The poetical works of William Lisle Bowles ... with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan |
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THE WITHERED LEAF.
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Oh! mark the withered leaves that fallIn silence to the ground;
Upon the human heart they call,
And preach without a sound.
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They say, So passes man's brief year!To-day, his green leaves wave;
To-morrow, changed by time, and sere,
He drops into the grave.
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Let Wisdom be our sole concern,Since life's green days are brief!
And faith and heavenly hope shall learn
A lesson from the leaf.
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