THE FROST.

The Frost looked forth one still, clear night,

And whispered, “Now I shall be out of sight;

So through the valley and over the height

In silence I’ll take my way.

I will not go on like that blustering train—

The wind and the snow, the hail and the rain,

Who make so much bustle and noise in vain;

But I’ll be as busy as they.”

Then he flew to the mountain, and powdered its crest;