A book of English poetry; ed. by T. Shorter

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U dewy morn, and odoroua noon, and enu
With suoset and ite gorgeoua miniatera,
And solemn miduight'e tingli.Dg sileotne11 ;
If Autumn's hollow eigha i.D the eere wood,
And Winter's robi.Dg with pure aoow t.nd aro1!fllll
Of atany ice the greJ ~ and bare bough• ;
U Spring'e voluptuous pantlnga when ahe breathes
Her first sweet kisses, have been dear to me;
IC no bright bird, iosect, or gentle beaat
I coneciously have injured, but atillloved
ADd cheriah'd these my kindred ;-then forgive
This boast, beloved brethren, and withdraw
No portion of your wonted favour now. BB:ELLET.

€&rning on Jake Jcmatt.
IT ia the hu11b of night., and all between
Thy margin and the mountains, do.ak, yet clear,
Mellow'd and mi.Dgling, yet distinctly eeen,
Save darken'd Jum, whose capt heights appe:u
Precipitously steep; and drawing near,
There bre~~olbes a Uvmg (ragra.nce from the shore,
Of flowere yet fresh with ol1ildbood ; on the enr
Drops the light drip of the auapen1led oar,
Or chirps the gruahopper one good-night carol more;


He is an evening reveller, who makes
Hia life an infancy, and singe hia fill ;
.At i.Dtervals, aome bird from out the brakes
Starts into voice a moment, then ia a\ ill.
There seema a fioating whisper on the hill,
But ~hl\t ia fancy, for the starlight dewa
.All ailently their tears of love inetil,
Weeping themselves away, till they i.nfuae
Deep into N ~~oture's breast the spirit of her hues.
Ye atara I whieh are the poetry of hea.ven I
U in your bright leaves we would read the fata
or men and eropirea,-'tia to be forgi von,
That in our aspirations to be gre~t.
Our destinies o'erleap their mortal &tate,
.ADd claim a kindred with you; for ye are
A beauty and a. myatery, and create
lo ue auch love t.nd reverence from afar ,
Tha.t fortune, fame, power, life, have named thomaelYea
a star.

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