Call'd ere long by vernal spring,

Trees shall blossom, birds shall sing;

The blushing rose, the lily fair

Deck sweet summer's bright parterre—

Flocks and herds, the bounding steed

Shall, sporting, crop the flowery mead,

And bounteous Nature yield again

Her ripen'd fruits and golden grain.

Ere the landscape fades from view,

As behind yon mountains blue