But never either found another To free the hollow heart from Paining- They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs which had been rent asunder, A dreary sea now rolls between; But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been.
"Friendship"
Hugh Black
And in some cases, as with the friends in Coleridge's great poem, the parting has been eternal, and neither has ever since found another such friend to fill the life with comfort, and free the hollow heart from Paining.
"Friendship"
Hugh Black
The letter, dearest, blotted with thy tears, In answer to a caution-fear-express'd By much too strongly-often gives my heart A secret pang-but of remorse for nought But Paining thee-too tender to endure The thought that self-indulgence, or neglect, Causing increas'd disquietude and care, Might, by increased disquietude and care, Open the grave for him who gave thee birth!
"Vignettes in Verse"
Matilda Betham