The Enchanted Isle Of The Sea.

This is no idle boast , or vamly said ; The trackless waste of water o ' er my head Is ruled by me with laws that are my own , Aud to the world of science yet unknown .

At the North Pole , the water ' s fresh , / know , And undercurrents warm and deep do flow ; The frozen wild , the Palseocrystic Sea , At certain times is broken up by me ;

The crystal mountains moving to the shore , Outstrip Jove ' s thunder with their deaf ' ning roar . 'Tis then a crevice opens out a "lead , " And ships may steam and steadil y proceed

Within the North , the Polar Sea , abreast , And work a passage where 'twill serve the best . Around the snow-capped pole an open sea , From eighty-fifth to ninetieth degree ,

Within a cycle of recurring years Is to be found by him who perseveres . The brave Alert , the worthy pioneer , I saw , admired the men , and ships , and gear ; The sister ship , Discovery rightly named ,

In history for ages will be famed . The seam of coal , a welcome " find " and good , ( The usefulness of ivhich is understood ) In years to come will prove a mighty thing , AVhen Vulcan ' s Sons at work their anvils

ring . The " Iron horse " along an iron ivay May travel to the pole , aver its SAvay , And taking man around the polar plain , In Avarnith and comfort bring him back again . The Magi of the mine will too advance ,

Defy the ice , subdue the vast expanse , And prove to Boreas , railer though he be , That I and Science rule the Polar Sea . The Earth's magnetic power I too control , And appositely guard the shifting pole—The point of darkness deep , and Avhen ' tis found

The Sages gladly will the fact expound . And though the Pole-Star is the sailors ' guide , And ships are safel y steered o ' er oceans Avide ,

In Plato s year the star , though " fixed , " has moved , And the ecliptic intersection proved . The earth , by Sun and Moon ' s attraction drawn , But hastens on the equinoctial dawn ; "Tis Earth's rotation and diurnal round ,

With Laivs of Gravitation nicely found , And motion more or less , and retrograde , By Avhich Precession Equinoctial ' s made . And moving slowly from the East to West , In manner opposite , yet- manifest , The equinoctial points a cycle make , And five-and-twenty thousand years they take

A single revolution to effect ; A proof sublime of Heaven ' s Architect , Of these and other things I freely speak From love to man , and not from any pique ; My aim is harmony , and , anchored Avell , Eternal Friendship on the earth shall

dwell . And you , my subjects , for your late display I thank—my lot ' s to rule , yours' to obey . The kind attention I have much enjoyed ; It freely came , and yet ' twas unalloyed . King Neptune and his noble Sons to-day Have proved their friendship in a regal

way ; I prize the treasures they have kindly brought , "lis by such deeds our love is surely sought . The Court ' s dissolved ! Each sprite and nymph repair To their own haunt , and duty practice there .

Adeona now our guest will home convey , To her I'll give a Queen ' s best g ift for aye-She Beauty hath , so Faith I now bestow , And Hope to share with Charity ' s warm glow , — The Christian Graces and a priceless boon ,

That sweetest music make for hearts in tune . Farewell , Fair Court I and dearesc child , good-bye , You'll soon again see Nature ' s earth and sky . "

The Queen thus spoke , and vanished from the view , Whilst the full Court bade the child adieu !