. The culprit fay . A moment stayed the fairy there;He kissed the beach and breathed a prayer;Then spread his wings of gilded blue,And on to the elfin court he flew;As ever ye saw a bubble rise,And shine with a thousand changing dyes,Till, lessening far, through ether driven,It mingles with the hues of heaven;As, at the glimpse of morning pale,The lance-fly spreads his silken sail,And gleams with blendings soft and bright,Till lost in the shades of fading night;So rose from earth the lovely Fay—So vanished, far in heaven away!•^ J> J> J> j> Up, Fairy ! quit thy chick weed bower,The

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. The culprit fay . A moment stayed the fairy there;He kissed the beach and breathed a prayer;Then spread his wings of gilded blue,And on to the elfin court he flew;As ever ye saw a bubble rise,And shine with a thousand changing dyes,Till, lessening far, through ether driven,It mingles with the hues of heaven;As, at the glimpse of morning pale,The lance-fly spreads his silken sail,And gleams with blendings soft and bright,Till lost in the shades of fading night;So rose from earth the lovely Fay—So vanished, far in heaven away!•^ J> J> J> j> Up, Fairy ! quit thy chick weed bower,The cricket has called the second hour,Twice again, and the lark will riseTo kiss the streaking of the skies—Up ! thy charmed armor don,Thoult need it ere the night be gone*

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