...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,...

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

...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...

...for high and pure desi gn s, But oft, like Israel's incense, laid Upon unholy, earthly shriues — Of nursing many a wrong desire — Of wandering after love too far, And taking every meteor fire, That cross'd my path-way, for his star ; All this it tells, and could I trace Th' imperfect picture o'er...

...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...

...speaks to me ; Far otherwise—of time it tells, Lavish'd unwisely, carelessly— Of counsel mock'd—of talents, made Haply for high and pure designs, But...after Love too far, And taking every meteor fire, That cross'd my path-way, for his star! * Fontcnelle,—" Si je rccommengais ma carrierc, je fr"- 1 tout...

...to me ; Far otherwise — of time it tells Lavish'd unwisely, carelessly — Of counsel mock'd — of talents, 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...

...to me ; Far otherwise — of time it tells, Lavish'd unwisely, carelessly—- Of counsel mock'd — of talents, made Haply for high and pure designs,...after Love too far, And taking every meteor fire, That cruss'd my path-way, for his >Ur! All this it tells, and, could I trace I'h imperfect picture o'er...

...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...

...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...after Love too far, And taking every meteor fire That cro&s'd my path-way for his star! All this it tells, and could I trace The imperfect picture o'er again....