LinesToAnOldSweetheart

linestoanoldsweetheart

oncefondlylov'd,andstillremember'ddear,

sweetearlyobjectofmyyouthfulvows,

acceptthismarkoffriendship,warm,sincere,

friendship!'tisallcolddutynowallows.

andwhenyoureadthesimpleartlessrhymes,

onefriendlysighforhim—heasksnomore,

who,distant,burnsinflamingtorridclimes,

orhaplyliesbeneathth'atlanticroar.