3. Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear And caught its tone with death's prophetic car; And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell: He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell. 4. Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, If ever more should meet those mutual eyes, 5. And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed, And the deep thunder peal on peal afar, And near, the beat of the alarming drum, While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips-"The foe! They come, they come!" 6. And wild and high the "Cameron's gathering" rose, The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn's hills With the fierce native daring which instills The stirring memory of a thousand years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears! 7. And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Which now beneath them, but above shall grow Of living valor, rolling on the foe, And burning with high hope, shall molder cold and low. 8. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The thunder-clouds close o'er it, which when rent, Which her own clay shall cover, heaped and pent, LESSON XLII. THE SOLDIER'S DIRGE. BY GEORGE H. BOKER. George Henry Boker was born in Philadelphia, in 1823, and graduated at Princeton College, New Jersey, in 1842. Like many American authors, he studied law, but never engaged in practice. In 1847 he published a volume entitled, The Lesson of Life, and other Poems. The following year he wrote Calaynos, a tragedy, which was brought upon the stage in London with success. His second tragedy, Anne Boleyn, appeared soon after, and was followed by several other plays, which were produced upon the stage and gave the author a wide celebrity. He has a'so published two later volumes of poems: War Lyrics, and Konigsmark, the Legend of the Hounds, and other poems. Mr. Boker was appointed Minister to Constan tinople in 1872. The Soldier's Dirge is from his War Lyrics, and was written in memory of Gen. Phil. Kearney. YLOSE his eyes; his work is done; sisend or foeman, Rise of moon, or set of sun, Hand of man, or kiss of woman? In the clover or the snow! What cares he? he cannot know; 2. As man may, he fought his fight, Lay him low, lay him low, In the clover or the snow! What cares he? he cannot know; 3. Fold him in his country's stars, 4. Leave him to God's watching eye, Trust him to the hand that made him, Mortal love sweeps idly by God alone has power to aid him. Lay him low, lay him low, In the clover or the snow! What cares he? he cannot know; LESSON XLIII. A CHRISTMAS HYMN. BY ALFRED DOMMETT. T was the calm and silent night! IT Seven hundred years and fifty-three And now was queen of land and sea. Held undisturbed their ancient reign, 2. 'Twas in the calm and silent night! His breast with thoughts of boundless sway; A paltry province far away, 3. Within that province far away, Centuries ago! 4. O strange indifference, low and high, Drowsed over common joys and cares; The world was listening,-unawares. One that shall thrill the world forever! 5. It is the calm and solemn night! A thousand bells ring out, and throw The darkness,-charmed and holy now! For in that stable lay, new born, The peaceful Prince of earth and heaven, Centuries ago. Apollo (myth.), the son of Jupiter and Latona, distinguished in Homer as the god of archery, prophecy, and music. Pallas (myth.), an appellation given to Minerva, an ancient Italian deity, goddess of all the liberal arts and sciences. Jove (myth.) the supreme Roman deity, ruler over heaven and earth, gods and men. Mars (myth.) the Roman god of war. LESSON XLIV. OUR GUIDE IN GENOA AND ROME. BY MARK TWAIN. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, whose well-known pseudonym is Mark Twain, was born in Monroe County, Missouri, in 1835. He began life as a printer; afterward, having worked his way over most of the Eastern States, to see the world, he returned to the West at the age of eighteen, and was for some time engaged as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans. His brother having been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory, Mr. Clemens went with him to that country for the sake of the trip, became fascinated with the wild life of Silverland and there remained. He began his literary career as a reporter on the Virginia City Enter |