The woodbine rustled on the wall,

The Marguerites in the garden waved

In murmurs one and all;

And, rippling by, the rivulet

Seemed sobbing, like a frightened child,

Who, wandering on, has lost its way

In some deserted wild.

The day was waning in the west,

And slowly, like a dainty dream,

The delicate twilight dropped her veil