We, fixed so, ever should so abide?
What if we still ride on, we two,
With life forever old yet new,
Changed not in kind but in degree,
The instant made eternity,—
And heaven just prove that I and she
Ride, ride together, forever ride?
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
A CHILD'S STORY
(Written for, and inscribed to, W. M. the Younger)