. Flora . FIVE OF US Five of us small merry ones,And Simon in the an hour for delight,Out of mortal thought and , the sunshine ebbs away :We play and we play. Five of us small merry ones,And yonder there the stone,Flat and heavy, dark and cold,Where, beneath the churchyard mould,Time has buried yesterday :We play and we play. Five of us small merry ones,We sang a dirge, did was cold on foot and hair,And a magpie from her lairSpread her motley in the air ;And we wept—our tears away :We play and we play. 23 DEAR DELIGHT Youngling fair, and dear delight,Tis Love hath


. Flora . FIVE OF US Five of us small merry ones,And Simon in the an hour for delight,Out of mortal thought and , the sunshine ebbs away :We play and we play. Five of us small merry ones,And yonder there the stone,Flat and heavy, dark and cold,Where, beneath the churchyard mould,Time has buried yesterday :We play and we play. Five of us small merry ones,We sang a dirge, did was cold on foot and hair,And a magpie from her lairSpread her motley in the air ;And we wept—our tears away :We play and we play. 23 DEAR DELIGHT Youngling fair, and dear delight,Tis Love hath thee in keeping ; Green are the hills in morning light,A long adieu to weeping ! The elfin-folk sing shrill a-ring; Children afield are straying;Dance, too, thou tiny, lovely thing, For all the worlds a-maying. Droop will the shadows of the night; Quiet be thy youngling fair, and dear delight, Tis Love hath thee in DEAR DELIGHT 25


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