THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BEQUEST OF ANITA D. S. BLAKE
i. REAL RICHES. IS little I could care for pearls Who own the ample sea Or brooches, when the ; Emperor With rubies pelteth me ; i Or gold, who am the Prince of Mines Or diamonds, when I see A diadem to fit a dome Continual crowning me.
14 II. SUPERIORITY TO FATE. OUPERIORITY to *p 'T A fate Is difficult to learn. is not conferred by any, But possible to earn pittance at a time, Until, to her surprise, The soul with strict Subsists till economy Paradise.
15 III. HOPE. T T OPE is a subtle glutton He feeds upon the fair ; And yet, What His is inspected closely, abstinence is there ! the halcyon table That never seats but one, is consumed The same amounts remain. And whatsoever ;
POEMS. 6 IV. FORBIDDEN FRUIT, fruit a flavor has FORBIDDEN That lawful orchards How luscious lies the The pod that mocks pea within Duty locks ! ;
V. FORBIDDEN FRUIT. H. TJ EAVEN is what I cannot reach The apple on Provided the tree, do hopeless hang, That heaven is, to me. it ' ' The color on the cruising cloud, The interdicted ground Behind the hill, the house behind, There Paradise is found !
VI. A WORD. A WORD When Some I say it is dead it is say. just Begins to live That day. said,
19 VII. HPO venerate the -* Which Needs but to simple days lead the seasons by, remember That from you or me They may take the trifle Termed mortality ! To invest existence with a stately Needs but to remember That the^acorn there egg of forests For the upper air Is the ! air,
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