FALLING STARS. FROM THE FRENCH OF BERANGER.
1 Shepherd, thou uay'st mid yonder blue, The star which rules us sparkles bright.' 'I do, my son ; but from our view 'Tit hidden by the vail of night.' Shepherd, they say thy tniud recalls The wild, weird words thoie pUnitn say ; What then declares yon star which falls, Falls, falls, and fad«s away ?' IMy son, when'er a mortal ends, His star drops earthward instantly ; Thus one while reveling with his friends, Dies amid mirth and tipsy glee ! He hears not his companions call, His last song has been sung to-day ; His star aoompiuhes its fall, Falls, falls, and fades away ! Th* main 'i, tender and nntried, Soon t<> «p forth her bridal vows, A dauqht tond, a loving bride, And w . -hy of a worthy spouse ! The orange blossoms deck her pall, The priest must now the requiem say ; Her star is one of those that fall, Fall, fall, and fade away ! Behold, my son, yon lapsing fires Were some great noble's ! even he — HU little splendor pant— expires Amid his gold and blazour Though fl aterers throng his splendid halls, And fawn upon him, day byFday, His life is but a star that falls, Falls, falls, and fades away.'
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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 685, 4 November 1876, Page 1 (Supplement)
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208FALLING STARS. FROM THE FRENCH OF BERANGER. Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 685, 4 November 1876, Page 1 (Supplement)
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