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Show 48 VINCJ·OS 'l' O c. ,:;, Where nymph and fairy ilnd a home, And foot of spoiler never come. ·X· ·• ·• ·X- * And Og6 stands mid this array Of matchless beauty, but his brow Is brightened not by pleasure's play ; * lie stands unmoved-nay, saddened now, As doth the lorn and mateless bird That constant mourns, whilst all unheard, 'J'he breezes freighted with the strains Of other songsters sweep the plain,' l'hat ne'er breathes forth a joyous note, Though odors on the zephyrs floa~ The tribute of a thonsand bowers, Rich in their store of fragrant flowers. Yet Og6's was a mind. that joyed. With nature in her every mood, Whether in sunshine unalloyed. \Vith darkness, or in tempest rude; And, by the dashing waterfall, Or by the gently flowing river, Or listening to the thunder's call, IIe'd joy away his life forever. But ah I life is a changeful thin:;, And pleasures swiftl _,.f'""~ awiw, VINCENT 0GE. And we may turn, with shuddering, From what we sighed for yesterday. The guest, at banquet-table spread With choicest viands, shakes with dread, Nor heeds the goblet bright and fair, Nor tastes the dainties rich and rare, Nor bids his eye with pleasure trace The wreathed flowers that deck the place, If he but knows there is a draught Among the cordials, that, if quaffed, Will send swift poison through his veins. So Og6 seems ; nor does his eye With pleasure view the flowery plains, 'J'he bounding sea, the spangled sky, As in the short and soft twilight, ~'he stars peep brightly forth in heaven, .And hasten to the realms of night, As handmaids of the Even. * * ·• * * * * 'l.'he loud shouts from the distant town, Joined in with natUl'e's gladsome lay; The lights went glancing up and down, Riv'ling the stars-nay, seemed as they 3 |