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A SICK-BED.
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Nor watch that none shall tread,With noisy footstep, nigh;Nor listen by my bed,To hear my faintest sigh,
And feign a look of cheer,And words of comfort speak,Yet turn to hide the tearThat gathers on thy cheek.
Beside me, where I rest,Thy loving hands will sotThe flowers that please me best:Moss-rose and violet.
Then to the sleep I craveResign me, till I seeThe face of Him who gaveHis life for thee and me.
Yet, with the setting sun,Come, now and then, at eve,