In that one act may every grace,

And every blessing have their place—

And give to future hours the bliss,

The charm of life, derived from this;

And—when even love no more supplies;

When weary nature sinks to rest—

May brighter, steadier light arise,

And make the parting moment blest! 30

TO A LADY, WITH SOME POETICAL EXTRACTS.

Say, shall thine eye, and with the eye the mind,