stately monument, perchance, by gratitude upreared, where pious crowds
pay tribute to his name.




HYMN OF HEALTH

(From the Greek)

Health, thou most frangible of heaven's dower,
With thee may what remains of life be spent;
Cease not upon me, thus, thy gifts to shower,
And in my soul to find a tenement.

For what is there of beauty, wealth or power,
Of gentle offspring, or the wiles of love,
But owes its solace, sweet, in every hour,
To thee, thou regent of the powers above.

The spring of pleasure blooms if thou but bless,
And every step upon the Autumn way
Is lit by thee, parent of happiness!
Without thee sadly sounds life's roundelay.

(M.B.)


Health is one of those intangible inestimably precious possessions, like
life and liberty, to which all are entitled by natural Law. Yet are