Shall oft thy listening ear regale;
The scenes I’ll paint so strong, so true,
In fancy thou shalt travel too.”
This said, Farewell dissolves his heart,
And wet with mutual tears they part.
As Turturella pensive sate,
In fancy wand’ring with her mate,
Far as her utmost ken she sees
A bird approach by slow degrees;
Not form’d for flight he seem’d, nor song,