“The Right Must Win,”—Frederick W. Faber.
Frederick William Faber, a distinguished English hymn-writer, was born in Calverley, Yorkshire, June 28, 1814, and died at the Oratory, Brompton, September 26, 1863. His collection of “Hymns” appeared in 1848.
Be silent and safe,—silence never betrays you.
“Rules of the Road,”—John B. O’Reilly.
John Boyle O’Reilly, a celebrated Irish-American poet and prose-writer, was born near Drogheda, Ireland, June 28, 1844, and died at Hull, Mass., August 10, 1890. He wrote: “Songs of the Southern Seas,” “Moondyne,” etc.
Don’t you remember, sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?
Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown;
Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile,
And trembled with fear at your frown!
“Ben Bolt,”—Thomas Dunn English.
Thomas Dunn English, a noted American writer, was born in Philadelphia, June 29, 1819, and died in 1902. He is best remembered by his famous song, “Ben Bolt.”
Just take a trifling handful, O philosopher!
Of magic matter: give it a slight toss over
The ambient ether—and I don’t see why
You shouldn’t make a sky.
“Sky-Making.” To Professor Tyndall,—Mortimer Collins.