...when the day is o'er. Lends bv the hand her litlle child to bed, Halt' willing, hall' reluctant lo be led, And leave his broken playthings on the floor,...the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted Uy promises of others in their stead, Л\*1псЬ, though more splendid, may not please him more, —...

...millions of men would die for Him ! " — Najtoleoii at St. Helena, with General Bertrand. THE DEPARTURE. As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Leads by the hand her little child to bed, Half-willing, half-reluctant to be led, And leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing...

...form are not felt. In this sonnet entitled "Nature," as in others, there is a masterful artlessness: "As a fond mother, when the day Is o'er, Leads by...leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing on them through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead....

...form are not felt. In this sonnet entitled " Nature," as in others, there is a masterful artlessness: "As a fond mother, when the day is o'er. Leads by...Half willing, half reluctant to be led. And leave hie broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing on them through the open door, Nor wholly reassured...

...O'er all that flutter their wings and fly A hawk is hovering in the sky ; To stay at home is best. NATURE. As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Leads by the hand her little child to bed, Hah5 willing, half reluctant to be led, And leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing...

...baffled and beaten and blown about By the winds of the wilderness of doubt ; To stay at home is best. NATURE. As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Leads...broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing at them tbrough the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which,...

...all that flutter their wings and fly A hawk is hovering in the sky ; To stay at home is best. Sunmte, NATURE. As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Leads by the hand her little child to Half willing, half reluctant to be led, And leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing...

...O'er whose unsteady floor, that sways aud bends. Wander our thoughts above the dark abyss. SONNET: Aud leave his broken playthings on the floor. Still gazing at them through the open door, Not wholly...

...fertile flood, that murmurs evermore Of gods dethroned, and empires in the past. ANDREW L!NG. NATURE. S a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Leads by the hand her little child to bed, Half-willing, half-reluctant to be led, And leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing...

...these." HIS FINEST SONNET. THE New York Evening Post considers the following Longfellow's finest sonnet: As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Leads by the...to bed, Half willing, half reluctant to be led, And leaves his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing at them through the open door, Nor wholly reassured...