Lady Caroline Lamb Poems

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1.
My Heart's Fit To Break

My heart's fit to break, yet no tear fills my eye,
As I gaze on the moon, and the clouds that flit by;
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2.
A New Canto

I'm sick of fame-I'm gorged with it-so full
I almost could regret the happier hour
When northern oracles proclaimed me dull,
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3.
Amidst The Flowers Rich And Gay

Amidst the flowers rich and gay,
That deck the fairy paths of pleasure,
I mark'd one violet in my way,
And seiz'd the little purple treasure.
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4.
If A Dark Wretch E'Er Stray'D

If a dark wretch e'er stray'd,
Worse than the first fell slayer,
'Tis he that wooes a maid,
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5.
Let The Harp Be Mute Forever

Let the harp be mute for ever,
Rosa wakes no more the strain,
All its strings asunder sever,
Rosa will not sing again:
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6.
Lines To Harriet Wilson

Harriet Wilson, shall I tell thee where,
Beside my being cleverer,
We differ?-thou wert hired to hold thy tongue,
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7.
Would I Had Seen Thee Dead And Cold

Would I had seen thee dead and cold,
In thy lone grave asleep,
Than live, thy falsehood to behold,
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8.
After Many A Well-Fought Day

After many a well-fought day,
When with gen'rous ardour burning,
Soldiers to their home returning,
Chide the long and tardy way.
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9.
Little Birds In Yonder Grove

Little birds in yonder grove,
Making nests, and making love,
Come sing upon your favorite tree,
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10.
As The Flower Early Gathered

As the flower early gathered, whilst fresh in its bloom,
So was she whom I mourn for sent young to the tomb;
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