Pen and pencil pictures from the poets . ound which the magic shellOf minstrel threw its lasting spell—The stream that steals its way along,To glory consecrate by song :And while we saunter, let thy speechGods glory and His goodness preach. Or, when the sun sinks, and the brightRound moon sheds down her lustrous light;When larks leave song, and men leave toiling;And hearths burn clear, and maids are smiling;When hoary hinds, with rustic saws,Lay down to youth thy golden laws ;And beauty is her wet cheek layingTo her sweet child, and silent praying;With thee in hallowed mood I 11 go,Through sce
Pen and pencil pictures from the poets . ound which the magic shellOf minstrel threw its lasting spell—The stream that steals its way along,To glory consecrate by song :And while we saunter, let thy speechGods glory and His goodness preach. Or, when the sun sinks, and the brightRound moon sheds down her lustrous light;When larks leave song, and men leave toiling;And hearths burn clear, and maids are smiling;When hoary hinds, with rustic saws,Lay down to youth thy golden laws ;And beauty is her wet cheek layingTo her sweet child, and silent praying;With thee in hallowed mood I 11 go,Through scenes of gladness or of woe :Thy looks inspired, thy chastened speech,Me more than man hath taught shall teach;And much thats gross, and more thats vain,As chafif from corn, shall leave my strain. I feel thy presence and thy power,As feels the rain yon parched flower;It lifts its head, spreads forth its bloom,Smiles to the sky, and sheds child of woe, sprung from the clod,Through thee seeks to ascend to God, ^-r^^^^^^m^^C^^^.^. -?gs>s^£;-V^.?t\^^ t PEN AND PENCIL PICTURES FROM THE POETS. 105 -jfc-
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