...Southern by birth — Southern in sentiment, education, and interest — my book is Southern, too — " And little reck I of the censure sharp May idly cavil at an idle lay." To the free-born citizens of the South, then, I commit the work. To them it remains to say, whether...

...glow-worm lights her spark, The deer, half seen, are to the covert wending. Resume thy wizard elm ! the fountain lending, And the wild breeze, thy wilder...of the censure sharp May idly cavil at an idle lay. Much have I owed thy strains on life's long way, Through secret woes the world has never known, When...

...glow-worm lights her spark, The deer, half-seen, are to the covert wending. Resume thy wizard elm ! the fountain lending, And the wild breeze, thy wilder...of the censure sharp May idly cavil at an idle lay. Much have I owed thy strains on life's long way, Through secret woes the world has never known, When...

...glow-worm lights her spark, The deer, half seen, are to the covert wending. Resume thy wizard elm ! the fountain lending, And the wild breeze, thy wilder...and hum of housing bee. Yet, once again, farewell, thon Minstrel Harp ! Yet, once again, forgive my feeble sway, And little reck I of the censure sharp...

...glow-worm lights her spark, The deer, half-seen, are to the covert wending. Resume thy wizard elm ! the fountain lending, And the wild breeze, thy wilder...of the censure sharp May idly cavil at an idle lay. Much have I owed thy strains on life's long way, Through secret woes the world has never known. When...

...gently drew the glittering band, And laid the clasp on Ellen's hand. HARP of the North, farewell I The hills grow dark. On purple peaks a deeper shade...Minstrel harp ! Yet, once again, forgive my feeble sway I And little reck I of the censure sharp May idly cavil at an idle lay. Much have I owed thy strains...

...glow-worm lights her spark, The deer, half-seen, are to the covert wending. Resume thy wizard elm ! the fountain lending, And the wild breeze, thy wilder...bee. Yet, once again, farewell, thou Minstrel harp l Yet, once again, forgive my feeble sway, And little reck I of the censure sharp May idly cavil at...

...glow-worm lights her spark, The deer, half-seen, are to the covert wending. Resume thy wizard elm ! the fountain lending, And the wild breeze, thy wilder...of the censure sharp May idly cavil at an idle lay. Much have I owed thy strains on life's long way, Through secret woes the world has never known, When...

...note. Also observe the repetition of the verb in lines 5, 6. EXERCISE CXXIV. (same continued). Yefc, once again, farewell, thou minstrel harp ! Yet, once...of the censure sharp May idly cavil at an idle lay. Much have I owed thy strains on life's long way, 5 Through secret woes the world has never known, When...

...glowworm lights her spirt ; The deer, half seen, are to the covert wending. Resume thy wizard elm .' s , lei, And herd-boy's evening pipe, and hum of hoi'cj bee. Yet once again, farewell, thou minstrel harp...