May soothe or wound a heart that’s broken.
On an Infant.
Ere sin could blight, or sorrow fade,
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
English, French, and Germans.
It is remarked by T. P. Richter, one of the most celebrated German writers, that the empire of the sea belongs to the English, that of the earth to the French, and that of the air to the Germans. Madame de Stael says, “C’est l’imagination, plus que l’esprit, qui caracterise les Allemands.”