Though cometh she never—

Alas, now I know it,

She careth not for me

And mocketh at love!

THE OAK

“Spread wide thy fair branches, and flourish, my Oak,

For to-morrow, to-morrow all will be lost;

To-morrow, to-morrow cometh the frost.

“Make ready, young Cossack, thine arms for the war,

For to-morrow, to-morrow the soldier must go—