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He rose, and passing, paused by her. / They stood a moment in the door. / His dark eyes made her pulses stir / As they had never stirred before; / How soft the night bird sang above / The dull brown heath. Oh, Life, Oh, Love!
He took her hand, and said "Good bye. " / Then, singing blithely, went across / The sodden fields: nor heard the cry / Her heart sent up, nor knew her loss. / How bleak, and wild, and desolate, / The wind blew down. Oh, Love, Oh, Fate!