Letthebirdofloudestlay,
  OnthesoleArabiantree,
  Heraldsadandtrumpetbe,
  Towhosesoundchastewingsobey。
  Butthoushriekingharbinger,
  Foulprecurrerofthefiend,
  Augurofthefever'send,
  Tothistroopcomethounotnear!
  Fromthissessioninterdict
  Everyfowloftyrantwing,
  Savetheeagle,feath'redking:
  Keeptheobsequysostrict。
  Letthepriestinsurplicewhite,
  Thatdefunctivemusiccan,
  Bethedeath—diviningswan,
  Lesttherequiemlackhisright。
  Andthoutreble—datedcrow,
  Thatthysablegendermak'st
  Withthebreaththougiv'standtak'st,
  'Mongstourmournersshaltthougo。
  Heretheanthemdothcommence:
  Loveandconstancyisdead;
  Phoenixandtheturtlefled
  Inamutualflamefromhence。
  Sotheyloved,asloveintwain
  Hadtheessencebutinone;
  Twodistincts,divisionnone:
  Numberthereinlovewasslain。
  Heartsremote,yetnotasunder;
  Distance,andnospacewasseen
  'Twixtthisturtleandhisqueen:
  Butinthemitwereawonder。
  Sobetweenthemlovedidshine,
  Thattheturtlesawhisright
  Flaminginthephoenix'sight;
  Eitherwastheother'smine。
  Propertywasthusappalled,
  Thattheselfwasnotthesame;
  Singlenature'sdoublename
  Neithertwonoronewascalled。
  Reason,initselfconfounded,
  Sawdivisiongrowtogether,
  Tothemselvesyeteitherneither,
  Simpleweresowellcompounded;
  Thatitcried,Howtrueatwain
  Seemeththisconcordantone!
  Lovehathreason,reasonnone,
  Ifwhatpartscansoremain。
  Whereuponitmadethisthrene
  Tothephoenixandthedove,
  Co—supremesandstarsoflove,
  Aschorustotheirtragicscene。THRENOS
  Beauty,truth,andrarity,
  Graceinallsimplicity,
  Hereenclosed,incinderslie。
  Deathisnowthephoenix'nest;
  Andtheturtle'sloyalbreast
  Toeternitydothrest。
  Leavingnoposterity,
  'Twasnottheirinfirmity,
  Itwasmarriedchastity。
  Truthmayseem,butcannotbe;
  Beautybrag,but'tisnotshe;
  Truthandbeautyburiedbe。
  Tothisurnletthoserepair
  Thatareeithertrueorfair;
  Forthesedeadbirdssighaprayer。