Faith.
I.
THOU hast seen how a ring in its clasp may enfold
A diamond more dazzling, more precious than gold;
And the gem to the ring gives a lustre more bright,
Like the glance from the eye of an angel of light.
II.
Thus Faith is a ring, we may see in its grasp
A gem more resplendent than gold may enclasp;
’Tis the Pearl of great Price set by Heaven above
In that ring is the gift of obedient love.
A Lament.
(From an unpublished Drama written in early life.)
I.
ONCE lightly I roamed o’er these green fields and meadows;
As bright as my future all things seemed to shine;
And in the clear heavens there hovered no shadows,
For all seemed a realm of glory divine.