Thy master’s plaudit and a peaceful grave!
GONE—ALL GONE!
By the bubbling fount ’mid the greenwood shades,
In the leafy world of the forest glades,
No more the birds, at the blush of morn,
Trill their sweet notes; they are gone—all gone!
Thy master’s plaudit and a peaceful grave!
By the bubbling fount ’mid the greenwood shades,
In the leafy world of the forest glades,
No more the birds, at the blush of morn,
Trill their sweet notes; they are gone—all gone!