The clouds that blush, and die a beamy death,

Or weep themselves away in rain,—the streams

That flow along in dying music,—leaves

That fade, and drop into the frosty arms

Of Winter, there to mingle with dead flowers,—

Are all prophetic of our own decay.

BEAUTY

How oft, as unregarded on a throng

Of lovely creatures, in whose liquid eyes

The heart-warm feelings bathe, I've look'd