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DOES Pity give, tho' Fate denies,
 And to my wounds her balm impart?
 O speak!  with those expressive eyes;
 Let one low sigh escape thine heart.
 
 The gazing crowd shall never guess
 What anxious, watchful Love can see;
 Nor know what those soft looks express,
 Nor dream that sigh is meant for me.
 
 Ah! words are useless, words are vain,
 Thy generous sympathy to prove;
 And well, that sigh, those looks explain
 That Clara mourns my hapless love.
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