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ew-drop-jewel of the mist, That lives the briefest moment in the morn; Sparkling in purity upon a thorn; Then heaven-ward kisst. Gone! Like a Summer-wind, that woke a thrill In every leaf it fondled as it fled, Then left each leaflet drooping low its head Mournful and still. Gone! Like a swelling wail at Autumn time, That went with such sad cadences away, 'Twas thought a God from Heav'n had come astray Weeping sublime. Gone! Like a dream of beauty in the night, That came to tell a fair and welcome tale, Then left the wakening dreamer to bewail The dead delight. LIFE DREAMS. Behold yon truant schoolboy, cap in hand, Bound o'er the gilded mead with frantic whoop, And to each butterfly give ready chase; Till one more gaudy than the flutt'ring rest Starts up before his gaze. Then darts he forth To clutch the prize, which ever and anon Lingers on shiny flow'r till nearly caught, Then flickers off with tantalizing flirt. The youth with hopeful heart keeps up the chase, And so intent upon the game, that he Sees not the yawning slough beneath his feet, Until he finds himself o'er head and ears In dreary plight. And so it is through life: From youth to age man dreams of happiness: Grasps every gilded bubble that upsoars, Fondly believing each to be the prize His fancy pictured. Still the wished-for joy Is far beyond his reach as e'er it was; Yet, buoyed with hope, he sees, or thinks he sees, The coming future bearing in its arms The smiling Beauty that he pants to grasp. With palpitating heart and trembling hand He reaches forth to pluck the prize--when lo! The treach'rous earth expanding at his feet, He finds in place of happiness--a grave. AEOLUS AND AURORA: GIVING A LITTLE INFORMATION AS TO THE MUSIC OF THE GODS. (_a_) Said Aurora to Aeolus, as they sat o'er their bohea, Surrounded by Zephyruses--exactly three times three-- "Olus, dear, a new piano is the thing of things we want." I regret to say Aeolus raised his eyes and said "We dont!" So unlike his mournful manner, when his sweet sad harp he plays; And he heav'd a sigh regretful as he thought of other days-- As he thought of early moments, ere Aurora's heart was won-- Ere beefsteak was fifteen pence a-pound, and coals five crowns a-ton; Ere nine little West-winds murmured round his table
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