 | Lyra Pastoralis |  |
Dorothy
The yellow leaf was here and there,
And swallows twittered in the air
Before their long, mysterious flight,
When lo, there fluttered into sight
Sweet Dorothy, our birdie fair.
And swallows twittered in the air
Before their long, mysterious flight,
When lo, there fluttered into sight
Sweet Dorothy, our birdie fair.
With brightest flowers of earth prepare
Our nestling's welcome to declare:
But why with thoughts of her unite
The yellow leaf?
Our nestling's welcome to declare:
But why with thoughts of her unite
The yellow leaf?
In Autumn broods serener light;
More gently do the sunbeams smite;
A patient smile doth Nature wear:
Such calmness may our darling share,
And the soft breathings that invite
The yellow leaf.
More gently do the sunbeams smite;
A patient smile doth Nature wear:
Such calmness may our darling share,
And the soft breathings that invite
The yellow leaf.
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