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Oft in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory bring the light
Of other days around me,
The smiles, the tears
Of boyhood's years,
The words of love then spoken
The eyes that shone
Now dimmed and gone,
The cheerful hearts now broken!
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
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When I remember all
The friends, so linked together,
I've seen around me fall.
Like leaves in wintry weather:
I feel like one
Who treads alone
Some banquets hall deserted,
Whose lights are fled,
Whose garlands dead,
And all but he departed.
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
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