Blest is thy dwelling-place—

O to abide in the desert with thee!

James Hogg.

LARK.

To the last point of vision, and beyond,

Mount, daring warbler! that love-prompted strain

(’Twixt thee and thine a never-failing bond)

Thrills not the less the bosom of the plain;

Yet might’st thou seem, proud privilege! to sing

All independent of the leafy spring.