Moral.—To estimate your Worth,
Be certain as to date of Birth.
TALES IN RHYME.
THE VIRGIN WITH THE BELLS.
Much strange is true. And yet so much
Dan Time thereto of doubtful lays
He blurs them both beneath his touch:—
In this our tale his part he plays.
At Florence, so the legend tells,
There stood a church that men would praise
(Even where Art the most excels)
For works of price; but chief for one
They called the "Virgin with the Bells."
Gracious she was, and featly done,
With crown of gold about the hair,
And robe of blue with stars thereon,
And sceptre in her hand did bear;
And o'er her, in an almond tree,
Three little golden bells there were,