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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OH! HOW BLEST THE LOVER.
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Oh! how blest the lover,When the battle's rage is over,
Who perceives
The myrtle leaves,
His true-love's cot that cover.
Though danger hover'd o'er him,
Yet his foes have fled before him.
Again he's bless'd,
Again he's press'd
To fond hearts that adore him.
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Children round him gather,And slily ask him whether
They may behold
His banner's fold,
And wear his snowy feather.
They listen to his story,
And sages weak and hoary
Come forth to view
His laurels too,
And talk of wounds and glory.
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Many lips entreat himTo linger while they greet him.
He rushes on,
To welcome one,
The girl who flies to meet him.
Oh! how blest, &c.
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