Thou speak’st of One who doth not change—
So. may our hearts repose.
THE CHILD AND DOVE.
SUGGESTED BY CHANTREY’S STATUE OF LADY LOUISA RUSSELL.
Thou art a thing on our dreams to rise,
Midst the echoes of long-lost melodies,
And to fling bright dew from the morning back,
Fair form! on each image of childhood’s track.
Thou art a thing to recall the hours
When the love of our souls was on leaves and flowers,