. Out-door reveries. * T T T The discord of the strife has flown; The shades of night creep slowly on; The night winds fan the sleeping plain, And silence mounts the throne again. With feeble protest from afar, Perfect serenity to mar, As conquered discord sounds a knell, In echoes of triumphant yell; And whisperings so soft and hushed, That in their presence discord blushed, Nor dare again intrude alone, Leaves silence undisturbed, the 114 Outdoor Reveries Faint flutterings as of wing in flightSeem hovering on the breath of night,As spirits might be gathered round,Of soldiers on that
. Out-door reveries. * T T T The discord of the strife has flown; The shades of night creep slowly on; The night winds fan the sleeping plain, And silence mounts the throne again. With feeble protest from afar, Perfect serenity to mar, As conquered discord sounds a knell, In echoes of triumphant yell; And whisperings so soft and hushed, That in their presence discord blushed, Nor dare again intrude alone, Leaves silence undisturbed, the 114 Outdoor Reveries Faint flutterings as of wing in flightSeem hovering on the breath of night,As spirits might be gathered round,Of soldiers on that parting ground,Freed from the thrall of martial sway,Yet loth to leave that broken clay;Though freed from thrall they yet return—Still linger near the shattered urn,As child might cling, ere taking leave,To broken toy for which they grieve. Thus life is change, tis common lot, A treasured vase, broke and forgot; But when time shall have washed the silt away, As cliff by the sea, in the coming day, These shall stand, a granite wall for aye. Outdoor Reveries 115 SONG OF THE POLITICIAN. Ho! my good fellow, lets bridle the masses, Theyll saddle themselves if we give them a chance. Tis the province of statesmen to ride on the classes,They furnish the music, we on with the dance. The best of the vintage they neer will refuse us; Well drink till their pockets are light as our cant shake us off, though oft they abuse us; Well keep
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