“And this is why I sojourn here

Alone, and idly loitering,

Tho’ all the season’s through and tho’

No ‘stars’ now sing!”

The Figaro. September 15, 1875.

BEAUTY.

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:

Its loveliness increases; it will never

Pass into nothingness; but still will keep

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep