ElegyOnTheDeathOfRobertRuisseaux

elegyonthedeathofrobertruisseaux注释标题ruisseauxisfrenchforrivuletsor“burns,”atranslationofhisname.

nowrobinliesinhislastlair,

he'llgabblerhyme,norsingnaemair;

cauldpoverty,wi'hungrystare,

naemairshallfearhim;

noranxiousfear,norcankertcare,

e'ermaircomenearhim.

totellthetruth,theyseldomfash'dhim,

exceptthemomentthattheycrush'dhim;

forsuneaschanceorfatehadhush'd'em

tho'e'ersaeshort.

thenwi'arhymeorsanghelash'd'em,

andthoughtitsport.

tho'hewasbredtokintra-wark,

andcountedwasbaithwightandstark,

yetthatwasneverrobin'smark

tomakaman;

buttellhim,hewaslearn'dandclark,

yeroos'dhimthen!