(O  Troy  Town ! )
Once  an  apple  stirred  the  beat
Of  thv  heart  with  the  hearfs  desire :  —
Sajf,  who  brought  it  then  to  thy  feet?
(O  Troy's  down,
Tall  Troy's  on  fire ! )

'•  They  that  claimed  it  then  were  three :
(O  Troy  Town!)

For  thy  sake  two  hearts  did  he

VLake  forlorn  of  the  hearfs  desire.
Do  for  him  as  he  did  for  thee  !
(O  Troy's  down,
Tall  Troy's  on  fire ! )

"  Mine  are  apples  grown  to  the  south,

(O  Troy  Town ! )
Grown  to  taste  in  the  days  of  drouth,
Taste  and  waste  to  the  hearfs  desire  :
Mine  are  apples  meet  for  his  mouth. '^
(O  Troy's  down,
Tall  Troy's  on  fire ! )


Ixi


Wenus  looked  on  Helen's  gift,

(O  Troy  Town ! )
hooked  and  smiled  with  subtle  drift,
Saw  the  work  of  her  heart's  desire : —
''There  thou  kneeVst  for  Love  to  lift!''
(O  Troy's  down,
Tall  Troy's  on  fire!)

Venus  looked  in  Helen's  face,
(O  Troy  Town ! )

Knew  far  off  an  hour  and  place,

And  fire  lit  from  the  heart's  desire;

"Laughed  and  said,  "  Thy  gift  hath  grace!  "
(O  Troy's  down,
Tall  Troy's  on  fire ! )

Cupid  looked  on  Helen's  breast,
(O  Troy  Town ! )
Saw  the  heart  within  its  nest.
Saw  the  flame  of  the  heart's  desire, —
Marked  his  arrow's  burning  crest.
(O  Troy's  down.
Tall  Troy's  on  fire!)

Cupid  took  another  dart,

(O  Troy  Town ! )

Fledged  it  for  another  heart.
Winged  the  shaft  with  the  heart's  desire.
Drew  the  string  and  said,  ''Depart!"
(O  Troy's  down.
