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THE LAST LEAF OF THE ALBUM. |
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Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||
LXXI. THE LAST LEAF OF THE ALBUM.
Urania's Gift! When first the virgin leaves
The unspotted page unfolded, Youth's sweet days
Were opening too:—then all that art displays
Of bright and beautiful, or fancy weaves
The unspotted page unfolded, Youth's sweet days
Were opening too:—then all that art displays
Of bright and beautiful, or fancy weaves
In her capricious mood, or wit conceives,
Was culled to please our darling; now the fays
Have fled, the song has ceased, hushed are the lays
Of our mute harps—o'er her the Cypress grieves.
Was culled to please our darling; now the fays
Have fled, the song has ceased, hushed are the lays
Of our mute harps—o'er her the Cypress grieves.
Oh! how we loved her! every living thing
To her caress with looks of love replied.
What made thee, faithful Sport! lie listening
To her caress with looks of love replied.
What made thee, faithful Sport! lie listening
Upon her grave as though she had not died?
For brutes, more blest, as holy Minstrels sing,
See Angel forms to our dull sense denied.
For brutes, more blest, as holy Minstrels sing,
See Angel forms to our dull sense denied.
1861. C. L.
Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||