The heart’s deep feelings to my sounding lyre!

’Tis vain—’tis vain—such feelings must retire

From mortal view! Again I draw the veil

Over these parents’ hearts. It would require

A more than mortal tongue to tell the tale

Of all their high wrought feelings—mortal speech would fail.

XLII.

’Tis sad when those we love cannot be near

Our dying bed; and yet it saves much pain.

The last farewell that falls upon the ear—