Thrills for one month o’ th’ year—is tranquil all the rest.
Thee wondrous we may call—
Most wondrous this of all,
That such a tiny throat
Should wake so loud a sound, and pour so loud a note.
Maria Tesselschade Visscher—Born in the 16th century.
Translation of Dr. Bowring.
THE NIGHTINGALE.
FROM THE PORTUGUESE.
The rose looks out in the valley,