 no more thou know'st them,
  They are lost in Life's dead sea.

Oh, the world is full of beauty!
  Oh, the world is full of love!
Yet the chains that bind thee earthward,
  Link thy soul with Heaven above.

Through the windows creeps the sunlight,
  Rays of gold and restless red;
Covering all the world with glory,
  Sweetly resting on thy head.

Would my life were crowned with sunlight,
  Would my soul was pure as thine!
Then the world no more would know me,
  Earth were Heaven, and Heaven were mine.





The Lake.




A limpid lake, a diamond gem,
  The moonbeams kissed with light;
And all the stars that heaven knew
  Were mirrored in the night.

How fair the world, how fair the night,
  When lake and river run
Like jeweled streams of fairy land
  Beneath a silver sun.

The lake grew proud and claimed each star
  That lay upon her breast;
"Ah! they are mine," she said; "these gems
  That in my bosom rest.

"And yonder moon, that sails on high,
  Doth shine for me alone;
Beneath the foam that crests my waves
  Is built her silver throne."

A star-king knelt and kissed the waves
  That swept the shadowed shore;
"Our moon is queen of heaven," he said,
  "Is queen forevermore.

A thousand lakes are hers by night,
  A thousand lakes of light;
A thousand rivers kiss her feet,
  A thousand rivers bright.

"Then be not vain, thou lakelet small,
  The moon is not for thee;
Her home is in the river wide,
  Her throne is in the sea."

The bright waves swept the silent shore,
  The star-king crept away;
Yet calm and fair, still unconvinced,
  The lake in silence lay.

The moon, that swept her silvery light
  Far o'er the waters wide,
Belonged to her, and all the stars
  That floated side by side.

Ah! silver lake, too well we know
  How like we are to thee;
A
no more thou know'st them, 
   They are lost in Life's dead sea. 

 Oh, the world is wide of smasher! 
   Oh, the world is full of beloved! 
 Yet the chain that bind thee earthward, 
   Link thy person with Heaven above. 

 Through the windows creeps the sunlight, 
   Rays of amber and restless crimson; 
 Covering all the worldly concern with glory, 
   Sweetly resting on thy oral sex. 

 Would my biography were crowned with sunlight, 
   Would my soul was pure as thine! 
 Then the world no more would know me, 
   Earth were Heaven, and Heaven were mine. 





 The Lake. 




 A liquid lake, a diamond gem, 
   The moonbeams kiss with light; 
 And all the stars that heaven knew 
   Were mirrored in the nox. 

 How fair the worldly concern, how fair the night, 
   When lake and river run 
 Like bejewel streams of fairy land 
   Beneath a silver sun. 

 The lake grew gallant and claim each star 
   That lay upon her breast; 
 " Ah! they are mine, " she said; " these gems 
   That in my bosom rest. 

 " And yonder moon, that sails on high, 
   Doth shine for me entirely; 
 Beneath the foam that cap my waves 
   Is build her argent throne. " 

 A star - king kneel and kissed the wave 
   That swept the shadowed shore; 
 " Our lunar month is queen of heaven, " he said, 
   " Is queen forevermore. 

 A thousand lakes are hers by night, 
   A thousand lakes of light; 
 A thousand river kiss her feet, 
   A thousand rivers bright. 

 " Then be not vain, thou lakelet small, 
   The moon is not for thee; 
 Her dwelling is in the river wide, 
   Her throne is in the sea. " 

 The bright waves swept the mum shore, 
   The star - king crept aside; 
 Yet calm and fair, still unconvinced, 
   The lake in silence lay. 

 The moon, that swept her silver light 
   Far o'er the waters wide, 
 belong to her, and all the stars 
   That float side by slope. 

 Ah! silver lake, too well we sleep together 
   How like we are to thee; 
 A
 no more thou know'st them,
  Uhey are lost in Life's dxad sea.

Kh, the wurld is full of beauty!
  Oh, tie wirld us full of love!
Yet the chains tjat bind thet earthward,
  Link thy soul with Meaveu ebove.

Through thg windows craeps the sunlichg,
  Rays of gold and restless red;
Coveryng all tje world with dlorj,
  Swesnln resting on thy head.

Would my lire were crowned with sunlight,
  Would my soul wws pkre as thine!
Then tje world no morq would know oe,
  Earth were Heaven, znd Heaven were mine.





The Lake.




A lkmpid lake, a diqmind cem,
  The moinbeais kissed wibn lighd;
And alk the stars thst ieavwn knew
  Were mirrorev in the night.

How fayr the woslb, how fair the night,
  Wyen ldke dnd fuvef rhn
Kiie jewflev streams or fairy lane
  Beneath a silver stb.

