te that bird, when friendship's throng fortune's sun depart, zers with its cheerful song, nestles on the heart. STANZAS. Dice of Spring! and blushing flowers rembling from their seats, g from sunbeams and from showers exchange of sweets: birds their matin notes prolong g the cottage vines: ottage children list the songincense to sweet shrines! to depart, the sunny stream, rning, glides awayings of Paradise the dream is dim spot convey. cs! which the sweet affections bind nature's purest tie, re hope and faith are deeply shrined, deeply, soon to die ove the season! pure as light, red the spirits play : dreams are yours for coming night, richer still for day 'Speed, speed my bark! life's laughing seas The white sail fills-cold blows the breeze The voice of Autumn! earth receives The summons of decay :- No bloom or balm to cheer the hours; And hark! the moaning night-winds wail Hearts! where misfortune has effaced The sunrise beams of youth; And cold experience truly traced, 'Earth is no home for truth;' Fame, friendship, pleasure-vainly bought- Dark night descending-ere ye thought The gentle evening nigh: What hope remains? 'lone Autumn's smile To mourners kindly given Wasted on changing earth awhile Beams from unchanging heaven.' BY F. S. ECKARD IT! solitary night!' the weary, pleasant dreams for wo, vorn heart a freshness and delight, thou bestow: s on the sheltering nest, owers unfolded to the dewy air, ight ascending to the worlds of rest, sway declare. h thee a shadowy band, › remembered music on our ears, ished hope, whose arch of promise spanned e coming years. ht! solitary night! fundying fame and power are thine, ag rich gleams of intellectual light Dund thy shrine: ■, how wert thou adored, The Chaldean read thy bright array, Hence through the starry maze explored er radiant way! vak'ner of high thought; assion struggling with the solid earth! 232 TO A FRIEND By thee mankind are eloquently taught Night! solitary night! Immortal pages, glowing with deep song, And minds inspired outwinging human flight, To thee belong! www TO A FRIEND. FAREWELL! perchance we meet no more Fill up! for parting hours should be Thou just one! in thy spirit TO A FRIEND. told thee I was stern and cold, d bade thee turn away a one by his own feeling doomed wither and decay s! little know they that the heart ow throbbing 'gainst thine own gns its citadel to pridetenderness its throne. up! and when the golden wine ouches the sparkling brim, 'll drink the memory of that star Whose light grew early dim; - friend-our brother-he who rests On the far Indian shore cheerful smile and manly song Can gladden us no more. ace to his ashes! o'er his grave Jas, alas, that MEMORY Should be still in love with Wo; That her brightest glances linger 233 |