3 + 

In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash’d palings, + 

Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, + 

With many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love, + 

With every leaf a miracle⁠—and from this bush in the dooryard, + 

With delicate-color’d blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, + 

A sprig with its flower I break. + 