BY MRS. E. J. EAMES.

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Enchantress, come! and charm my cares to rest.

How shall I lure thee to my side again,

Thou, who wert once the Angel of my Youth?

Thou, who didst woo me with thy blandest strain —

Tinting wild Fancy with the hues of Truth;

Whose plumy shape, floating in rosy light,

Showered purest pearl-drops from its fairy wing,

Making earth’s pathway like the day-star bright,