Heaped in the hollows of the grove, the autumn leaves lie dead ; They rustle to the eddying gust, and to the rabbit's tread ; The robin and the wren are flown, and from the shrubs the jay, And from the wood-top calls the crow through all the gloomy day.... The Talisman for ... - Page 193edited by - 1827Full view - About this book
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...displayed in agitating this important and interesting subject. CHARLES WATTS. THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS. THE melancholy days are come — the saddest of the...brown and sere. Heaped in the hollows of the grove the summer leaves lie dead, They rustle to the eddying wind, and to the rabbit's tread ; The robin and... | |
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