6 OCTOBER 1883, Page 15

A BREATH OF HEAVEN.

I ONCE again in this charm'd realm inquire :

Not listening to the Ocean's sad refrain, Nor watching on the mountain heights, to gain A message for the meditative lyre.

The air contents me. Such do they respire, Our lov'd ones, gather'd on the heavenly plain, With quiet breathing blest, and freed from pain, And toil, and care, and unfulfill'd desire.

Embosom'd in like calm, oh, let me rest, And breathe in sweet, unseen companionship Time cannot sever, nor delay, nor Death !

These shining shores and sunlit sea attest The encircling Love that doth his children keep

In perfect peace and nulaboriona breath.