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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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