And beauty of rich raiment; they should set,
High before all, a sickly pauper child,
To keep the rich in mind of poverty,—
The sure concomitant of their estate.
THE LESSON OF DEATH.
TO S. T. D.
In memory of one whose breath
Blessed all with words wise, loving, brave;
Whose life was service, and whose death
Unites our hearts around her grave.