I.LESS'D as the immortal gods is he,The youth who fondly sits by thee,And hears and sees thee all the whileSoftly speak and sweetly smile. 4
II.'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest,And rais'd such tumults in my breast;For while I gaz'd, in transport toss'd,My breath was gone, my voice was lost. 8
III.My bosom glow'd; the subtle flameRan quick through all my vital frame;O'er my dim eyes a darkness hung,My ears with hollow murmurs rung. 12
IV.In dewy damps my limbs were chill'd,My blood with gentle horrors thrill'd;My feeble pulse forgot to play,I fainted, sunk, and dy'd away. 16
TheEND.
This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.
Original:
This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
Translation:
This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
_p146_upper_border.png)
LESS'D as the immortal gods is he,The youth who fondly sits by thee,And hears and sees thee all the whileSoftly speak and sweetly smile. 4_p146_B.png)
LESS'D as the immortal gods is he,The youth who fondly sits by thee,And hears and sees thee all the whileSoftly speak and sweetly smile. 4_p147_cherubs.png)
This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.
