Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WHITE STAG, by JOHANN LUDWIG UHLAND


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THE WHITE STAG, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Into the woods three huntsmen came
Last Line: Hush, hush! Piff, bang! Tir-ril-la-loo!
Subject(s): Idleness; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence


INTO the woods three huntsmen came,
Seeking the white stag for their game.

They laid them under a green fir-tree
And slept, and dreamed strange things to see.

(First huntsman)

"I dreamt I was beating the leafy brush,
When out popped the noble stag — hush, hush!"

(Second huntsman)

"As ahead of the clamorous pack he sprang,
I pelted him hard in the hide — piff, bang!"

(Third huntsman)

"And as that stag lay dead I blew
On my horn a lusty tir-ril-la-loo!"

So speak, the three as there they lay,
When lo! the white stag sped that way,
Frisked his heels at those huntsmen three,
Then leagues o'er hill and dale was he —
Hush, hush! Piff, bang! Tir-ril-la-loo!





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