That barreth from thy heart
Or veileth from thy name
The loftiest, grandest part
Of histrionic Fame!
C. H. B.
A single sonnet more shall end these examples of the poetic tributes to the genius and worth of Forrest; tributes which, adding lustre to his career and shedding comfort and joy into his heart, were and are one of the most attractive illustrations of the value and sweetness of the prize of fame:
ON ROOT’S DAGUERREOTYPE OF MR. FORREST.
Light-born, and limned by Heaven! It is no cheat,
No image; but himself, his living shade!
With hurried pulse, the heart leaps forth to greet