And sweeter 'tis than lonely lute

Heard in the air at night—

Divine and universal toungue,

Whether by bird or spirit sung!

But hark! is that a sound we hear

Come chirping from its throat,—

Faint—short—but weak, and very clear,

And like a little grateful note?

Another? ha—look where it lies,

It shivers—gasps—is still,—it dies!