But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

_Hebrew Melodies._


I saw thee weep--the big bright tear
Came o'er that eye of blue:
And then methought it did appear
A violet dropping dew;
I saw thee smile--the sapphire's blaze
Beside thee ceased to shine,
It could not match the living rays
That fill'd that glance of thine.

As clouds from yonder sun receive
A deep and mellow die,
Which scarce the shade of coming eve
Can banish from the sky,
Those smiles unto the moodiest mind
Their own pure joy impart;
Their sunshine leaves a glow behind
That lightens o'er the heart.

_Hebrew Melodies._


I have observed your sex, once roused to wrath,
Are timidly vindictive to a pitch