OCTOBER, 1809.
11. SONG.
Fierce roars the midnight storm
O’er the wild mountain,
Dark clouds the night deform,
Swift rolls the fountain—
See! o’er yon rocky height, _5
Dim mists are flying—
See by the moon’s pale light,
Poor Laura’s dying!
Shame and remorse shall howl,
By her false pillow— _10
Fiercer than storms that roll,
O’er the white billow;
No hand her eyes to close,
When life is flying,
But she will find repose, _15
For Laura’s dying!
Then will I seek my love,
Then will I cheer her,
Then my esteem will prove,
When no friend is near her. _20
On her grave I will lie,
When life is parted,
On her grave I will die,
For the false hearted.