. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . f beauty too lovely to last;There are blossoms of snow, with the dust oer themcast; There are tresses and ringlets of hair. There are fragments of song only memory the words of a dear mothers prayer; Theres a harp long unsought, and a lute withoutstrings—Hallowed tokens that love used to wear. Een the dead—the bright, beautiful dead— their soft, flowing ringlets of gold:Though their voices are hushed, and oer their sweet eyes,The unbroken signet of silence now lies,They are with us again, as of old. In th
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . f beauty too lovely to last;There are blossoms of snow, with the dust oer themcast; There are tresses and ringlets of hair. There are fragments of song only memory the words of a dear mothers prayer; Theres a harp long unsought, and a lute withoutstrings—Hallowed tokens that love used to wear. Een the dead—the bright, beautiful dead— their soft, flowing ringlets of gold:Though their voices are hushed, and oer their sweet eyes,The unbroken signet of silence now lies,They are with us again, as of old. In the stillness of night, hands are beckoning there, And, with joy that is almost a delight to turn back, and in wandering the shadowy halls of the island so fair, We behold our lost treasures again. Oh ! this beautiful isle, with its phantom-like show, Is a vista exceedingly bright:And the River of Time, in its turbulent flow,Is oft soothed by the voices we heard lung ago, When the years were a dream of delight. STRAY BITS OF CHARACTER. By Will Carleton. IVii/i original illustrations by Victor Perard. THE TOURIST. In art, as well as literature, there should be a vast va-riety of methods, for a good many kinds of people wait tobe instructed and pleased. Besides, there is frequently agreat diversity of moods in the same person—all of whichmust be ministered to, at one time and another. Some people, and perhaps all, when in certain states ofmind, are fond of pictures brought out with photo-graphic accuracy ; every detail attended to ; every-thing provided for ; every incident faithfully re-ated. Others prefer only the salient points—amere suggestion of items is sufficient. They haveno time for anything more—they want the spirit,the soul, of the scene and situation. Victor Perards work upon these pages willminister most to the latter class of people andmoods. As one orator can give in ten words thestory that another one has struggled with muchvoice an
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