No. III.—NOONDAY.

Lo! like an eastern king,

Forth marches Sunshine gorgeously through earth,

By health attended, and life-giving mirth,

And heralded by Spring.

Light through the untrack'd air,

Pursues its course authentic; hill and dale

Rejoice, and Nature cries, "All hail!"

As if a king were there.

The elevated lawns,