The vulture at his heart,”—

Promise of Spring: (W. G. S.)

“The sun-beguiling breeze,

From the soft Cuban seas,”—

Prosopopeia—Virginia’s Call to Arms: March, 1861. (S. L. M., April, 1861.)

“Come from your mountain regions,

Come from your plains afar,”—

Quam diu tandem abutere patientia no: By B., Baltimore, June 30, 1861. (R. B. B. 4.)

“Come gentle muse, give me your aid,

Keen make my pen as Ashby’s blade”—