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MUSINGS.
In vain the laughing Spring returns
In beauteous mantle fair,
And budding flowers unfolding bloom
To greet the genial air.
In beauteous mantle fair,
And budding flowers unfolding bloom
To greet the genial air.
In vain the rising sun displays
His radiant beams afar,
And softer glories mildly blaze
In the fair evening star.
His radiant beams afar,
And softer glories mildly blaze
In the fair evening star.
In vain the looming cloud, that soft
Distils the grateful shower,
And calls the latent beauties forth
From each expanding flower.
Distils the grateful shower,
And calls the latent beauties forth
From each expanding flower.
Though renovation's joyous breath
Glide through the liquid air,
And breezes soft, on silken wing,
Salubrious odors bear;
Glide through the liquid air,
And breezes soft, on silken wing,
Salubrious odors bear;
Though smiling verdure dress the fields
In every varying shade,
And songs of sweetest melody
The fragrant grove pervade;
In every varying shade,
And songs of sweetest melody
The fragrant grove pervade;
Yet sad the fainting eyes move o'er
The once delighting scene:
The halcyon prospect tells no more
Of happiness serene.
The once delighting scene:
The halcyon prospect tells no more
Of happiness serene.
Now, no bright thoughts the flowing hours
Mark with a soft delight,—
Nor fancy feeds on fadeless flowers
In fairer realms of light.
Mark with a soft delight,—
Nor fancy feeds on fadeless flowers
In fairer realms of light.