BY THE SAME AUTHOR. DOREEN. The Story of a Singer. Crown 8vo, 6s. WAYFARING MEN: A Story of Theatrical Life. Crown 8vo, 6s. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SLANDER. Fcp. 8vo, ls. sewed. Presentation Edition. With 20 Illustrations by THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TRUTH. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO., LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY. Fcp. Once in a blithe greenwood, liv'd a hermit wise and good, Whom the folks from far and near For his counsel sought, knowing well that what he taught The dreariest of hearts would cheer. Though his hair was white, his eye was clear and bright, And he thus was ever wont to say: Though to care we are born, yet the dullest morn Often heralds in the fairest day!' Pray, is the hermit dead? from the forest has he fled? No, he lives to counsel all Who an ear will lend to their wisest, truest friend, And Hope, the hermit's name they call; Still he sits, I ween, 'mid branches ever green, And cheerly you may hear him say: 'Though to care we are born, yet the dullest morn Often heralds in the fairest day!' -From Chappell's Old English Ditties. |
