THE THREE STUDENTS.
Three students had crossed o'er the Rhine's dark tide, At the door of a hostel they turned aside. " Hast thou, dame hostess, good ale and wine ? And where is thy daughter so sweet and fine ?" " My ale and my wine are cool and clear ; On her death-bed lieth my daughter dear." And when to the uhambe^Jhey made their way, 'I In a sable coffin the damsel lay. The first— the veil from her face he took, And gazed upon her with a mournful Look :— " Alas 1 fair maiden— didst thou still live. To thee my love would I henceforth give I" The second— he lightly replaced the shroud, Then round he turned him, and wept aloud :— " Thou Rest, alas I on thy death-bed here, I loved thee fondly for many a year 1" The third— he lifted again the veil, And gently he kissed those lips so pale : — " I love thee now, as I loved of yore, And thus will I love thee evermore !" —From the German of Uhland.
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Evening Post, Issue 69, 29 April 1865, Page 3
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172THE THREE STUDENTS. Evening Post, Issue 69, 29 April 1865, Page 3
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