ORIGINAL POETRY.
» , •■• ■ THE IMPRISONED LARK., Long have I watched thee, captive bird, And were it in my power, With pleasure I N would set thee free, And watch thee gaily tower ; And hear once more thy wild sweet lay, O'er lull and dale and bower, To yon sweet warbler in the sky Thou listest now with pain, ? And oh ! how gladly would'st thou join The sweet melodious strain, If thou once more, sweet captive bird, Thy liberty could gain. Alas ! the voice is tuneless now, That warbled o'er the bills, That stayed the maiden in her song, To listen to the trills * - ■ So joyous, that, within her breast, They woke responsive thrills. So rudely from thy native hills, Poor captive thou art torn ; No inoro thy merry notes shall sound Upon the breeze of morn, Or cheer the laborer in the field At eve and early dawn. f .■'■'• Imprisoned lark, how cruel they, . ■ We took thee foom thy home, And left thee in thy prison here, Sad, silent, and alone j ' Oh ! that I could but set thee free, Once more again to roam. Eiza WlliSOtf. Invercargill, April llth, 1866.
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 246, 25 April 1866, Page 3
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190ORIGINAL POETRY. Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 246, 25 April 1866, Page 3
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