SELECTED POETRY.
-. rr» UPON THE VERDaNT LJA, [Transla- ;d 2<om. an old Geiimnsongby Karoness Swi,:i.] ' A b rd flic-, by ami chirps tome, '"' "OVifeisfuwjbt^.'thglee! : I bill j id coo,, sing day and nigh;-, On boughs which wave 'neath zephyrs lii*hr. Where blossoms peep forth, red arid whirl. Upon the verdant lea." . A brook glide 1 * by, and lisps hme, " Oh, life is fraught with glee 1 My babbling wavele ~. gaily flow 'Twixt fei iie meads, 'neath sunlight ffTcnr. Where alder trees and m v )lo\ve g^ S U Upon the verdant lea." ' A bee dai -. by, and hun\% ft®, me,. "Oh, life is f^augft* v.'th gluo- E Ail through ♦ Ie «*nay summer hours bweet honey will I from the flowed. In pUy^ul toil 'mid perf um'd bow'is. Upon the verdant lea." A maid trips by, aud ciies to me, " Oh, He i3.fcaupht with glee 1 This Easter Day, 'so b. 'ght and waim, The bahb ;ng brook, and beeV g ay swa rm, The cw ittfnng br c«, we v?m and arm .Dance on the verdant loa." * 4 l*nMic Opinion.,,
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 412, 25 November 1884, Page 6
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180SELECTED POETRY. Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 412, 25 November 1884, Page 6
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