Upon myself."—The other left these words

Unnoticed, thus continuing—

"From yon crag,

Down whose steep sides we dropped into the vale,

We heard the hymn they sang—a solemn sound

Heard any where; but in a place like this

'Tis more than human! Many precious rites

And customs of our rural ancestry

Are gone, or stealing from us; this, I hope,

Will last for ever.[CI] Oft on my way have I