RUE Dignity is his, whose tranquil mind Virtue has raised above the things below; BEATTIE. TRUE COURAGE; OR, THE HAPPY WARRIOR. HO is the happy warrior? Who is he Whom every man in arms should wish to be? Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought And fear, and bloodshed,―miserable train! In face of these doth exercise a power So often that demand such sacrifice; More skilled in self-knowledge, even more pure, As tempted more; more able to endure, As more exposed to suffering and distress; Thence, also, more alive to tenderness; -'Tis he whose law is reason; who depends Upon that law as on the best of friends; Whence, in a state where men are tempted still To evil for a guard against worse ill, And what in quality or act is best Doth seldom on a right foundation rest, He fixes good on good alone, and owes To virtue every triumph that he knows; -Who if he rise to station of command, Rises by open means; and there will stand On honourable terms, or else retire, And in himself possess his own desire; Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth, or honours, or for worldly state; Whom they must follow; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna if they come at all: Whose powers shed round him in the common strife, Or mild concerns of ordinary life, A constant influence, a peculiar grace; But who, if he be called upon to face Some awful moment to which Heaven has joined Is happy as a lover; and attired With sudden brightness, like a man inspired Come when it will, is equal to the need. WORDSWORTH. THE GOOD ALONE ARE GREAT. HEN winds the mountain oak assail, Content may slumber in the vale, Through scenes of tumult while we roam, It hopes in time to roam no more: Ye proud, ye selfish, ye severe, How vain your mask of state! The good alone have joy sincere,— Great, when, amid the vale of peace, BEATTIE. LOWLINESS OF MIND. H, I would walk A weary journey, to the furthest verge Of the big world, to kiss that good man's hand, 1 Who, in the blaze of wisdom and of art, WHITE. INTERPOSITION. HEN urged by strong temptation to the brink Severe in mercy, chastening in its love, JOANNA BAILLIE. VIRTUE. HE heart, unaltered in its mood, |