Bridal Ballad

Bridal Balladby Edgar Allan Poe
Story copied from the Wikisource.
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The ring is on my hand,    And the wreath is on my brow;Satin and jewels grandAre all at my command,    And I am happy now.
And my lord he loves me well;    But, when first he breathed his vow,I felt my bosom swell-For the words rang as a knell,And the voice seemed his who fellIn the battle down the dell,    And who is happy now.
But he spoke to re-assure me,    And he kissed my pallid brow,While a reverie came o'er me,And to the church-yard bore me,And I sighed to him before me,Thinking him dead D'Elormie,"Oh, I am happy now!"
And thus the words were spoken,    And this the plighted vow,And, though my faith be broken,And, though my heart be broken,Here is a ring, as token    That I am happy now!
Would God I could awaken!    For I dream I know not how!And my soul is sorely shakenLest an evil step be taken,-Lest the dead who is forsaken    May not be happy now.
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