...them with most pain or admiration, as strange exhibitions of genius wallowing in the mire, — ' . . .Of talents made Haply for high and pure designs,...Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines.' There is Alexander Dumas, with all his insane extravagance, perhaps the most readable of them all,...

...In spite of the mushroom applause which attends these harpings, they are only mementos " Of talent! made Haply for high and pure designs, But oft, like...Israel's incense laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines.'* Were we to interrogate the most eminent of our few moral poets, WORDSWORTH, on the exuberance of our...

...birth-days speaks to me , Far otherwise — of time it tells Lavish M unwisely, carelessly — Of counsels mock'd, of talents made Haply for high and pure designs,...But oft, like Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, «arthly shrines—- Of nursing many a wrong desire—- Of wandering after love too far, And taking...

...ordain'd to run His long career of life again, He would do all that he had done.»— Ah ! 't is DOC thus the voice that dwells In sober birth-days speaks...made Haply for high and pure designs. But oft, like Israels incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines— Of nursing many .1 wrong desire — Of wandering...

...speaks to me; Far otherwise— of time it tells Lavish'd unwisely, carelessly — Of counsel inock'd— of talents, made Haply for high and pure designs,...wrong desire — Of wandering after Love too far, And Liking every meteor fire That cross' d my path-way for his star! All this it tolls, and could I trace...

...dwells In sober birth-days speaks to me; Far otherwise— of time it tells La vial i'd um-, i , : v, carelessly — Of counsel mock'd — of talents, made Haply for high and pure designs, But ofl, like Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines — Of nursing many a wrong desire —...

...to me ; Far otherwise — of time it tells, Lavished unwisely, carelessly — Of counsel mocked — of talents, made Haply for high and pure designs,...Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines.— All this it tells, and could I trace Th' imperfect picture o'er again, With power to add, relouch,...

...He would do all that he had done." Ah, 'tis not thus the voice, that dwells In sober birth-da;. >. speaks to me; Far otherwise — of time it tells,...talents, made Haply for high and pure designs, But ott, like Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines, — Of nursing many a wrong desire,...

...STKKIT BY CAMILLA NEEDHAM --- of time it tells, Lavished unwisely, carelessly— Of counsel mocked — of talents, made Haply for hig-h and pure designs,...Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines."— T. MOORE. LONDON SAUNDERS AND OTLEY, CONDUIT STREET. 1838. LONDON: Printed by W. Blatch, Exeter Street,...

...birthdays speaks to me ; Far otherwise — of time it tells Lavish'd unwisely, carelessly — Of counsels mock'd — of talents, made Haply for high and pure...Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shrines — » * * * * * All this it tells, and, could I trace Th' imperfect picture o'er again, With power...