Lastroseofsummer moore np
Tis the last rose of summer by Sir Thomas Moore. Read for Librivox by Nancy Priff. Tis the last rose of summer left blooming alone. All her lovely companions are faded and gone. No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh, To reflect back her blushes, or give sigh
for sigh. On that leave thee, thou lone one, to pine on the stem? Since the lovely are sleeping, go sleep thou with them. Thus, kindly, I scatter thy leaves o'er the bed, Where thy mates of the garden lie scentless and dead.
So soon may I follow, when friendships decay, And from love's shining circle the gems drop away. When true hearts lie withered and fond ones are flown, Oh, who would inhabit this bleak
