April 26.

April 27.

In that stillness

Which most becomes a woman, calm and holy,
Thou sittest by the fireside of the heart,

Feeding its flame.

Longfellow

(The Spanish Student).

When life was dark, our love grew brighter stillMore closely linked by care we seemed to be.

April 29.

Anonymous.

On every tree that blossoms in the grove,
On ev'ry stone I see where'er I rove,
I'd write in lines that Time eraseth never,
Thine is my heart, and thine alone for ever."
From the German,

I lean upon thee, Dear, without alarm,
And feel as safe as guarded by a charm.

April 30.

E. B. Browning.

Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty,
Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare,

No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour,
A love that makes breath poor and speech unable-
Beyond all manner of such I love you.

Shakespeare (King Lear).

Love is a sweet idolatry, enslaving

All the soul.

Tupper.

April 29.

April 30.

Worship, O ye that lovers be, this May!
For of your bliss the calends are begun;

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And sing with us, Away! winter, away!
Come, summer, come, the sweet season and sun."
Awake for shame that have your heavens won,
And amourously lift up your headës all,
Thank Love that list you to his mercy-call!

KING JAMES I. (of Scotland).

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