"Use almost can change the stamp of nature.' For through the earth's wide field our progress ranges By wood and fell. From Arctic to the torrid zone we ramble Ever disposed to trade or preach or gamble For men like change, distraction, something new, Old fashions, loves and jokes content but few, W "We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly followed." Othello, I. 1. HERE all are masters chaos reigns supreme, Leader must lead or woe betide the team; Cavil nor question what may be his aim; Do your own duty, covet not his fame. February 6. 'Prosperity is the very bond of love, Whose fresh complexion and whose heart together Winter's Tale, IV. 3. A WORLDLY maxim, to be regarded only By those who estimate the world's opinion Above all else; whose hearts have never burnt With true affection's fire; who ne'er aspire To that sweet union of the soul Which doubles pleasure, halves our pain, And makes us, old, deem ourselves young again. "All of us have cause To wail the dimming of our shining star, But none can cure their harms by wailing them." Richard III. II. 2. S we grow old our fond illusions fly As Like desert mirage when we come too nigh; 'Tis useless o'er their failure loud to mourn, "Twould but expose us to the worldling's scorn. Still to old age it is perhaps allowed A sunset cloud, whence shining brightly through, We see once more, nay even feel again— We realize, alas! what once was ours And mourning bend our heads o'er failing powers. C "The flighty purpose never is o'ertook Macbeth, IV. 1. ONCEIVE and execute-that is the plan Of action taken by the wiser man; Whereas the man esteeming himself wise Thinks and reflects, meanwhile the rare chance flies. A February 9. 66 'Wisely. Our sorrow with our comfort." weigh Tempest, II. 1. ND like a prudent merchant strike a balance But like him too I fear me we shall feel Our losses none the less for after-gain : No after-bliss obscures a moment's pain. T Queen Victoria married, 1840. "He was great of heart." Othello, V. 2. O be so great of heart, to love one's kind, To be considerate, with the wish to find In natures rude some quality redeeming, That is to know that God has lent a mind One of His attributes divine, which bind Mortals to Him. O great and precious meaning! February 11. "Most poor matters Point to rich ends." Tempest, III. I. How OW oft rich ends from poor beginnings grow! So when of fortune's tide we see the flow, In thrift its secret ever will be found. |