Look on him ! is he laid
To slumber from the harvest or the chase ?
-Too still and sad the smile upon his face,

Yet that, ev’n that, must fade!
Death holds not long unchang’d his fairest guest,
Come near! and bear the mortal to his rest!

His voice of mirth hath ceased Amidst the vineyards! there is left no place For bin whose dust receives your vain embrace,

At the gay bridal feast ! Earth must take earth to moulder on her breast; Come rear! weep o'er him! bear him to his rest!

Yet mourn ye not as they
Whose spirit's light is quench'd for him the past
Is seald. He may not fall, he may not cast

His birthright's hope away!
All is not here of our beloved and bless'd-
Leave ye the sleeper with his God to rest !

MISCELLANEOUS PIECES.

THE TREASURES OF THE DEEP.

What hid'st thou in thy treasure-caves and cells ?
Thou hollow-sounding and mysterious main !
-Pale glistening pearls, and rainbow-colour'd shells,
Bright things which gleam unreck'd-of, and in vain !
-Keep, keep thy riches, melancholy sea !

We ask not such from thee.

Yet more, the depths have more !-what wealth untold,
Far down, and shining through their stillness lies!
Thou hast the starry gems, the burning gold,
Won from ten thousand royal Argosies !
-Sweep o'er thy spoils, thou wild and wrathful main !

Earth claims not these again.

Yet more, the depths have more !-thy waves have rollid Above the cities of a world gone by!

Sand hath fill'd up the palaces of old,
Sea-weed o'ergrown the halls of revelry.
-Dash o'er them, ocean! in thy scornful play!

Man yields them to decay.

Yet more! the billows and the depths have more !
High hearts and brave are gather'd to thy breast !
They hear not now the booming waters roar,
The battle-thunders will not break their rest.
-Keep thy red gold and gems, thou stormy grave !

Give back the true and brave !

Give back the lost and lovely !-those for whom
The place was kept at board and hearth so long,
The

prayer went up through midnight's breathless gloom, And the vain yearning woke ʼmidst festal song ! Hold fast thy buried Isles, thy towers o'erthrown

But all is not thine own.

To thee the love of woman hath gone down,
Dark flow thy tides o'er manhood's noble head,
O’er youth's bright locks, and beauty's flowery crown,
-Yet must thou hear a voice-restore the dead !
Earth shall reclaim her precious things from thee !

-Restore the dead, thou sea!