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THE BARD'S WISH. |
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THE BARD'S WISH.
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O! were I laidIn the greenwood shade,
Beneath the covert of waving trees;
Removed from woe,
And the ills below,
That render life but a long disease!
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No more to weep,But in soothing sleep
To slumber on long ages through;
My grave-turf bright
With the rosy light
Of eve, or the morning's silver dew!
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For all my dreams,And vision'd gleams,
Are not like those of this earthly span;
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For ever away
From the noise of strife, and the haunts of man.
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I ask no dirge—The foaming surge
Of the torrent will sing a lament for me;
And the evening breeze,
That stirs the trees,
Will murmur a mournful lullaby.
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Plant not—plant not—Above the spot,
Memorial stones for the stranger's gaze;
The earth and sky
Are enough, for I
Have lived with Nature all my days!
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O! were I laidIn the greenwood shade,
Beneath the covert of waving trees;
Removed from woe,
And the ills below,
That render life but a long disease!
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