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When the dawn
O'er hill and dale
Throws her bright veil,
Oh, think of me!
When the rain
With starry showers
Fills all the flowers,
    Oh, think of me!
When the wind
Sweeps along,
Loud and strong,
    Oh, think of me!
When the laugh
With silver sound
Goes echoing round,
    Oh, think of me!
When the night
With solemn eyes
Looks from the skies,
    Oh, think of me!
When the air
Still as death
Holds its breath,
    Oh, think of me!
When the earth
Sleeping sound
Swings round and round,
    Oh, think of me!
When thy soul
O'er life's dark sea
Looks gloomily,
    Oh, think of me!

Frances Anne Kemble

Frances Anne Kemble, also known as Fanny, was a notable British actress and writer born on November 27, 1809, and died on January 15, 1893. She was a prominent figure in the 19th century literary and theatrical circles. Kemble was known for her acting prowess and her detailed journals and memoirs, which provide valuable insights into the life and times of her era.

Frances Anne Kemble

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When the glad sun looks smiling from the sky,
    Upon each shadowy glen and woody height,
And that you tread those well known paths where I
    Have stray'd with you, - do not forget me quite.

When the warm hearth throws its bright glow around,
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An Entreaty.

Once more, once more into the sunny fields
    Oh, let me stray!
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    With its blue eyes,
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Oh, Think of Me!

Oh, think of me, my own beloved,
    Whatever cares beset thee!
And when thou hast the falsehood proved,
    Of those with smiles who met thee--
While o'er the sea, think, love, of me,
    Who never can forget thee;
Let memory trace the trysting-place,
    Where I with tears regret thee.

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    A hand unseen hath set thee;
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    Since first, dear love, I met thee;
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Shall I in slumber steep each weary sense,
    Weary with longing? - shall I flee away
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    Of casting from me God's great gift of time;
Shall I these mists of memory locked within,
    Leave, and forget, life's purposes sublime?

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    To bring the hour that brings thee back more near?
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When we first met, dark wintry skies were glooming,
    And the wild winds sang requiem to the year;
But thou, in all thy beauty's pride wert blooming,
    And my young heart knew hope without a fear.

When we last parted, summer suns were smiling,
    And the bright earth her flowery vesture wore;
But thou hadst lost the power of beguiling,
    For my wrecked, wearied heart, could hope no more.

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