“The heart bowed down by weight of woe
To weakest hope will cling.”
The Bohemian Girl (1843), set to music by Michael William Balfe.
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“The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.”
The Maid of Artois (1836) set to music by Michael William Balfe. Compare: "Some banquet-hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed", Thomas Moore, Oft in the Stilly Night.
“I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls,
With vassals and serfs at my side.”
"I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls", The Bohemian Girl, Act 2 (1843), set to music by Michael William Balfe.
“But I also dreamt, which pleased me most,
That you lov'd me still the same.”
"I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls", The Bohemian Girl, Act 2 (1843), set to music by Michael William Balfe.
