 Birde as it perch'd upon a bier ; That joyous smile was gone, And the face was white and wan, As the downe upon the Swan Doth appear, As I laye a-thynkynge — oh ! bitter flow'd the tear ! As I laye a-thynkynge, the golden sun was sinking.  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 1961845Full view - About this book
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