But in thy sternest frown abides
A look of kindly promise yet.
Thou bring’st the hope of those calm skies,
And that soft time of many showers,
When the wide bloom, on earth that lies,
Seems of a brighter world than ours.
—Royal Arcanum.
DOMESTIC SHEEP.
(Ovis aries.)
ADAPTED FROM A PAINTING BY FRED. WILLIAMSON.