TheLastTimeICameO'erTheMoor

thelasttimeicameo'erthemoor

thelasttimeicameo'erthemoor,

andleftmaria'sdwelling,

whatthroes,whattorturespassingcure,

wereinmybosomswelling:

condemn'dtoseemyrival'sreign,

whileiinsecretlanguish;

tofeelafireineveryvein,

yetdarenotspeakmyanguish.

love'sveriestwretch,despairing,i

fain,fain,mycrimewouldcover;

th'unweetinggroan,theburstingsigh,

betraytheguiltylover.

iknowmydoommustbedespair,

thouwiltnorcanstrelieveme;

butoh,maria,hearmyprayer,

forpity'ssakeforgiveme!

themusicofthytongueiheard,

norwistwhileitenslav'dme;

isawthineeyes,yetnothingfear'd,

tillfearnomorehadsav'dme:

theunwarysailorthus,aghast,

thewheelingtorrentviewing,

'midcirclinghorrorsyieldsatlast

tooverwhelmingruin.