song—had i a cave

　　tune—“robin adair.”

　　had i a cave on some wild distant shore,

　　where the winds howl to the wave's dashing roar:

　　there would i weep my woes,

　　there seek my lost repose,

　　till grief my eyes should close,

　　ne'er to wake more!

　　falsest of womankind, can'st thou declare

　　all thy fond, plighted vows fleeting as air!

　　to thy new lover hie,

　　laugh o'er thy perjury;

　　then in thy bosom try

　　what peace is there!