Song.—O,WereIOnParnassusHill

song.—o,wereionparnassushill

tune—“myloveislosttome.”

o,wereionparnassushill,

orhado'heliconmyfill,

thatimightcatchpoeticskill,

tosinghowdearilovethee!

butnithmaunbemymuse'swell,

mymusemaunbethyboniesel',

oncorsinconi'llglowrandspell,

andwritehowdearilovethee.

thencome,sweetmuse,inspiremylay!

fora'thelee-langsimmer'sday

icouldnasing,icouldnasay,

howmuch,howdear,ilovethee,

iseetheedancingo'erthegreen,

thywaistsaejimp,thylimbssaeclean,

thytemptinglips,thyroguisheen—

byheavenandearthilovethee!

bynight,byday,a-field,athame,

thethoughtso'theemybreastinflame:

andayeimuseandsingthyname—

ionlylivetolovethee.

tho'iweredoom'dtowanderon,

beyondthesea,beyondthesun,

tillmylastwearysandwasrun;

tillthen—andthenilovethee!