TO MISS L. H. W. To thee, my Fair, I must not speak For, only youthful years, as yet, Of Auld Lang-syne; But yet may'st thou remember me, Of Auld Lang-syne, my Fair, Of Auld Lang-syne; And frown'd (when he would ask a kiss) On Auld Lang-syne. Long may thy days of bliss remain, And happiness be thine; When the green turf, and willow tree, Of Auld Lang-syne, my Fair, Of Auld Lang-syne, Thy Father's friend!-Then may'st thou think Of Auld Lang-syne. Williamsburg, April 17, 1822. LA FEUILLE DESECHÉE. De ta tige detachée Pauvre feuille desechée Ou va tu?-Je n'en sais rien: TRANSLATED. THE WITHERED LEAF. "Poor withering leaflet! oh where are you going, While the loud thunder rolls, and the night wind is blowing?" "Ah! that I can't tell, for the lightning's fierce stroke | On-on with the tempest, wherever it blows, TO FANCY. I hail thee, lightsome spirit of air, Than whom no essence was e'er more fair! Let us trip through the world and gather its flowers. FERGUS. 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