Poems Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age |
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A PASTORAL. |
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A PASTORAL.
I
'Tis night, and the village is still,The west-wind breathes soft o'er the vale,
No noise, but the neighbouring mill,
Can the ear of sad Silence assail.
II
Rock'd to sleep on the Beeche's green bough,The Blackbird lies, heedless of song;
While the stream prattles sweetly below,
And hastes its smooth channel along.
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III
Hark! a bleat from the far distant fold,Proclaims some poor wandr'er astray,
Silly Swain, was thy flock left untold?
Or, do'st thou, at some wake, delay?
IV
Now the Moon is serenely enshrin'd,And the Stars keep their vigils of night,
Dim-twinkling yon vapour behind,
Or sheeting the cloud, with soft light.
V
Contemplation, sits rapt on yon hill,And listens to Fancy's fond tale,
No noise, but the neighbouring mill,
Can the ear of sad Silence assail!
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