So fare thee well, for I am free!

Then flutter hence on wanton wing,

Or lave thee in yon lucid spring,

Or take thy beverage from the rose,

Or on Louisa's breast repose;

I wish thee well for pleasures past,

Yet, bless the hour, I'm free at last,

But sure, methinks, the altered day

Scatters around a mournful ray;

And chilling every zephyr blows,