TO THEE I'D BREATHE
A WISH THAT THOU
MIGHT'ST SPEND THY
LIFE IN LOVE AND
PEACE:
MAY CARE'S CHILL
HAND NE'ER TOUCH
THY BROW,
BUT
AGE SHED JOYS AS
YEARS INCREASE!
AND I WOULD WISH
THAT VISIONS FAIR
MIGHT EVER GILD
THY THOUGHTS
OF ME,
THAT THOU MAY'ST
SOMETIMES
BREATHE A PRAYER
FOR ONE
WHO EVER THINKS
OF THEE.