Shall bless them ne’er again!

There the dark tales and songs of yore

First with strange transport thrill’d thy soul,

E’en while their fearful mystic lore

From thy warm cheek the life-bloom stole.

There, while thy father’s raptured ear

Dwelt fondly on a strain so dear,

And in his eye the trembling tear

Reveal’d his spirit’s trance;

How oft, those echoing halls along,