———
BY RUFUS WAPLES.
———
Aurora smiles! the sun is on the sea!
Angels are painting pictures in the sky;
Eolian breezes warble wild and free,
Singing the infant giant’s lullaby.
He comes to bless; he smiles to beautify:
But lately laving in a sea of glory,
New-born, new-crowned, he reigns a prince on high,