The Poetical Works of the late Mrs Mary Robinson including many pieces never before published. In Three Volumes |
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TO THE MAY FLY. |
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TO THE MAY FLY.
Poor insect! what a little day
Of sunny bliss is thine!
And yet thou spread'st thy light wings gay,
And bid'st them, spreading, shine.
Of sunny bliss is thine!
And yet thou spread'st thy light wings gay,
And bid'st them, spreading, shine.
Thou humm'st thy short and busy tune,
Unmindful of the blast;
And careless, while 'tis burning noon,
How quick that noon be past!
Unmindful of the blast;
And careless, while 'tis burning noon,
How quick that noon be past!
A show'r would lay thy beauty low;
The dew of twilight be
The torrent of thy overthrow,
Thy storm of destiny!
The dew of twilight be
The torrent of thy overthrow,
Thy storm of destiny!
Then spread thy little shining wing,
Hum on thy busy lay!
For man, like thee, has but his spring,
Like thine, it fades away!
Hum on thy busy lay!
For man, like thee, has but his spring,
Like thine, it fades away!
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