... sweet, and soft As music of a sacred stream, Speaks soothingly of things aloft, Like angels' vhispers in a dream. These lights and shadows on her face, Reveal her love for ever new, Give every line a speaking grace, And say, 1 She loves you-lives for you ...

... gentle showers descending, Or the dew drop on the leaf. Gently speak unto the erring, Let this truth remembered be All are eisters, all are brothers, Children of one family. To thy brother man speak kindly, It may dissipate the gloom Clouding his overshadow'd ...

... FINE ARTS. The Old Society of Painters in Water Colours have this week commenced their exhibition for 1856, and the critics speak of it as a most successful one, containing, according to the I7mo0 more pleasing pietures than any to be found In the larger ...

... the nigbt, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent -her hall our poweru To eke her ?? OUt. Onr very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our ...

... Sprang forth this fair and fairy maiden, Like a bee with honey laden, They say that those sweet lips of thins Breathe not-to speak; , Thy very ears, that seem so fine, N'o sound can seek. And yet thy face beams with emotion, Rlestless as the waves of ocean ...

... lies the Winter snow, And the Winter winds are wearily sighing; : Toll ye the church bells sad and slow, And tread softly and speak low, For the old year lies a dying. Old year, you must not die; You came to us so readily- 'You lived with us so steadily; ...

... the earth, and preparing those who speak it for this absorption. The young generation of the East Indies is learning it; and it is probable that within 50I years 65,000,000 of human beings of Asiatic race avll speak the language oin that continent. So ...

... lay- Ali, hecdless care ! I mnight lrave let tiren Irly ! 'IT was long err I believed Trat this ore rinrghter rriglrt rot speak to re; Waritedl aild wvatch'd, Gord krorws Irow prrtiently ! llowv willirgly deceived: Vain L.ove wars lorngt lie rrrtirirg ...

... the evening breeze has risen, And rustled the dying leaves. Lieten I there are voices talking.' Calmly still she strove to speak. Yet, her voice grew faint and trembling, And the red flushed In her cheek. It is only the children playing Below, now their ...

... Into eager listeners then. You might win our restless masses If you 'd speak but what you feel: This reserve all bounds surpasses, Which would love itself conceal. Love, and speak as love inspires you! Faithful words ne'er fruitless fail: And if God's ...

... delight would then be mine, As man could owe to love or wine, Or woman feel in dressing fine. Nor give me, though the truth I speak. The credit which I do not seek. Could you your tyrannies destroy, Self would commingle with my joy A no small portion of alloy ...

... that are and were, The smiles that shone, the tears that fell; The subtlest thought that poet dreamed His tongae-would he but speak-can tell; He seeth and heareth everything, From the wedding note to the passing bell. How long shall such a Despot reign, And ...