Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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III. FAIREST! WE HAIL THEE QUEEN OF THE MAY!
Queen of the May! how sweet is thy throne!
Nature herself hath lent thee her own.
Covet not gold and jewels of state;
Heed not their lustre; think of their weight!
Light are thy crown and regal array:
Fairest! we hail thee Queen of the May!
Nature herself hath lent thee her own.
Covet not gold and jewels of state;
Heed not their lustre; think of their weight!
Light are thy crown and regal array:
Fairest! we hail thee Queen of the May!
Queen of the May how gay is thy court,
Light-hearted beings thither resort;
Covet not halls that sparkle by night,
False are their garlands, false is their light!
Sunshine illumes thy festival day;
Fairest! we hail thee Queen of the May!
Light-hearted beings thither resort;
Covet not halls that sparkle by night,
False are their garlands, false is their light!
Sunshine illumes thy festival day;
Fairest! we hail thee Queen of the May!
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