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The Old And The New Tear.
THE OLD AND THE NEW TEAR .
BV SAVAEICUS . NOW from the page of ever fleeting time , Another year will soon have passed away , And twelve full months be added to the past . 7 T TV" * fl ? * r ? -p ? -f . Tp
'Tis New Tear ' s Eve ! Ancl I alone keep watch . Scarce hath the Christmas with its cheer gone by ; The blushing holly , mixed with mistletoe , Doth still adorn the homes of rich and poor ; It tells sweet tales of scenes of mirth and joy . Ton bongh of Mistletoewith berries fair
, , Hath been the silent witness to caress And kiss , and vow of everlasting love . What games of romps , of forfeits , slipper hunt , And merry-makings it doth now recall ! Whilst Brother Holly ' s red and rosy face Hath smiled upon the gay and festive scene ,
Where Age and Youth , with fond and happy hearts , Bade the Old Tear a brief but bright adieu , And raised each voice to welcome in the New .
'Tis New Tear ' s Eve ! And I , alone , keep watch . My lonely wake is full of fantasies ; Old friends come back in visions of the past , Dear faces flit across my mental sight , And happy days of Touth , now long gone by , Come crowding fast on mem ' ry ' s magic wing ,
Till years to fleeting moments are reduced . Methinks how fair and green the meadows look Where wandered once a fond and youthful pair Bound by united hearts and jilighted troth , Rajit in the music-strain of skylark ' s song , Else lost to all in their ecstatic bliss .
How sad the change ! Earth is no longer bright ; the fairest flower That ever bloomed was not so fair as one Who passed away from earth to heaven ; A bucl of beauty broken from the stem , Ancl gone before its rave perfection ' s known .
The best beloved oft do the soonest die . And man , like flowers and trees , must fade and fall ; Both pass away , but with distinction great . Those whom we love on earth we hope to meet Again in Paradise , to share with them In all the glories of eternity . The flowers , though fair to sight , bloom but to die ,
And are for ever gone—transient , but bright ! It is not so with man , who dies to live Th' eternal life , and reap a just reward ;
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Old And The New Tear.
THE OLD AND THE NEW TEAR .
BV SAVAEICUS . NOW from the page of ever fleeting time , Another year will soon have passed away , And twelve full months be added to the past . 7 T TV" * fl ? * r ? -p ? -f . Tp
'Tis New Tear ' s Eve ! Ancl I alone keep watch . Scarce hath the Christmas with its cheer gone by ; The blushing holly , mixed with mistletoe , Doth still adorn the homes of rich and poor ; It tells sweet tales of scenes of mirth and joy . Ton bongh of Mistletoewith berries fair
, , Hath been the silent witness to caress And kiss , and vow of everlasting love . What games of romps , of forfeits , slipper hunt , And merry-makings it doth now recall ! Whilst Brother Holly ' s red and rosy face Hath smiled upon the gay and festive scene ,
Where Age and Youth , with fond and happy hearts , Bade the Old Tear a brief but bright adieu , And raised each voice to welcome in the New .
'Tis New Tear ' s Eve ! And I , alone , keep watch . My lonely wake is full of fantasies ; Old friends come back in visions of the past , Dear faces flit across my mental sight , And happy days of Touth , now long gone by , Come crowding fast on mem ' ry ' s magic wing ,
Till years to fleeting moments are reduced . Methinks how fair and green the meadows look Where wandered once a fond and youthful pair Bound by united hearts and jilighted troth , Rajit in the music-strain of skylark ' s song , Else lost to all in their ecstatic bliss .
How sad the change ! Earth is no longer bright ; the fairest flower That ever bloomed was not so fair as one Who passed away from earth to heaven ; A bucl of beauty broken from the stem , Ancl gone before its rave perfection ' s known .
The best beloved oft do the soonest die . And man , like flowers and trees , must fade and fall ; Both pass away , but with distinction great . Those whom we love on earth we hope to meet Again in Paradise , to share with them In all the glories of eternity . The flowers , though fair to sight , bloom but to die ,
And are for ever gone—transient , but bright ! It is not so with man , who dies to live Th' eternal life , and reap a just reward ;