Poem by George Darley

Lenimina Laborum. 4. Prayer at Burial

(To a Flower growing by the side of the Grave)

Pretty flower! mourn for me:
I'd rather hear thee sigh
Than friends that counterfeit a grief,
They feel no more than I!

Pretty flower! mourn for me:
I'd rather have thy tear,
Than all a hypocritic world
Could waste upon my bier!

Pretty flower! mourn for me:
And dirger's time to save,
Hang down thy little passing-bell
And ring me to my grave! 

1. Lenimina Laborum. 42. On a Young Tree
2. Lenimina Laborum. 61. Weep Not, My Bride!
3. Robin’s Cross
4. Lenimina Laborum. 6. I'm a rover! I'm a rover
5. Lenimina Laborum. 27. The Free-Booter

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