When you are old and gray and full of sleep, ' N9 j3 s& o: O: e
And nodding by the fire,take down this book, 6 n+ `3 q1 K. N4 p- d& b
And slowly read,and dream of the soft look, : @9 B. ~, M' M' R1 D
Your eyes had once,and of their shadows deep. 7 |% T" d" e* a0 ]5 l
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How many loved your moments of glad grace, ; @6 e/ V9 s d" j/ C
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
1 s m# l F* U) PBut one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
5 q( s/ n0 M7 J- }0 VAnd loved the sorrows of your changing face.
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* j8 Z8 R7 P* r+ k/ k e+ eAnd bending down beside the glowing bars, 9 e0 h. T1 c. ~' H% B
Murmur,a little sadly,how love fled,
. F) z/ O) B: E9 K, s+ XAnd paced upon the mountains overhead,
( X/ s2 ?& j7 sAnd hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
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