YONDER chapel, on the mountain, Looks upon a vale of joy; There, below, by moss and fountain, Gaily sings the herdsman's boy. Hark! Upon the breeze descending, Sound of dirge and funeral bell; And the boy, his song suspending, Listens, gazing from the dell. Homeward to the grave they're bringing Forms that graced the peaceful vale; Youthful herdsman, gaily singing! Thus they'll chant thy funeral wail. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO THE SOUR READER by ROBERT HERRICK TO ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF RUTLAND by BEN JONSON LOST AND FOUND by GEORGE MACDONALD HERTHA by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE THE MAID VAR MY BRIDE by WILLIAM BARNES STANZAS by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD THE PHILOSOPHER AND HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES TO ROBERT BURNS; AN EPISTLE ON INSTINCT by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES LINES SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY BURNS by ROBERT BURNS |