The meadow-brook, the meadow-brook is mirror of thy falsehood!
It flows so long as falls the rain;
In drought its springs soon dry again;
The meadow-brook, the meadow-brook is mirror of thy falsehood!
Anonymous. Translation of H. W. Longfellow.
THE OAK.
IMITATED FROM THE ITALIAN OF METASTASIO.
The tall oak, towering to the skies,
The fury of the wind defies;
From age to age, in virtue strong,