ORIGINAL POETRY.
SERENADE.
The stars that deck yon summer sky Shine beautiful and clear, An soft the evening zephyrs sigh Unto the listening ear ! The moon ascends her starry height. So tranquil and serene, And sheds a flood of silver light O'er all the lovely scene. Then sleep dispel thy magic power, And quit my lovely Rose's bower ; Unveil her bright and beaming eyes, And let my pretty Rose arise, My pretty Rose arise !
Hark ! from yon lone sequeater'd wood, How sweet the nightingale Poors fourth, amid the solitude, Her love-inspiring tale ! Throughout the silent summer night, Lone, singing in the grove, Her melody of deep delight Fills all the air with love. Then sleep dispel thy magic power, And quit my lovely Rose's bower ; Unveil her bright and beaming eyes, And let my pretty Rose arise, My pretty Rose arise !
How radiant is every star In yon blue sky above ! But Rose's eyes are brighter far — They shed the light of love. A sweeter voice was never heard, Tis soft as evening breeze, And sweeter than the song of bird Amid the whispering trees. Then sleep dipsel thy magic power, And quit my lovely Kose's bower ; Unveil her bright and beaming eyes, And let my pretty Rose arise, My pretty Rose arise !
Jaqueb. Castle-Street, Dunedin, June 14, 1870.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 123, 16 June 1870, Page 7
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