 | New Poems by George Crabbe |  |
What Tale succeeds? a Fable, not a Tale,
“The Lark, the Linnet and the Nightingale”.
Sweet Birds, whose notes sweet nymphs delight to hear—
Ah, why have some the Adder's leaden ear?
Deaf to the charming songsters—Fable, too,
To me is not inviting, but is New.
Say then what moral shall by ours be taught?
“Suspect the favours that were never sought—
“The show of love that care and Trouble speaks,
“And Cost displayed that no repayment seeks.”—
“The Lark, the Linnet and the Nightingale”.
Sweet Birds, whose notes sweet nymphs delight to hear—
Ah, why have some the Adder's leaden ear?
Deaf to the charming songsters—Fable, too,
To me is not inviting, but is New.
Say then what moral shall by ours be taught?
“Suspect the favours that were never sought—
“The show of love that care and Trouble speaks,
“And Cost displayed that no repayment seeks.”—
| New Poems by George Crabbe | |