But took his place among the ranks of men
Who toil and suffer. If, in sooth, it be
Religion keeps us up, this man had that.
God grant his yearnings were a living faith!
Heaven lies above us: may we find him there
Beside the waters still, and crowned with palms!”
THE FRESHET.
A CONNECTICUT IDYL.
Last August, of a three weeks’ country tour,
Five dreamy days were passed amid old elms
And older mansions, and in leafy dales,