The origin of will o' the wisp . ttled tintWhere shine and shadows meet, And quickly see each tiny dint Where tlew this coquettes feet. IIK ORICIN Ol ()? THE WIS!. l6 XXXI. They follow where those imprints windAlong the ; shore; The tleeing pilferer they find—The hot pursuit is oer. XXXll. Cupid in scathing tones: Strange foe! Tliinkst tJiou with me to jest?Neer more for thee shall passions glow In any manly breast! XXXIU. For thy fell crime, inhuman Sprite ! Hear thou my stern decree IGo roam the earth a tickle light Through all eternity ! UR1(;IN CH- , ()? TIIK WISl. 17 X
The origin of will o' the wisp . ttled tintWhere shine and shadows meet, And quickly see each tiny dint Where tlew this coquettes feet. IIK ORICIN Ol ()? THE WIS!. l6 XXXI. They follow where those imprints windAlong the ; shore; The tleeing pilferer they find—The hot pursuit is oer. XXXll. Cupid in scathing tones: Strange foe! Tliinkst tJiou with me to jest?Neer more for thee shall passions glow In any manly breast! XXXIU. For thy fell crime, inhuman Sprite ! Hear thou my stern decree IGo roam the earth a tickle light Through all eternity ! UR1(;IN CH- , ()? TIIK WISl. 17 XXXIV. When stilly ni,uiit, lone, dread, piotouiid. Unfurls her sable ,ur^ive-yards tlit from mound to mound, Condemned and shunned by all ! XXXV. Oer lonely marshes doomed to .uiideTill niMht is merged in day, Thy lovely face then shalt thou hidein tombs with mortal clay ! XXXVl. Oer dreary moorlands thou shalt dartPast wildernesses skirt, Seeking in vain some loyal ! thou wretched llirt ! «i!f4. .f-. f--pP^ ?^
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