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Last night, my darling, as you slept, / I thought I heard you sigh, / And to your little crib I crept, / And watched a space thereby; / And then I stooped and kissed your brow, / For oh! I love you so -- / You are too young to know it now, / But some time you shall know!
Some time when, in a darkened place / Where others come to weep, / Your eyes shall look upon a face / Calm in eternal sleep, / The voiceless lips, the wrinkled brow, / The patient smile shall show -- / You are too young to know it now, / But some time you may know!
Look backward, then, into the years, / And see me here to-night -- / See, O my darling! how my tears / Are falling as I write; / And feel once more upon your brow / The kiss of long ago -- / You are too young to know it now, / But some time you shall know.