A Sicilian Story With Diego de Montilla, and Other Poems. By Barry Cornwall [i.e. Bryan Waller Procter]. Second Edition |
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[Thou shalt sing to me]
Thou shalt sing to me
When the waves are sleeping,
And the winds are creeping
'Round the embowering chesnut tree.
When the waves are sleeping,
And the winds are creeping
'Round the embowering chesnut tree.
Thou shalt sing by night,
When no birds are calling,
And the stars are falling
Brightly from their mansions bright.
When no birds are calling,
And the stars are falling
Brightly from their mansions bright.
Of those thy song shall tell
From whom we've never parted,
The young, the tender-hearted,
The gay, and all who loved us well.
From whom we've never parted,
The young, the tender-hearted,
The gay, and all who loved us well.
But we'll not profane
Such a gentle hour
Nor our favourite bower,
With a thought that tastes of pain.
Such a gentle hour
Nor our favourite bower,
With a thought that tastes of pain.
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