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CONDUCTED BY WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS, EDITORS OF 'CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE,' 'CHAMBERS'S EDUCATIONAL COURSE,' &c.

No. 436.   New Series. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1852. Price 1½d.

LINES.

Ask me not with simple grace,
 Pearls of thought to string for thee;
 For upon thy smiling face,
 Perfect gems I see—
 In thine eyes of beauty trace
 Lights that fadeless be.
Bid me not from Memory's land,
 Cull fair flowers of rich perfume;
 Love will shew with trembling hand,
 Where far fairer bloom—
 Clustering on thy cheek they stand,
 Blushing deep—for whom?
Bid me not with Fancy's gale
 Wake the music of a sigh;
 From thy breath a sweeter tale,
 Silver-winged, floats by;
 Melodies that never fail,
 Heard when thou art nigh!
Ask me not—yet, oh! for thee
 Dearer thoughts my bosom fill,
 Dimmed with tears I cannot see
 To do thy gracious will:
 Take, then, my prayer—In heaven may we
 Behold thee lovelier still!

Percie.

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