| Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875. |
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| A. L. Barbauld |
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| CLXV. "Life! I know not what thou art" |
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| LIFE! I know not what thou art, | |
| But know that thou and I must part; | |
| And when, or how, or where we met | |
| I own to me's a secret yet. | |
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| Life! we've been long together, | 5 |
| Through pleasant and through cloudy weather; | |
| 'Tis hard to part when friends are dear— | |
| Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh, a tear; | |
| —Then steal away, give little warning, | |
| Choose thine own time; | 10 |
| Say not Good-night—but in some brighter clime | |
| Bid me Good-morning. | |
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