FAREWELL.
My lover of the past, farewell!I do not thee regret;For thou hast proven false to me,And I will thee forget.I would not turn the wheel of time,Thy recreant love to gain;For having once been false to me,Thou wouldst be false again.My love a plaything was to thee,’Twas only for a day;When weary of the love I gave,’Twas cast by thee away.My lover of the past, farewell!I grieve not for thee now.When trust is gone, love follows soonUpon a broken vow.
My lover of the past, farewell!I do not thee regret;For thou hast proven false to me,And I will thee forget.I would not turn the wheel of time,Thy recreant love to gain;For having once been false to me,Thou wouldst be false again.My love a plaything was to thee,’Twas only for a day;When weary of the love I gave,’Twas cast by thee away.My lover of the past, farewell!I grieve not for thee now.When trust is gone, love follows soonUpon a broken vow.