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35. A SONG.
[My dove upon her silver wings]
My dove upon her silver wings
Has softly flown away,
Perhaps to taste the crystal springs,
Or 'mid the clouds to stray:
In vain the Morn her splendour flings,
Since my dear bird's away!
Has softly flown away,
Perhaps to taste the crystal springs,
Or 'mid the clouds to stray:
In vain the Morn her splendour flings,
Since my dear bird's away!
Tell me, ye Nymphs, that haunt the flood,
Or in the hills delight,
If this enchanter of the wood
Has wander'd in your sight;
The fairest bird of Venus' brood,
Whose wings with love are bright?
Or in the hills delight,
If this enchanter of the wood
Has wander'd in your sight;
The fairest bird of Venus' brood,
Whose wings with love are bright?
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But, ah! I see her pinions play
Amid' the golden sky:
In haste she fondly speeds away,
To my soft arms to fly:
Come to my heart, O dove! and stay,
For fear the hawk be nigh.
Amid' the golden sky:
In haste she fondly speeds away,
To my soft arms to fly:
Come to my heart, O dove! and stay,
For fear the hawk be nigh.
With purple wine, and manchets rare,
I will your bill delight;
And, then, some wanton song prepare,
To make your slumbers light:
But leave, O bird, the crystal air,
And the empyreal light!
I will your bill delight;
And, then, some wanton song prepare,
To make your slumbers light:
But leave, O bird, the crystal air,
And the empyreal light!
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