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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHTINGALE, by CHRISTIAN CARSTAIRS
First Line: O! Could my sweet plaint lull to rest
Last Line: With the thorn at my breast.
Subject(s): Birds; Nightingales
First Line: O! Could my sweet plaint lull to rest
Last Line: With the thorn at my breast.
Subject(s): Birds; Nightingales
O! could my sweet plaint lull to rest,
Soften one sigh -- as thou dreamst,
I'd sit the whole night on thy tree,
And sing, -- -- sing, -- --
With the thorn at my breast.
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