Letthebirdofloudestlay,
OnthesoleArabiantree,
Heraldsadandtrumpetbe,
Towhosesoundchastewingsobey。
Butthoushriekingharbinger,
Foulprecurrerofthefiend,
Augurofthefever\'send,
Tothistroopcomethounotnear!
Fromthissessioninterdict
Everyfowloftyrantwing,
Savetheeagle,feath\'redking:
Keeptheobsequysostrict。
Letthepriestinsurplicewhite,
Thatdefunctivemusiccan,
Bethedeath—diviningswan,
Lesttherequiemlackhisright。
Andthoutreble—datedcrow,
Thatthysablegendermak\'st
Withthebreaththougiv\'standtak\'st,
\'Mongstourmournersshaltthougo。
Heretheanthemdothcommence:
Loveandconstancyisdead;
Phoenixandtheturtlefled
Inamutualflamefromhence。
Sotheyloved,asloveintwain
Hadtheessencebutinone;
Twodistincts,divisionnone:
Numberthereinlovewasslain。
Heartsremote,yetnotasunder;
Distance,andnospacewasseen
\'Twixtthisturtleandhisqueen:
Butinthemitwereawonder。
Sobetweenthemlovedidshine,
Thattheturtlesawhisright
Flaminginthephoenix\'sight;
Eitherwastheother\'smine。
Propertywasthusappalled,
Thattheselfwasnotthesame;
Singlenature\'sdoublename
Neithertwonoronewascalled。
Reason,initselfconfounded,
Sawdivisiongrowtogether,
Tothemselvesyeteitherneither,
Simpleweresowellcompounded;
Thatitcried,Howtrueatwain
Seemeththisconcordantone!
Lovehathreason,reasonnone,
Ifwhatpartscansoremain。
Whereuponitmadethisthrene
Tothephoenixandthedove,
Co—supremesandstarsoflove,
Aschorustotheirtragicscene。THRENOS
Beauty,truth,andrarity,
Graceinallsimplicity,
Hereenclosed,incinderslie。
Deathisnowthephoenix\'nest;
Andtheturtle\'sloyalbreast
Toeternitydothrest。
Leavingnoposterity,
\'Twasnottheirinfirmity,
Itwasmarriedchastity。
Truthmayseem,butcannotbe;
Beautybrag,but\'tisnotshe;
Truthandbeautyburiedbe。
Tothisurnletthoserepair
Thatareeithertrueorfair;
Forthesedeadbirdssighaprayer。