22. The young! Oh! what should wandering fancy bring, 23. It lay upon its mother's breast, a thing Bright as a dew-drop when it first descends, MRS. A. B. WELBY. 24. I sported in my tender mother's arms, 25. Oh! what a world of beauty fades away 26. Our early days!-How often back We turn on life's bewildering track DAWES' Geraldine. W. D. GALLAGHER. Will you vouchsafe to teach a soldier terms, And plead his love-suit to her gentle heart? 2. I do not think a braver gentleman, More active-valiant, or more valiant-young, SHAKSPEARE. SHAKSPEARE. 3. Could deeds my heart discover, Could valour gain your charms, I'd prove myself a lover Against a world in arms. 4. A form more active, light and strong, The modest, yet the manly mien, CHURCH - CLERGY, &c. 1. Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, 2. He could raise scruples dark and nice, And, after, solve 'em in a trice; As if divinity had catch'd The itch on purpose to be scratch'd. Old Song. SCOTT. SHAKSPEARE. BUTLER'S Hudibras. 3. The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd, His preaching much, but more his practice wrought 4. At church with meek and unaffected grace, DRYDEN. GOLDSMITH'S Deserted Village. 5. Such vast impressions did his sermons make, He always kept his flock awake. DR. WOLCOT's Peter Pindar. 6. I venerate the man whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrines and whose life That he is honest in the sacred cause. 7. Some go to church just for a walk, Some go there to doze and nod, COWPER'S Task. CIGAR-SMOKING. 1. In mind compos'd, he sucks: thick curling clouds 2. Thy quiet spirit lulls the lab'ring brain, SOMERVILE Lures back to thought the flights of vacant mirth; 3. Yes, social friend, I love thee well, REV. WALTER COLTON In learned doctors' spite; CHARLES SPRAGUE. 4. Farewell! I've yet one solace left, which cheers my lonely hearth, And in that thought a thousand hopes are springing into birth: How beautiful the vision comes, amidst life's gathʼring cares, In shape-a champagne bottle, and a box of fine cigars! J. C. M'CABE. CLERGY. (See CHURCH.) CLOUDS-STORM-WEATHER, &c. 1. The clouds consign their treasures to the fields, 2. 3. Oh night, THOMSON'S Seasons. And storm, and darkness! ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman. Far along From peak to peak, the rattling crags among, Leaps the live thunder. BYRON'S Childe Harold. How the giant element, From rock to rock, leaps with delirious bound! BYRON'S Childe Harold. 4. The storm howl'd madly o'er the sea, And billows, rolling fearfully, In concert with the whirlwind rang. REV. J. N. MAFFIT. 128 COMPANY-COMPASSION - CONCEALMENT, &c. 5. How calm, how beautiful comes on The stilly hour, when storms are gone; MOORE'S Lalla Rookh. 6. In pomp transcendant, rob'd in heav'nly dyes, Arch'd the clear rainbow round the orient skies. 7. Far on the utmost verge of that huge dome, Which rears its ether arch above the world. DR. DWIGHT. T. D. ENGLISH. 8. The sky grew darker. Soon came booming on 9. The wintry blast, COMPANY. (See ASSOCIATES.) COMPASSION. (See FORGIVENESS.) CONCEALMENT-SECRESY. 1. A murderous guilt shows not itself more soon Than love that would seem hid: love's night is noon. SHAKSPEARE. |