She hath wander’d through many a hamlet-vale,

Telling its children her brother’s tale;

And the strains by his spirit pour’d away

Freely as fountains might shower their spray,

From her fervent lip a new life have caught,

And a power to kindle yet bolder thought;

While sometimes a melody, all her own,

Like a gush of tears in its plaintive tone,

May be heard midst the lonely rocks to flow,

Clear through the water-chimes—clear, yet low