Not thy own celestial sphere Breathes sweeter music-Hark! I hear While beneath the moon's expanse [Exeunt. 7 Plutarch (in enthusiasm a Platonist and in benevolence a Pythagorean!) believed that the genius of Socrates still warned him of approaching danger, and taught him to avoid it. 8 ""Tis an excellent world that we live in, To lend, and to spend, or to give in; But to borrow or beg, or get a man's own, "Tis the very worst world that ever was known." 嗍 THE STRANGER-GUEST.1 T was a sunny Sabbath morn, the spring-time of the year, The earth look'd green and beautiful, the sky look'd bright and clear, And softly blew the freshening breeze and sweetly rose the lay Of feather'd woodland choristers blithe as the newborn day! To * Ere upon thy pillow thou Shalt to-night compose thy brow Greet the Minstrel while thou may'st, For he passeth on in haste, Soon a higher, happier sphere Will his solemn harpings hear! |