The ring is on my hand,
\nAnd the wreath is on my brow;
\nSatin and jewels grand
\nAre all at my command,
\nAnd I am happy now.<\/p>\n
And my lord he loves me well;
\nBut, when first he breathed his vow,
\nI felt my bosom swell-
\nFor the words rang as a knell,
\nAnd the voice seemed his who fell
\nIn the battle down the dell,
\nAnd who is happy now.<\/p>\n
But he spoke to re-assure me,
\nAnd he kissed my pallid brow,
\nWhile a reverie came o’er me,
\nAnd to the church-yard bore me,
\nAnd I sighed to him before me,
\nThinking him dead D’Elormie,
\n“Oh, I am happy now!”<\/p>\n
And thus the words were spoken,
\nAnd this the plighted vow,
\nAnd, though my faith be broken,
\nAnd, though my heart be broken,
\nHere is a ring, as token
\nThat I am happy now!<\/p>\n
Would God I could awaken!
\nFor I dream I know not how!
\nAnd my soul is sorely shaken
\nLest an evil step be taken,-
\nLest the dead who is forsaken
\nMay not be happy now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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