The Eighth Sin/The Blue Tree
THE BLUE TREE.
New College men, wherever they be,East or West or over the sea,Never forget the bright blue tree— O to remember, O to recall The dear blue tree by the garden-wall!
Few of its lovers know its name,But they remember it just the same,Think of it glowing, a pale blue flameBy the bastion in the old grey wall— All the world over, still they recall The sweet blue tree by the garden-wall.
New College men, though far away,Have never forgotten the red red mayOr the cherry-tree tossing its petals away,Or the chestnut walk, or the limes so tall— Dear are all these, but dearest of all The sweet blue tree by the garden-wall.