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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THE PILGRIM.
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Where is the daring Rover,The brigand of the deep?
Can such a restless spirit lie
Lull'd into peaceful sleep!
His name was a word of terror;
His deeds were a theme for song!
Where is he now? oh! the Rover's prow
Was never at rest so long!
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Where is the graceful loverSo daintily array'd?
So famed above all other youths,
For dance and serenade!
None question'd the nameless stranger,
Beguil'd by his voice and lute;
Where doth he stray? oh! the lover's lay
Hath never so long been mute!
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Behold yon lonely pilgrimIn penitential prayer;
His hands are folded on his breast,
His cheek is pale with care.
You look on the graceful lover!
You look on the rover chief!
'Tis thus remorse brings a change far worse
Than is wrought by time or grief.
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