Too few the mornings be, 1
Too scant the nights.
No lodging can be had
For the delights
That come to earth to stay, 5
But no apartment find
And ride away.
Too scant the nights.
No lodging can be had
For the delights
That come to earth to stay, 5
But no apartment find
And ride away.
(F.1201/J.1186)
[1, 2] mornings, nights:: morning and night delightful activities of the native Americans.
[3] lodging:: lodge, the tent of a North American Indian (OED n. 19).
[4] delights:: morning and night delights.
[5] earth:: a cultivated land.
[6] no apartment:: no room for Indians, native Americans.
[7] ride away:: they left.
