How fleet is a glance of the mind!
Compared with the speed of its flight,
The tempest itself lags behind,
And the swift-winged arrows of light.
W. J. MICKLE.
1734-1788.
The Mariner's Wife.
His very foot has music in 't
As he comes up the stairs.
How fleet is a glance of the mind!
Compared with the speed of its flight,
The tempest itself lags behind,
And the swift-winged arrows of light.
His very foot has music in 't
As he comes up the stairs.