I can bid thee now, farewell!

Farewell! yet ere we bid a last adieu

Ere Ocean's waves between us intervene;

Ere other climes shall change the present scene:

Say, wilt thou change with it? or still be true?

Say, shall I then within thy mem'ry dwell,

When all around thee beams with pleasure's smiles?

Say, will thy heart, in truth, resist those wiles?

Say yes, and I can bid thee now farewell!

Or, shall the cup of sorrow yet again

Already nearly full, be running o'er;

Shall Fate, its sad contents relentless pour

While I, alas, that bitter cup must drain?

Oh! no it cannot be! I know, too, well

Thy Love, thy Truth thy Constancy thy Heart

Since then indeed To meet again we part

Tho' deep in Sorrow, I can say Farewell!