Perform it, Lord, and help my unbelief.
So others viewing how thou cheerest me,
Shall in all sorrows put their trust in thee.
George Wither, 1588–1667.
XXV.
Medley.
THE STORY OF AARON THE BEGGAR.
FROM THE SWEDISH.
Kangas lieth in Sioni; ’tis a homestead that scarce has an equal;
Plenteous in wood and in corn-fields, with rich grassy meadows and moorland.
This won my father, in wedding the farmer’s fair daughter;