Poems and Essays By the late William Caldwell Roscoe. (Edited with a Prefatory Memoir, by his Brother-in-law, Richard Holt Hutton) |
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TO THE MARCH SUN.
THROWING GORSE BLOSSOMS INTO THE AIR AS A SACRIFICE.
Kingly Prophet! laying down
At foot of Night thy gilded crown,
And thy glittering forehead fair
Wrapping round with clouded hair,
Hang a moment in the skies,
And accept our sacrifice.
In the air,
Lo, we fling
Golden bloom and blossoming.
At foot of Night thy gilded crown,
And thy glittering forehead fair
Wrapping round with clouded hair,
Hang a moment in the skies,
And accept our sacrifice.
In the air,
Lo, we fling
Golden bloom and blossoming.
Kingly bridegroom! wake the bride
From her slumbers at thy side;
From her dreams bid Earth arise,
And assume her freshest guise.
For a wreath around her hair,
Knitted sunbeams let her wear.
For her tire,
Lo, we fling
Golden bloom and blossoming.
From her slumbers at thy side;
From her dreams bid Earth arise,
And assume her freshest guise.
For a wreath around her hair,
Knitted sunbeams let her wear.
For her tire,
Lo, we fling
Golden bloom and blossoming.
Kingly father! lay a bed
For thy daughter's new-born head;
And that the infantine Spring,
On her first awakening,
May unfold her azure lights
On a scene of fresh delights,
On her crib,
Lo, we fling
Golden bloom and blossoming.
For thy daughter's new-born head;
And that the infantine Spring,
On her first awakening,
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On a scene of fresh delights,
On her crib,
Lo, we fling
Golden bloom and blossoming.
1844.
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