Form'd harbours, safe at once and perilous,—

Safe for defence, but perilous to enter.

A sea lake shone amidst the fossil isle,

Reflecting in a ring its cliffs and caverns,

With heaven itself seen like a lake below."

Montgomery's Pelican Island.


THE GATHERER.

"I am but a Gatherer and disposer of other men's stuff."—Wotton.