Heart,
we will forget him!
You
and I, tonight!
You
may forget the warmth he gave,
I
will forget the light.
When
you have done, pray tell me
That
I my thoughts may dim;
Haste!
lest while you’re lagging.
I
may remember him!
Vocabulary:
haste: great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time; hurry
I soon regretted my haste.
In his haste to leave, he forgot his briefcase.
They left in haste, without even saying goodbye.
make haste: old use to hurry or do something quickly
more haste less speed (BrE), haste makes waste (AmR): used to say that it is better to do something slowly, because if you do it quickly you will make mistakes.
lest: 1. in order to make sure that something will not happen
She turned away from the window lest anyone see them.
2. used to show that someone is afraid or worried that a particular thing might happen
He paused, afraid lest he say too much.
She was worried lest he should tell someone what had happened.
