Nature
Song
From Victorian Songs: Lyrics of the Affections and Nature, ed. Edmund H. Garrett (1895)
Nature
O spirit of the Summertime!
Bring back the roses to the dells;
The swallow from her distant clime,
The honey-bee from drowsy cells.
Bring back the friendship of the sun;
The gilded evenings, calm and late,
When merry children homeward run,
And peeping stars bid lovers wait.
Bring back the singing; and the scent
Of meadowlands at dewy prime;--
Oh, bring again my heart's content,
Thou Spirit of the Summertime!
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Allingham, William. “Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/allingham/53/.
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Allingham, William. “Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/allingham/53/.
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