The legendary consisting of original pieces, principally illustrative of American history, scenery, and manners |
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AUTUMNAL PICTURE.
A SKETCH. |
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AUTUMNAL PICTURE.
A SKETCH.
See how the forest waves! The gnarled oak
Ev'n bends—and as the unruly wind sweeps through
Its sturdy branches, showers of leaves bestrew
The ground, or diverse fly; the crow, just broke
From out the warring wood, with ominous croak
Wheels heavily through the air; the glorious hue
Of the bright mantle summer lately threw
O'er earth, is gone; and the sere leaves now choak
Ev'n bends—and as the unruly wind sweeps through
Its sturdy branches, showers of leaves bestrew
The ground, or diverse fly; the crow, just broke
From out the warring wood, with ominous croak
Wheels heavily through the air; the glorious hue
Of the bright mantle summer lately threw
O'er earth, is gone; and the sere leaves now choak
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The turbid fountains and complaining brooks;
The o'ershadowing pines, alone, through which I rove,
Their verdure keep, although it darker looks;
And hark! as it comes sighing through the grove,
The exhausted gale a spirit there awakes,
That wild and melancholy music makes.
The o'ershadowing pines, alone, through which I rove,
Their verdure keep, although it darker looks;
And hark! as it comes sighing through the grove,
The exhausted gale a spirit there awakes,
That wild and melancholy music makes.
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