ORIGINAL POETRY.
v •The richf* I**" a'ranideft *•«*, _J3nateJ*ftl from the -ocean's deeps, to )yti the residue of tears 4- wounded creature wcepa, >' The sweetest nots my harp e'er singt i ' Is when in oasentent high, Eolub, sa<l, breathes through the strings la evening's fitful sigh. 1% i The only sound the swan may wake, A dirge o'er her own gjrave, As one by one the heart-steingg break, And vibrate per the wave. When sadnaia o'er my soul is shed, And sorrow falls like dew — ' ■, "Pis then the thoughts that aeem'd 10 dead Spring into verse for you. Lawrence, 24th Nov., 1868. B. H.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume 42, Issue I, 28 November 1868, Page 5
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103ORIGINAL POETRY. Tuapeka Times, Volume 42, Issue I, 28 November 1868, Page 5
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