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ANACREONTIC.
The red sun drinks of the cooling wave,
When his shining course is over,
And the moon, with pale and watery beam,
Drinks brightness from her lover:
The dry earth drinks the shower,
And flowers spring anew;
The bee sips from the flower,
And the flower drinks the dew—
Then why should we refuse
To drink together too?
When his shining course is over,
And the moon, with pale and watery beam,
Drinks brightness from her lover:
The dry earth drinks the shower,
And flowers spring anew;
The bee sips from the flower,
And the flower drinks the dew—
Then why should we refuse
To drink together too?
The brilliant sun-beams glancing
On the billows of the ocean,
Are ever with them dancing,
In ever-restless motion—
The flow'rets of the dingle,
And the leaves upon the trees,
In merry dances mingle
To the music of the breeze—
Then why should we refuse
To join the dance with these?
On the billows of the ocean,
Are ever with them dancing,
In ever-restless motion—
The flow'rets of the dingle,
And the leaves upon the trees,
In merry dances mingle
To the music of the breeze—
Then why should we refuse
To join the dance with these?
June, 1827.
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