Classic Poem

Crystal and cool the fountain plays,
And verdant is its grassy mound,
And willows screen the noontide blaze,
And gales refreshing breathe around.
Here then while fervid Sirius blows,
And the wide champain pines with heat,
Here, wearied stranger, seek repose,
And rest thee in the still retreat.
The breeze that circles round the pool,
The grateful gloom sweet sleep shall bring,
And thou thy burning thirst may'st cool,
Fresh from the fountain's limpid spring.

Crystal and cool the fountain plays,
And verdant is its grassy mound,
And willows screen the noontide blaze,
And gales refreshing breathe around.
Here then while fervid Sirius blows,
And the wide champain pines with heat,
Here, wearied stranger, seek repose,
And rest thee in the still retreat.
The breeze that circles round the pool,
The grateful gloom sweet sleep shall bring,
And thou thy burning thirst may'st cool,
Fresh from the fountain's limpid spring.