Waft the moist fragrance of the weeping rose.

O'er that dread spot, the melancholy Moon

Shall pause a while, a sadder beam to shed,

And starry Night, amidst her awful noon,

Sprinkle light dews upon his hallow'd head.

There too the solitary Bird shall swell

With long-drawn melody her plaintive throat,

While distant echo from responsive cell,

Shall oft with fading force return the note.

Such recompense be Valour's due alone!