| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| A Dirge for Summer |
| | | Sebastian Evans (b. 1830) |
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| SUMMER dieth:—o’er his bier | |
| Chant a requiem low and clear! | |
| Chant it for his dying flowers, | |
| Chant it for his flying hours. | |
| Let them wither all together | 5 |
| Now the world is past the prime | |
| Of the golden olden-time. | |
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| Let them die, dying Summer | |
| Yield his kingdom to the comer | |
| From the islands of the West: | 10 |
| He is weary, let him rest! | |
| And let mellow Autumn’s yellow | |
| Fall upon the leafy prime | |
| Of the golden olden-time. | |
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| Go, ye days, your deeds are done! | 15 |
| Be yon clouds about the sun | |
| Your imperial winding-sheet; | |
| Let the night winds as they fleet | |
| Tell the story of the glory | |
| Of the free great-hearted prime | 20 |
| Of the golden olden-time. | |
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