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Reviews.
Mt rt ™^ ^ ^™ d pleasant rhythm , but are animated by genial sentiment ancl much poetic power and reality . ° Wo give some selections which perhaps may induce some of our kind friends and brethren to purchase the little volume . We think " Vanished " is very pretty :
" VANISHED . " Oh ! for the touch of a vanished hand , And the sound of a voice that is still "—Tennyson . I ' ve just been dreaming a dream of the past , It brought back days departed j When sweet Avas her voice and bright Avas her smile
, v _ . „ , " otl 2 a 11 day hn S light-hearted : Vet all that is left of a long lost love Is a sad , sweet memory only , And I wake to gaze on a vacant chair , "
And to knoAv that I am lonel y . I thought that Ave sat in the same dear room . Where first our VOAVS were spoken , Ancl I heard the li ght " touch of the vanished hand " ° l T ? s ere t ] ie strings ware broken : JN o sense of change in that vision seemed
. But youth and beaut y only : — 'Twos the old , old tale—too loving hearts , And one left sad ancl lonely . " ^ We think that all of us AV . 11 enter into the harmony ancl power of " What I Love
"WHAT I LOVE BEST . " I'll tell you what I love the best , Though in this world I find 'Tisthey who take things as they come Who most leave care behind ; Contented thus I laugh ancl sing , While
others rail and preach : The reason is , I covet not The things beyond my reach .
I more than gold , or hoarded wealth , Love labour and love rest , But honest hearts and earnest deeds Are things that I love best .
I love a friend who ' s not ashamed To meet me face to face , I love a bri ght and sunny smile On Avoman ' s brow to trace ; I love to feel , if good I ' ve clone To one of IOAV degree , That
Avere our fates reversed , that one Wordd do the same for me ! I love tbe winter ' s warm fireside , The song , the dance , the jest ; But most the welcome that I meet what
Is I love the best . V 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Reviews.
Mt rt ™^ ^ ^™ d pleasant rhythm , but are animated by genial sentiment ancl much poetic power and reality . ° Wo give some selections which perhaps may induce some of our kind friends and brethren to purchase the little volume . We think " Vanished " is very pretty :
" VANISHED . " Oh ! for the touch of a vanished hand , And the sound of a voice that is still "—Tennyson . I ' ve just been dreaming a dream of the past , It brought back days departed j When sweet Avas her voice and bright Avas her smile
, v _ . „ , " otl 2 a 11 day hn S light-hearted : Vet all that is left of a long lost love Is a sad , sweet memory only , And I wake to gaze on a vacant chair , "
And to knoAv that I am lonel y . I thought that Ave sat in the same dear room . Where first our VOAVS were spoken , Ancl I heard the li ght " touch of the vanished hand " ° l T ? s ere t ] ie strings ware broken : JN o sense of change in that vision seemed
. But youth and beaut y only : — 'Twos the old , old tale—too loving hearts , And one left sad ancl lonely . " ^ We think that all of us AV . 11 enter into the harmony ancl power of " What I Love
"WHAT I LOVE BEST . " I'll tell you what I love the best , Though in this world I find 'Tisthey who take things as they come Who most leave care behind ; Contented thus I laugh ancl sing , While
others rail and preach : The reason is , I covet not The things beyond my reach .
I more than gold , or hoarded wealth , Love labour and love rest , But honest hearts and earnest deeds Are things that I love best .
I love a friend who ' s not ashamed To meet me face to face , I love a bri ght and sunny smile On Avoman ' s brow to trace ; I love to feel , if good I ' ve clone To one of IOAV degree , That
Avere our fates reversed , that one Wordd do the same for me ! I love tbe winter ' s warm fireside , The song , the dance , the jest ; But most the welcome that I meet what
Is I love the best . V 2