I sat with one I love last night,
She sang to me an olden strain;
In former times it woke delight,
Last night—but pain.

Last night we saw the stars arise,
But clouds soon dimm'd the ether blue:
And when we sought each other's eyes
Tears dimm'd them too!

We paced alone our fav'rite walk
But paced in silence broken-hearted:
Of old we used to smile and talk.
Last night—we parted.