But round my heart the ties are bound, Farewell, old Coila's hills and dales, Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! BURNS. To fair FIDELE's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring And rifle all the breathing spring. This pathetic piece, the genuine expression of the writer's own feelings, was written when he had taken a resolution to quit his native country for the West Indies, in consequence of the difficulties in which he was involved. No No wailing ghost shall dare appear: 281 To vex with shrieks this quiet grove, !'!' But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. T No wither'd witch shall here be seen, H The redbreast oft at evening hours With hoary moss and gather'd flowers 1 To deck the ground where thou art laid. When howling winds and beating rain In tempests shake the sylvan cell, The tender thought on thee shall dwell. Each lonely scene shall thee restore, Beloved, till life can charm no more, And mourn'd, till pity's self be dead. * COLLINS. * Written as a Dirge on the supposed death of Imogen, in Shakespear's" Cymbeline." MORNING AND EVENING. SAT, Sweet carol! who are they And the meek maid who binds her yellow hair, Say, sweet carol! who are they The The loosen'd steed in grassy stall; The Thanies feasting in the hall; TO MAY. BORN in yon blaze of orient sky, Sweet May! thy radiant form unfold; And wave thy shadowy locks of gold. For Thee the fragrant zephyrs blow, And brighter blossoms gem the bower. Light Graces, drest in flowery wreaths, And, laughing, dances round thy shrine. * Introduced in the tragedy of" Ethwald," act ii. The beautiful imagery in this song is accommodated to the time of the Saxon Heptarchy. Warm Warm with new life the glittering throngs, And hail thee, Goddess of the Spring. * DARWIN. THE SOLDIER. WHAT dreaming drone was ever blest Give me the mind that mocks at care, The heart, its own defender; And never beat surrender. On comes the foe-to arms-to arms We meet 'tis death or glory: 'Tis victory in all her charms, Or fame in Britain's story : * This piece, which possesses all the brilliancy and high finish characteristic of the author's poetry, is inserted in "The Botanic Garden," part ii. Dear |