Acadiensis/Volume 2/Number 4/Song

Song.


BEND thou down thy long-lashed glancesOn the lover at thy feet,In whose veins the red blood dancesAs thy fairy form advancesOut of dreamland, Oh! my sweet!
For no starlight hath such splendourAnd no sun such dewy heat;'Neath thine eyes my heart grows tenderAnd my soul yields full surrenderTo their radiance, Oh! my sweet!
As cool waters to the dyingWhere stern foes in battle meet,So thine eyes, no joys denying,And thy smile with smile complyingKeep me living, Oh! my sweet!Charles Campbell