Adieu!—'tis past—the dream is over, br And we are friends no more; br And now my task shall be to smother br Thoughts prized too well before— br That we have ever loved or met, br All, but our parting, to forget. br br br Thou, the first friend my heart had chosen— br Whose wish, whose hope was mine, br Farewell!—the once warm vows are frozen br That lured my fate to thine: br Each link of that bright chain is gone br That bound our mutual hearts in one. br br br I will not blame my soul's believing, br That ne'er thy faults could see; br The error was thy own deceiving, br Not mine, who trusted thee: br This heart can never learn to fear br Deceit in one it holds so dear.