 | Songs and poems(1866) |  |
WHEN DAMON FIRST TO CÆLIA SPOKE.
When Damon first to Cælia spoke,
And made his passion known;
So free her air! so kind her look!
He thought the nymph his own.
And made his passion known;
So free her air! so kind her look!
He thought the nymph his own.
Poor Damon! all thy hopes are vain,
Success no longer boast:
Such Cælia is to every swain,
But catch—and Cælia's lost.
Success no longer boast:
Such Cælia is to every swain,
But catch—and Cælia's lost.
Thus oft we see at close of eve
When all is calm and fair,
An idle wand'ring feather wave,
And saunter here and there.
When all is calm and fair,
An idle wand'ring feather wave,
And saunter here and there.
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Tempting the grasp of every clown
Around the trifle plays:
He catches! full of hopes—'tis gone,—
And Simon's left to gaze.
Around the trifle plays:
He catches! full of hopes—'tis gone,—
And Simon's left to gaze.
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