...peers. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Than teaches! me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look Into the page of its unwritten book. 76 THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY. I suppose that very few casual readers...

...How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, \\ In ii thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou tcachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look Into the page of its unwritten book. THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY. I suppose that very few casual readers...

...deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since each reflects in joy its scanty gleam Of heaven, arid could some wondrous secret show, Did we but pay the...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. Barry Cornwall. BRETTY firstling of the year ! Herald of the host of flowers ! Hast thou left thy cavern...

...each relied* in joy its scanty gleam Of heaven, and could some wondrous secret show, Did we but |iay the love we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these living pages of Gou's book. TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS HOOD. AHOTHF.R star 'nealh Time's horizon dropp'd, To gleam o'er...

...which he did bring Fresh every day to my untainted ears, When birds and flowers and I were happy peers. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. THE GHOST-SEER. YE who, passing graves by night, Glance not to the left nor right, Lest a spirit should...

...ache, And ope Heaven's portals, which are near us still, Yea, nearer ever than the gates of 1ll. 28 How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. THE LAW OF MERCY. 'Tis written with the pen of heavenly Love On every heart which...

...human heart, Since each reflects in joy its scanty gleam Of Heaven, and could some wondrous teaching show, Did we but pay the love we owe, And with a child's...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book." This flower is very abundant, growing to the height of two or sometimes three feet, on the 134 HAWKWEED...

...cheer, glances of friendly eyes, Love's smallest coin, which yet to some may give The morsel that shall keep alive A starving heart, and teach it to behold...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. J AWVS RUSSELL LOWELL. THE LAW OF MERCY. "Tis written with the pen of heavenly Love On every heart...

...which he did bring Fresh every day to my untainted ears, When birds and flowers and I were happy peers. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, When thou, for...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. Barry Cornwall. DRETTY firstling of the year ! Herald of the host of flowers ! Hast thou left thy cavern...

...28 Haw like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou teaehest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. JAMES RDSSELL LOWELL. THE LAW OF MERCY. 'Tis written with the pen of heavenly Love On every heart which...