Shady grove (1802)
“ The sweets of gain are less refin'd, And softer transports: sooth the mind, Of Lizzy, when she trips th' enamell'd green. Hail blissful life, which Lizzy leads! 'Midst bubbling springs and painted meads, Just emblem of the golden mein: A life with fairest virtue grac'd, Whose ebbing moments sweetly waste; Made doubly joyous, chearful, gay, When Lizzy crowns the indulgent day, With tripping o'er the enamell'd green. This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”
