loving hand I ever have effac'd ; But fondly in its fitting place ,
With tears , the token plac'd . Praise , that once made my young heart glad , And vows which made it warm , Have lain within this cabinet , A hoard—my heart to balm !
Now , cast them for me on the fire And let me see the flame . — First , here are all the offerings Which fed my hopes of fame
Among them , notes from fleeting friends—> The shooting stars that threw A passing light upon my path , UnfixVl , but not untrue : I will not leave it to the world To mock with dull disdain These little meteors of the minds That flash and fade again .
* Here , here are words of holier weight—From friends most fond they came I Oh , they make balm about the room ! Behold , how bright their flame ! * Your hands , kind friends , for L would rise . Oh , not thus felt each limb When first the pulses of my heart Awaken ' d unto him '
She held a packet in her hand ; She slowly reach'd the fire ; She strew'd it on the rising flume ; She saw it blaze—expire . 4 Tis over . Then she murmur'd low , This locket , on my breast , When in the coffin lies my clay , Consent to let it rest . My bones and that will long defy The demon of decay : My spirit , and my love ' s , rny friends—Great Power ' she past away . And soon the greensward cover'd her , And memory , pity , fame , Preserv'd alone , of all the past , A little while , — & name . M . L . G .