Poems by the late Hon. William R. Spencer A New Edition with Corrections and Additions; To Which is Prefixed A Biographical Memoir by the Editor |
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SENT TO
MRS. HANS SOTHEBY,
WITH A CAWDLE-CUP. |
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LINES SENT TO MRS. HANS SOTHEBY, WITH A CAWDLE-CUP.
While the Finch from the groves, and the Lark from the skies,Sing “Haste to the wedding, 'tis Valentine's day,”
To the jubilant Choir, in sad discord replies
A poor lonely Bird, from his nest far away.
Never more shall that songster the bridal-band lead,
For alas! to his winter no spring will succeed!
You, fair bird of passage, spread homeward your wing,
And still may “Sweet Home” be the descant you sing;
And when from the Cawdle-cup blushing you sip
The nectar most sweet to a young Mother's lip,
Oh deign to remember this Valentine's day,
And the poor lonely Bird from his nest far away!
Paris, Valentine's-day, 1828.
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