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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Death of Oberon.
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Death of Oberon.
Toll the lilies' silver bells!
Oberon, the king, is dead!
In her grief the crimson rose
All her velvet leaves has shed.
Oberon, the king, is dead!
In her grief the crimson rose
All her velvet leaves has shed.
Toll the lilies silver bells!
Oberon is dead and gone!
He who looked an emperor
When his glowworm crown was on
Oberon is dead and gone!
He who looked an emperor
When his glowworm crown was on
Toll the lilies' silver bells!
Slay the dragonfly, his steed;
Dig his grave within the ring
Of the mushrooms in the mead.
Slay the dragonfly, his steed;
Dig his grave within the ring
Of the mushrooms in the mead.
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