Transcribed by an anonymous volunteer from a book owned by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org A LEAF from THE OLD FOREST. from poems by JOHN D. COSSAR. poems by london: Smart & Allen, London House Yard, Paternoster Row. 1870. london Smart & Allen London House Yard Paternoster Row p. 2A LEAF FROM THE OLD FOREST. p. 2 O bring me a leaf from the Old Forest, The forest of beauty and song; Where the Ettrick, through woods and fair meadows, Doth lead its sweet waters along. O bring me a leaf from the Old Forest, A tuft from the glossy black pine; A leaf from the oak and high chestnut tree And a branch of green holly combine. O bring me a leaf from the Old Forest, A token so sacred, O bring; ’Twill recall those bright scenes to remembrance, Old friendships around it will cling. p. 3INDEX. p. 3 page. page. Prelude
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