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.
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