...musings, with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware. When thought* Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee...

...infirmities weigh heavily ; when the spirits droop, and life looks clouded, and the world dark and dreary ; when thoughts " Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sod images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house,...

...eloquence of beauty ; and she glides American Poetry. 125 Into his darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness ere he...come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee...

...is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make tbee to shudder and grow sick at heart — Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings...

...and a smile And eloquence of heauty ; and she glides Into his darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last hitter hour come like a hlight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and...

...and a smile And eloquence of beauty ; and she glides Into his darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he...come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, * This much...

...musings, with a mild Their sharpness, ere he is aware. When thoughts And gentle sympathy, that steals away Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Of the stern agony, and shroud and pall, Make thee to...

...is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour eome like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, • This nurh admired poem wss &rst published In 1817, in ilu- North A nerkM Rrvtew. Tto following...

...his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile, And eloquence of beauty ; and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy...that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware." If then, we are not deceived in our views of the efficacy of music in promoting the happiness of mankind,...

...for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy,...come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house. Make thee...