As old a Power's cogitation roll.

Teach thee?—Presumption! thought is young and dull—

Question thy God what God is, soul what soul."

THE RAIN-CROW.

THEE freckled August, dozing hot and blonde

Oft 'neath a wheat-stack in the white-topped mead—

In her full hair brown ox-eyed daisies wound—

O water-gurgler, lends a sleepy heed:

Half-lidded eyes a purple iron-weed