236 NEVER FORGET. 
THISTLE. 
Carduus Cameolatus. 
Language NEVER FORGET. 
Forget me not ! What varied feeling 
These little magic words impart ! 
Absence and love at once revealing, 
They sadden while they soothe the heart. 
Forget me not ! Whatever woes 
In life's precarious paths beset me, 
They'll soften, if affection knows 
That those I love will not forget me. 
Forget thee ! forget thee ! How can I forget. 
When not a sigh leaves me which breathes of regret, 
When not a wish passes but finds in my breast 
A hope for thy welfare, a prayer for thy rest ? 
Forget thee ! forget thee ! I cannot forget. 
When not a sigh leaves me which breathes of regret. 
Forget thee ! forget thee ! How can I forget, 
While deeply, most deeply, thine image is set ? 
And nought from this bosom that image will tear ; 
Forever, yes, ever, that image I'll wear. 
Forget thee ! forget thee ! I cannot forget, 
While deep in my bosom thine image is set. 
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