Or die and sing thy praise.

761. 8s. & 7s. M. R. C. Waterston.

On the Death of a Female Scholar.

1One sweet flower has drooped and faded,

One sweet infant's voice has fled,

One fair brow the grave has shaded,

One dear school-mate now is dead.

2But we feel no thought of sadness,

For our friend is happy now;

She has knelt in soul-felt gladness,