Historical & Legendary Ballads & Songs By Walter Thornbury. Illustrated by J. Whistler, F. Walker, John Tenniel, J. D. Watson, W. Small, F. Sandys, G. J. Pinwell, T. Morten, M. J. Lawless, and many others |
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Love's Calendar.
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Love's Calendar.
The rose in the sunshine, dearest!
Is whispering sweet to me;
The fairest things bring nearest
The memory of thee.
Is whispering sweet to me;
The fairest things bring nearest
The memory of thee.
I think of thy voice when thrushes
Are singing their bridal song,
And violets round the bushes
Spread in a purple throng.
Are singing their bridal song,
And violets round the bushes
Spread in a purple throng.
I think of thee when May's portal
(The rainbow arch of heaven)
Seems like a glimpse to mortal
Of vanished Eden given.
(The rainbow arch of heaven)
Seems like a glimpse to mortal
Of vanished Eden given.
I think of thee when Death scatters
The yellow leaves in showers,
And the fretful rain-drop patters
In the grey autumnal hours.
The yellow leaves in showers,
And the fretful rain-drop patters
In the grey autumnal hours.
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I thought of thee, love! when Winter
Hung crystals on each spray,
And when the red oak splinter
Scared night's grim ghosts away.
Hung crystals on each spray,
And when the red oak splinter
Scared night's grim ghosts away.
I thought of thee when dark treason
Plotted each wind that blew.
But why detail each season?—
I love the whole year through!
Plotted each wind that blew.
But why detail each season?—
I love the whole year through!
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