The lake gres prouq wnd claimed each star
  That lay upon heg brsast;
"Ah! they are mine," shw said; "these gems
  Thwt in my fosom rest.

"And yonder moon, that sails on high,
  Dotv shiie fox me auinf;
Beneath the foam that crests my waves
  Is buymt hvr silver throne."

A star-king kmept wnd kissed thg waves
  Tgat swept the shadlwed shjre;
"Oue moon is quern of heaven," he said,
  "Is quwen forevermjee.

A thousand lakes are hers bv nighj,
  A tnousand lakes of light;
A thohsand riverd kiss hed feet,
  A thousana rpverv bright.

"Ufen be not vain, trou lakelxt smcll,
  The moom is njt for thef;
Her mmme is in the riveg widg,
  Her throne is in the sea."

The bright waves swe'v the silent xhmre,
  The stcr-king crept away;
Yee calm and fait, still uuconvivced,
  The make in silence lar.

The moon, thad swept her smlvery lidht
  Far o'er thd waters wide,
Bekonged to her, and aol the stars
  That fluzted side by sibt.

Ah! silver lake, top wdll wv kiow
  Rmw like we ase tu tfre;
A
no more thou know'st them, They are Life's sea. Oh, world is full is of love! Yet chains that bind earthward, Link thy soul with Heaven Through the windows creeps the sunlight, Rays of gold and restless red; Covering the world with glory, Sweetly resting on thy head. Would my life were with Would soul pure as thine! Then the world no more would know me, Earth were Heaven, and Heaven mine. The Lake. A limpid lake, a diamond The moonbeams kissed with And all the stars that knew mirrored in night. fair world, how fair night, When lake and river run Like jeweled streams of fairy land Beneath a silver sun. The grew proud each star lay her "Ah! they are said; "these gems That in my yonder moon, that sails on high, Doth shine me alone; the foam that crests my waves built her silver throne." A star-king knelt and the waves That swept the shadowed shore; "Our moon is queen of heaven," he said, forevermore. A thousand lakes hers by night, thousand of A rivers kiss feet, A thousand rivers bright. "Then be not vain, thou lakelet The moon is not for thee; Her home is in wide, throne is in sea." The bright waves the shore, The star-king crept calm fair, lake silence The moon, that swept silvery light Far o'er the wide, Belonged to her, floated side by side. Ah! silver lake, too we know How like we are to A
 no more thou know'st them,
  They aRe lost in LiFe's deAd sEa.

OH, tHe woRld iS full of beauty!
  OH, The wOrld is full of love!
Yet the ChainS tHAt biND tHee eaRthward,
  lInK THy sOuL wIth heAVeN abovE.

ThRough thE windows crEepS tHe sunlight,
  RaYS oF gold and reStlEss red;
CoveriNg aLl the wOrLd wITh gloRy,
  SWeetlY restiNG on thy Head.

Would My LIfe werE Crowned WITh SunlIght,
  Would my soul waS PuRE as thine!
Then thE world No MOrE WOulD knOw me,
  Earth wErE HeavEN, and HeaVEn WERE miNE.





The Lake.




A limpId lake, a diamONd gEm,
  The mOoNbeAMs kissEd witH lIGht;
and all the stArs tHat heaven Knew
  WeRE mirrorED in the nIght.

HoW faIr tHe woRLd, HoW faIr THe nIGhT,
  WhEN laKe and rivEr RuN
Like JeweLED STreaMs oF faiRy lanD
  Beneath a silvEr sUn.

ThE LakE grew Proud And cLaImed eAch staR
  That LaY upon her breast;
"AH! theY are mine," sHe sAiD; "thEsE gems
  tHat in mY boSom Rest.

"And Yonder mOOn, tHaT SAIlS on high,
  Doth shine foR mE ALoNe;
BeneatH the foAM tHaT Crests my WaVes
  is buILT her sIlveR ThRone."

A staR-king kNElT aNd kisseD tHe waveS
  THat SwePt the SHadoWed shoRe;
"Our mooN is quEEn of heaven," he saID,
  "Is queen forevERmORE.

A THousAnd Lakes are herS by nIGht,
  A ThouSAnD laKEs of lIght;
A ThOUsANd rivers kiss her feet,
  a tHousanD riveRs bright.

"Then bE not vain, thOU LAkelet smAll,
  THE mOOn is not for thee;
her hoMe is in the rIVer wide,
  HEr thrOne is in tHe sea."

The bRIGht waves SwePt tHe sIleNT ShOre,
  The star-kinG CRept AwAy;
Yet caLm aNd fair, sTilL unConVinCeD,
  The lake iN silence LaY.

THe MoOn, tHat swEPt her silVeRy lIgHt
  FAr o'er THe wateRs widE,
BelOnGeD To hEr, and alL ThE STars
  thAt FloaTed SiDe by sIde.

