MAY.
Hail! Fairy Queen, adorned with flowers,
Attended by the smiling hours,
'Tis thine to dress the rosy bowers
In colours gay;
We love to wander in thy train,
To meet thee on the fertile plain,
To bless thy soft, propitious reign,
O lovely May!
'Tis thine to dress the vale anew
In fairest verdure bright with dew,
And harebells of the mildest blue
Smile in thy way;
Then let us welcome pleasant spring,
And still the flowery tribute bring,
And still to thee our carol sing,
O lovely May!
Mrs. Hemans.