George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement
When We Two Parted (1808), st. 4.
“In secret we met
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.”
When We Two Parted (1808), st. 4.
Context: In secret we met
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears.
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