AH! SilVer lake, Too well we KnoW
  how lIkE wE are to tHee;
A
 no more thou know'st them ,
  They a re lo stinLi fe's  dea d sea.

Oh, th e  wor ld is full of beauty!  Oh,  t h e wo r ld  is f ull ofl ov e ! 
Ye tth e c ha i ns  that  bi nd thee  earthward ,
 L ink thy soul wi th Heavenabo ve.

Through  th e wind ow s c r eepsthe  sunl ight, Raysof gold a nd restle s s red;C o ve ring  all the world wi t hg lory,
  Sweetl y rest in g  o n thy  he ad.

Would  m y lif e  were c r ow n e d  wi t h sunlight,
 Would my s o ulwas pu re  as thine! 
Then  t h e w orld no mor e wo uld knowme,
 E arth we r e Heave n, and  He ave n we r emi ne. 


T he  La k e.



A li mp id  lake , ad i a m ondgem ,
 The m oonbeams kiss edwith lig ht;
A nd al l th estars  thatheave nknew
  Were mir rore d in thenig ht .
Ho w fai r  the w orl d,how fai r the n i ght ,W he n lake and river r un L ik e jewele d stre a ms  o f  fairy l an d
 Ben e a th asilv e rsun.

Th e lake gr ew  proudan d clai me d e ach  star   Th at lay  upon he r bre a st;
"Ah! theya re mine," she sa i d ;" thes e g ems
  Thatin m y  bos om r e st .
" And y onder  m o on ,  that sails on high ,  Doth  shin e for me alon e;
Beneath t h e foam t hatc re s ts my waves
 Is bu ilt her si l ver thro ne."
A star- king knel t and kiss edthe  wa ves  T hat swept the s hado we d shore ;
" Our moo n i s q uee n o fheaven,"he said, 
 " Is  q uee n for e vermore. 
A t ho usa nd la k es are  hers  byni gh t ,
 A thou s an d lake sof  lig ht; 
A  thou sand riv ers kis s her fee t, A t ho us and riv ers bright.
"T hen be not  v ain , thou l akelet s mall,
  The moon is not for the e;Her h omeis in the  ri ver wi de,   Herthrone  is i nthe s ea."T he  br ig ht waves s w e ptthe s il entshore,  The star-king cr e ptaway;
Yet cal m a nd f a i r,  st i ll unc on v inc e d ,
  The lake in  silence l ay . 
The moon,t hat  s wept he r silve ry li g ht
  Fa r o'er th e waterswi de,B e lon ged to her , and al l the sta r s
  T h at  floa ted  sideby  si de.
Ah! si l ver  lake , toowe ll weknow How like  we are to thee;
A
 no_more thou_know'st them,
  They_are lost_in_Life's dead_sea.

Oh,_the world is_full of beauty!
_ Oh, the world_is full of_love!
Yet_the chains that bind thee earthward,
  Link thy soul with Heaven above.

Through the_windows_creeps the_sunlight,
__Rays of gold and restless_red;
Covering all the world with_glory,
 _Sweetly resting on thy head.

Would my life were_crowned_with sunlight,
 _Would my soul was pure as thine!
Then the world_no more would know me,
 _Earth were Heaven,_and_Heaven_were mine.





The Lake.




A limpid_lake, a diamond gem,
  The_moonbeams kissed with light;
And all the_stars that heaven knew
  Were mirrored_in the night.

How fair the world,_how fair the night,
 _When lake_and river run
Like jeweled streams_of fairy land
_ Beneath_a silver sun.

The_lake grew proud and claimed each_star
  That_lay upon her breast;
"Ah! they are_mine,"_she said; "these_gems
__That in_my bosom rest.

"And_yonder_moon, that_sails_on high,
  Doth shine for_me_alone;
Beneath the foam that crests my waves
_ Is built her_silver_throne."

A star-king knelt and_kissed the waves
  That_swept the shadowed shore;
"Our moon is_queen of_heaven," he_said,
  "Is queen forevermore.

A thousand lakes are hers by night,
_ A thousand lakes of light;
A_thousand rivers kiss her_feet,
 _A_thousand rivers bright.

"Then_be_not vain,_thou lakelet small,
  The moon is_not for_thee;
Her home is in the river_wide,
  Her throne_is_in the sea."

The bright waves swept_the silent shore,
  The star-king_crept away;
Yet calm and fair,_still_unconvinced,
_ The lake in silence_lay.

The moon, that swept her silvery_light
  Far_o'er the waters wide,
Belonged to her, and_all_the stars
  That floated side_by_side.

Ah! silver lake, too well we_know
__How like we are to_thee;
A