It skills not whether brought about The hearts we never dared to doubt, Yet wave-like, still each hour slides on, Then what should make us covlt Look to the life beyond; 'tis there Look to the world beyond; its sun, With quenchless rays hath crowned him; And wreaths, that honor victory won,— Eternal wreaths, bloom round him! EYES AND STARS. "But these puling lovers, I cannot but laugh at them, and their encomiums of their mistresses." LINGUA. You may talk as you will of yon beautiful star, But it is not at all, that for stars you would take them, As a fanciful Bard, somewhere joyously sings;4 And could ye from sleep, see their sweet lids forsake them, You would feel, on my life, they were much better things. For there they are-brilliant and burning, and full Stars!-glow-worms of Heaven that flock to their And brightest appear on the frostiest night!— The fair western planet, that glitters so staidly too, Faith! no-you may cleave to your planets and angels; Ne'ertheless, if some star would a compliment pay, COME SING. COME sing; I'm in a merry mood, How can'st thou spoil my bosom's glee That looks forsooth, as if-now see, She's singing " Chevy Chase!", J "Then prosper long our noble king"Well, well, with all my heart; But prithee, dost intend to sing Both first and second part? "Twere pretty if thou should'st; and then, For once, good counsel take; "Da Capo"-sing it o'er again, I'll try to keep awake! Humph! — that's a blessed tune; what is't? What Hero sang Leander? Now, vengeance! by my father's fist, It's "Goosy, goosy gander !" Gipsy! did ever mortal find Such freaks since Eve and Adam? But, an ye sing not to my mind, I'll trounce ye, my fine madam! What would I have? why sure you know, I've said it oft sincerely; The tune that makes my heart dance so“I'll love you, ever dearly.” |