THE PROPHECY OF THE TWELVE TRIBES.
"And Jacob called into his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together,
that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
"Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken
unto Israel your father."
—GENESIS, xlix. 1, 2, &c.
The Patriarch sat upon his bed—
His cheek was pale, his eye was dim;
Long years of woe had bow'd his head,
And feeble was the giant limb.