Praying thine eyes for soft consuming fire!
The thawing ice fit emblem then will be
Of tears, that sickness laid its hand on thee:
The flashing light, that shows the altar burning,
Shall be my gladness at thy health’s returning;
Health, Joy and Spring in one sweet band returning!
Cambridge, St. Valentine’s Day, 1847.
ARTHUR HARRINGTON.
OR A YOUTH OF PROMISE.