...worship, earth and air, Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy pray'r ! XCII. The sky is changed ! — wffl Cod all this very ?/nlike Shabspeare ; and to m'ucn the brttr- _-t Oollgny. It lUndi it the top of a rapidly descending Tine, yard ; the wlndnwi commanding, one way,...

...grandeur that was to follow. But, when I turned to the page whence the line was taken, and read, — ' Oh night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous...strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman,' the whole tone of my feelings seemed lowered, and the same sort of jarring sensation was produced in...

...of all Creator and Defence." Why not of Him who, &c. But, " The sky is changed I and such a change I Oh night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous...strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman." Who does not feel the shock of the step or fall from the sublime into the ridiculous in this illustration...

...grandeur that was to follow. But, when I turned to the page whence the line was taken, and read,— And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet...strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman,' ' Oh night, the whole tone of my feelings seemed lowered, and the same sort of jarring sensation was...

...deception—by a single blow that jars all the nerves in our body— "Oh! night, And storm and darkness, yet are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength as is the light Of a dark eye in woman!!!" There are some fine and noble things in these same stanzas, but mixed with baser matter, and that,...

...heart I could but keep Holy to Heaven, a spot thus pure, and still, and deep ! THE SONG OF NIGHT.1 "O night, And storm and darkness ! ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength ! " BYRON. I COME to thee, O Earth ! With all my gifts! — for every flower sweet dew In bell, and...

...these peaks are covered with eternal snows, and below them is often seen to burst the storm, while " Far along From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder," which is heard a great distance beneath the traveller's feet. These peaks stand, for the most part...

...heart I could but keep Holy to Heaven, a spot thus pure, and still, and deep ! THE SONG OF NIGHT.1 "O night, And storm and darkness! ye Are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength!" BYRON. I COME to thee, O Earth ! With all my gifts! — for every flower sweet dew In hell, and urn,...

...convey an accurate idea of the grandeur of such a storm amidst such solitudes : " Thy sky is changed ! And such a change ! Oh night, And storm, and darkness,...are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, Far along From Peak to Peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder ! Not from one lone cloud,...

...and the unstudied and extemporaneous effusions of its teachers. W , JXCII. 5Thy sky is changed ! — and such a change ! Oh night, (') And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yetjpvely in your strength, as is the light 9f a dark eye in woman ! Far along, Frol^peak to peak,...