Wise men applaud us when we eat the eaters, As the devil laughs when keen folks cheat the cheaters.' The Sea Voyage. CONTENTIONS fierce, Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause. HE came amongst them like a new-raised spirit, AND some for safety took the dreadful leap; Some for the voice of Heaven seemed calling on them; Some for advancement, or for lucre's sake - The Dream. From Saint Ronan's Well QUIS novus hic hospes ? CH'M-MAID!-The Gen'man in the front parlor! THERE must be government in all society Bees have their Queen, and stag herds have their leader; Rome had her Consuls, Athens had her Archons, And we, sir, have our Managing Committee. The Album of Saint Ronan's. COME, let me have thy counsel, for I need it; Thou art of those, who better help their friends With sage advice, than usurers with gold, Or brawlers with their swords - I'll trust to thee, For I ask only from thee words, not deeds. Gentle sir, You are our captive but we 'll use you so, That you shall think your prison joys may match Whate'er your liberty hath known of plea THIS is the Prince of Leeches; fever, plague, Cold rheum, and hot podagra, do but look on him, And quit their grasp upon the tortured sinews. Anonymous. 1 T You talk of Gayety and Innocence ! Destroys the flower or butterfly he toys with, 'Tis not her sense - for sure, in that Song. WERE every hair upon his head a life, MUST we then sheath our still victorious sword; That vow, as unaccomplished as the promise Which village nurses make to still their children, And after think no more of? The Crusade, a Tragedy. WHEN beauty leads the lion in her toils, Anonymous. But Duty guides not that way -see her stand, With wand entwined with amaranth, near yon cliffs. Oft where she leads thy blood must mark thy footsteps, Oft where she leads thy head must bear the storm, And thy shrunk form endure heat, cold, and hunger; But she will guide thee up to noble heights, Which he who gains seems native of the sky. While earthly things lie stretched beneath his feet, Diminished, shrunk, and valueless Anonymous. |