GOLDEN NUMBERS

Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Hark! the numbers soft and clear
Gently steal upon the ear;
Now louder, and yet louder rise,
And fill with spreading sounds the skies;
Exulting in triumph now swell the bold notes,
In broken air, trembling, the wild music floats.

Alexander Pope.