"May our prophet grant my wishes, Haughty chief, thou shalt be mine; Thou shalt drink that cup of sorrow Which I drank when I was thine." Like a lion turns the warrior, Back the hero, full of fury, Sent a deep and mortal wound; Instant sunk the renegado, Mute and lifeless, on the ground. With a thousand Moors surrounded, Near him fighting, great Alonzo Furious press the hostile squadron, Loss of blood at length enfeebles; Where yon rock the plain o'ershadows, Fainting sunk the bleeding hero, F ? NOSE AND EYES.- Cowper. BETWEEN Nose and Eyes a strange contest arose ; So the Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause "In behalf of the Nose, it will quickly appear, That the Nose has had spectacles always in wear, Then holding the spectacles up to the court, 'Your lordship observes they are made with a As wide as the ridge of the Nose is; in short, Again, would your lordship a moment suppose (Tis a case that has happened, and may be again) That the visage or countenance had not a Nose, Pray who would or who could wear spectacles then? "On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.” Then, shifting his side, as a lawyer knows how, So his lordship decreed, with a grave solemn tone, TRADITIONARY BALLAD― Mary Howitt. THE FAIRIES OF THE CALDON-LOW. A MIDSUMMER LEGEND. "AND where have you been, my Mary, “And what did you see, my Mary, "And what did you hear, my Mary, "O, tell me all, my Mary, - For "Then take me on your knee, mother, "And merry was the glee of the harp-strings, And their dancing feet so small; But, O, the sound of the talking Was merrier far than all!" "And what were the words, my Mary, That you did hear them say?" "I'll tell all, my you mother, But let me have my way! "And some, they played with the water, And rolled it down the hill: 'And this,' they said, 'shall speedily turn The poor old miller's mill; "For there has been no water "O, the miller, how he will laugh "And some, they seized the little winds, And each put a horn into his mouth, "And there,' said they, the merry winds go, Away from every horn; And those shall clear the mildew dank 66 6 From the blind old widow's corn! “O, the -- blind old widow,poor, Though she has been blind so long, She'll be merry enough when the mildew's gone, And the corn stands stiff and strong!' "And some they brought the brown lint-seed, "O the poor, lame weaver, "And then upspoke a brownie, "I've spun a piece of hempen cloth, And I want to spin another, A little sheet for Mary's bed, And an apron for her mother!' "And with that I could not help but laugh, |