...nerveless reins, — Amid the Muses, left thee deaf and dumb, Amid the gladiators, halt and numb. " As the bird trims her to the gale I trim myself to...drive unharmed ; The port, well worth the cruise, is lear, And every wave is charmed.'" CHAPTER XL 1868-1873. 2E& 65-70. Lectures on the Natural History...

...his epitaph, nothing higher or wiser is uttered : — " As the bird trims her to the gale, I trim me to the storm of time ; I man the rudder, reef the...; Lowly faithful, banish fear; Right onward drive unharm'd ; The port, well worth the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed." These words hold good,...

...nerveless reins, — Amid the Muses, left thee deaf and dumb, Amid the gladiators, halt and numb." As the bird trims her to the gale I trim myself to the storm of time, 1 man the rudder, reef the sail, Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime : " Lowly faithful, banish fear,...

...two ; Economize the failing river, Not the less revere the Giver, Leave the many and hold the few.1 As the bird trims her to the gale, I trim myself to...worth the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed.' " LAURA C. SHELDON, '87. MY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE. Our thoughts always linger with tender,half-joyons,...

...temptations. To live is Christ, but to die would be eternal gain." 142 CHAPTEE XV. WATCHING AND WAITING. " As the bird trims her to the gale, I trim myself to...worth the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed." EW EMERSON. ASI entered on the year 1843, it appeared to me that the time had come when I must mate...

...day's. 'j'liou canst not come too soon; and I can wait If Thou come late. SUSAN COOUOGE FROM "TERMINUS." AS the bird trims her to the gale, I trim myself to...worth the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed." RALPH WALDO EMERSON. SONG FROM SINTRAM. r I •~O him, — whose near end stealing Through heart and...

...mourn then, for we go to Thee I " Between the leaves of the Hymn-book is Emerson's " Terminus : " — " As the bird trims her to the gale, I trim myself to...worth the cruise is near, And every wave is charmed." After the death of her grandchild she referred to a poem which she had copied on the fly-leaves of...

...snow, And the untaught Spring is wise In cowslips and anemones." "It is time to be old, To take in sail, — Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime :...the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed.'" " He spoke, and words more soft than rain Brought the Age of Gold again ; His action won such reverence...

...snow, And the untaught Spring is wise In cowslips and anemones." "It is time to be old, To take in sail, — Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime: 'Lowly...the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed.'" " He spoke, and words more soft than rain Brought the Age of Gold again; His action won such reverence...

...smoke of vain desires, And all the unclouded blue of heaven is thine ! OW Holmes. FROM "TERMINUS." AS the bird trims her to the gale, I trim myself to...worth the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed." "LIKE MOUNTAIN-RANGES OVERPAST." ENOUGH that blessings undeserved Have marked my erring track ; —...