“Oh leave this barren spot to me!
Spare, woodman, spare the beechen tree!”
Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) British writer
The Beech Tree's Petition http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/41515, st. 1
“Come to the sunset tree!
The day is past and gone;
The woodman’s axe lies free,
And the reaper’s work is done.”
Tyrolese Evening Song, st. 1.
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The day is past and gone;
The woodman’s axe lies free,
And the reaper’s work is done." by Felicia Hemans?
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