Poems (Gould, 1833)/Written in an Album

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WRITTEN IN AN ALBUM.[1]
 Thou tiny leaf,Thou art so small, so very small, I must be brief,If I would sully thee at all,With aught that from my pen may fall!
 Then haste from me;Go quick to Caroline, and show My wish, that sheO'er no rude spot of earth may go,Small as thyself, where thorns shall grow:—
 That there may beNo cloud so broad in all her sky 'T would shadow thee;Nor pain nor sorrow e'er come nighTo blanch her cheek, or dim her eye:—
 That I may claimWhat she on memory may bestow In friendship's name—A smile, or tear, as joy or woShall mark the path where I may go!
  1. ↑ These lines were inscribed on a leaf but two inches square.
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