Twinkled through the silent vesper,

And their bosoms beat as one,

Thrilling o’er with too much fervor, like a blossom in the sun.

Olden words in music echoed

Through her heart’s forsaken bowers;

But its buds of love were rifled,

And the spirit voice was stifled,

Which would tell of tender hours;

Nevermore may second sunshine bid re-bloom its perished flowers!

Still that dark foreboding lingered