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Thy words no more shall heav'nly joys impart Or with new virtues fire this glowing heart That heart where love once held a pow'rful sway No more shall kindle, and no more obey. When last from they dear presence forc'd to part Heav'ns, what fierce tumult rag'd throughout my heart O'er my whole frame a shiv'ring horrow spread All hopes forsook me, and all comfort fled: By tears at length I gain'd a sad releif All my Soul floated in a tide of greif A thousand schemes rush'd through my [[addition]] tortur'd [[/addition]] breast Each sense disorder'd, and each hope supprest; At length triumphant, did one thought remain 'Tis death, death only can releive my pain The wish'd for hour, my love approaches nigh When [[underline]] Werter [[/underline]] with his woes in peace shall lie. And when the Sun his rapid course has past And faintly glimmers from the distant west My fair shall view, while pangs her heart assail The grass high o'er me, trembling to the gale Then sad, and slowly homeward you'll return Vent your soft sorrows, and in secret mourn-
