Thursday, October 23, 2025

The Suicide

From the French.

Originally published in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine (William Tait) vol.1 #6 (Sep 1832).


                Adieu, too barren waste of earth,
                        Ye pangs of life, thou freezing sun!
                A phantom pale at morning's birth
                        I pass away, perceiv'd of none;
                Ye palms of an immortal spring,
                        Her fluttering feeble quest of you
                My spirit leaves, and folds her wing,
                                                                        Adieu!

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