Where I reap thou shouldst but glean;

Lay thy sheaf adown and come—

Share my harvest and my home.

Thomas Hood.

SIMPLE PLEASURES.

Say, why does man, while to his opening sight

Each shrub presents a source of chaste delight,

And Nature bids for him her pleasures flow,

And gives to him alone his bliss to know,

Why does he pant for Vice’s deadly charms?