The book of British ballads . And she had made a Pipe of straw,And from that oaten Pipe could drawAll sounds of winds and floods ;Had built a Bower upon the green,As if she from her birth had beenAn Infant of the woods. W. B. Scott del. W. J, Linton sc. 315. Beneath her Fathers roof alone She seemd to live; her thoughts her own, Herself her own delight; Pleased with herself, nor sad, nor gay ; And, passing thus the livelong day, She grew to Womans height. There came a Youth from Georgias shore ? A military Casque he wore, With splendid feathers drest; He brought them from the Cherokees : The f
The book of British ballads . And she had made a Pipe of straw,And from that oaten Pipe could drawAll sounds of winds and floods ;Had built a Bower upon the green,As if she from her birth had beenAn Infant of the woods. W. B. Scott del. W. J, Linton sc. 315. Beneath her Fathers roof alone She seemd to live; her thoughts her own, Herself her own delight; Pleased with herself, nor sad, nor gay ; And, passing thus the livelong day, She grew to Womans height. There came a Youth from Georgias shore ? A military Casque he wore, With splendid feathers drest; He brought them from the Cherokees : The feathers nodded in the breeze, And made a gallant crest. From Indian blood you deem him sprung :Ah no ! he spake the English tongue,And bore a Soldiers name ;And, when America was freeFrom battle and from jeopardy,He cross the ocean came. With hues of genius on his cheek, In finest tones the Youth could speak : — While he was yet a Boy, The moon, the glory of the sun, And streams that murmur as they run, Had been his dearest joy. He was a lovely Youth! I guess The panther in the wilderness Was not so fair as he ; And, when he chose to sport and play, No dolphin ever was so gay Upon the tropic sea. Among the Indians he had fought;And with him many
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