AUTUMN INTERROGATED*
What can keep the leaves from falling? What can keep dull Care from calling ? What can keep the wind from blowing ? What can keep the cooks from crowing ? What can keep off wintry weather ? What can keep old friends together ? Autumn's here with evening's chilly; I must meet him willy nilly. With a heart of griefs a shoal full, And a face exceeding doleful. Autumn ! Thou appear'dst of old Robed in ruiset. orowned with gold : Now, thy woods are drear and dim, Dank thy paths, thy prospects grim. Autumn, it 1b plain to see, There is change in thee, or me. Whose it is I cannot tell ; Thine belike, and mine as well. Subject one, and object t'other, Eh, my zodiacal brother ?
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Otago Witness, Issue 1891, 1 May 1890, Page 29
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124AUTUMN INTERROGATED* Otago Witness, Issue 1891, 1 May 1890, Page 29
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