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Long, long the night,Heavy comes the morrowWhile my soul’s delightIs on her bed of sorrow.4Can I cease to care?Can I cease to languish,While my darling FairIs on the couch of anguish?8
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Long, long the night,Heavy comes the morrowWhile my soul’s delightIs on her bed of sorrow.12Ev’ry hope is fled,Ev’ry fear is terror,Slumber ev’n I dread,Ev’ry dream is horror.16
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Long, long the night,Heavy comes the morrowWhile my soul’s delightIs on her bed of sorrow.20Hear me, Powers Divine!Oh, in pity, hear me!Take aught else of mine,But my Chloris spare me!24
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Long, long the night,Heavy comes the morrowWhile my soul’s delightIs on her bed of sorrow.28