L. 9. G.-If the stock of our bliss is in stranger hands vested, and Friends. L.-Though straiter bounds his fortune does confine, Waller. 10. G. With reason firm, and temperate will, Wordsworth. L. He will be everything to you, your sympathizing friend, To teach, and help, and lead, and bless, and comfort, and defend; He will be tender, just, and kind, unwilling to reprove, He will do all to bless you by his wisdom and his love. Tupper. 11. G.-Year after year you've lived alone. L. At least you think so now, but when You'll feel such bliss, such happiness Hurrah! hurrah! for you will be A bachelor no more. Lit. Museum. L-The dreary hours will soon be numbered And glorious hopes that long have slumbered, 12. G.-Poor fellow, how I pity you! Your life You'll leave so many blessings in the distance; Farewell to joy! a long, a sad farewell, L.-They say thy brow is lofty, Lit. Museum And thy tears they never flow, L. And thy cold smile is like the gleam Like a bright spring in the desert- 1 look beyond the veil that hides I know thy heart's deep yearnings, Then cast aside thy bearing proud, And a traveller, faint and weary, Of the music of its flow! 13. To strive well in your vocation, H. J. H L. Making truth your inspiration, Though your dearest friend he be, Those who borrow bind a fetter With a shout of bold defiance Let your sword be self-reliance, And the sense of right your shield. 14. There are three modes of bearing the ills of life: by indifference, which is the most common; by philosophy, which is the most ostentatious; and by religion, which is the most effectual. It has been actually said that “ philosophy readily triumphs over past or future evils, but that present evils triumph over philosophy." She can teach us to bear the calamities of others with magnanimity, but it is religion only that can teach us to bear our own with resignation. Colton. Oft mortals, blind and weak below, The bow of promise in a storm. L. 15. You'll have a friend whose company will be 16. Your dream is one of artless youth, Pomfret When all the world is joy and truth, In life they have no part. 17.. G.-That those who assume the greatest consequence have often the least share of judgment and ability. L. That if vanity does not overturn your virtues it surely makes them totter. 18. You're dying, as your friends all see, 19. ·G.-You always had a knack you know, |