Since thou wilt banish me, <br /> A long and last adieu! <br />This heart shall cherish thee, <br /> Though ne'er those hopes renew <br />That once thy kindness bade me know, <br />And now thy falsehood turns to woe. <br /> <br />Since all the joy I've known, <br /> And all the vows you made, <br />For ever now are flown, <br /> As transient as a shade; <br />Oh! may thy fate as happy be <br />As that which seemed to shine on me. <br /> <br />Too fondly I relied, <br /> Too easily believed; <br />Forgot how men have sigh'd, <br /> And women have deceived— <br />I thought the world from falsehood free; <br />But, least of all, I doubted thee!<br /><br />Louisa Stuart Costello<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-since-thou-wilt-banish-me/
