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l；　with　the　terrors　of　the　wondrous　theme　Bewildered；　and　appalled；　I　cease　to　sing；　And　close　my　dazzled　eye；　and　rest　my　wearied　wing。　。。。

THE　LAST　BUCCANEER。　（1839。）　The　winds　were　yelling；　the　waves　were　swelling；　The　sky　was　black　and　drear；　When　the　crew　with　eyes　of　flame　brought　the　ship　without　a　name　Alongside　the　last　Buccaneer。　〃Whence　flies　your　sloop　full　sail　before　so　fierce　a　gale；　When　all　others　drive　bare　on　the　seas？　Say；　come　ye　from　the　shore　of　the　holy　Salvador；　Or　the　gulf　of　the　rich　Caribbees？〃　〃From　a　shore　no　search　hath　found；　from　a　gulf　no　line　can　sound；　Without　rudder　or　needle　we　steer；　Above；　below；　our　bark；　dies　the　sea…fowl　and　the　shark；　As　we　fly　by　the　last　Buccaneer。　〃To…night　there　shall　be　heard　on　the　rocks　of　Cape　de　Verde；　A　loud　crash；　and　a　louder　roar；　And　to…morrow　shall　the　deep；　with　a　heavy　moaning；　sweep　The　corpses　and　wreck　to　the　shore。〃　The　stately　ship　of　Clyde　securely　now　may　ride；　In　the　breath　of　the　citron　shades；　And　Severn's　towering　mast　securely　now　flies　fast；　Through　the　sea　of　the　balmy　Trades。　From　St　Jago's　wealthy　port；　from　Havannah's　royal　fort；　The　seaman　goes　forth　without　fear；　For　since　that　stormy　night　not　a　mortal　hath　had　sight　Of　the　flag　of　the　last　Buccaneer。　。。。

EPITAPH　ON　A　JACOBITE。　（1845。）　To　my　true　king　I　offered　free　from　stain　Courage　and　faith；　vain　faith；　and　courage　vain。　For　him；　I　threw　lands；　honours；　wealth；　away。　And　one　dear　hope；　that　was　more　prized　than　they。　For　him　I　languished　in　a　foreign　clime；　Grey…haired　with　sorrow　in　my　manhood's　prime；　Heard　on　Lavernia　Scargill's　whispering　trees；　And　pined　by　Arno　for　my　lovelier　Tees；　Beheld　each　night　my　home　in　fevered　sleep；　Each　morning　started　from　the　dream　to　weep；　Till　God　who　saw　me　tried　too　sorely；　gave　The　resting　place　I　asked；　an　early　grave。　Oh　thou；　whom　chance　leads　to　this　nameless　stone；　From　that　proud　country　which　was　once　mine　own；　By　those　white　cliffs　I　never　more　must　see；　By　that　dear　language　which　I　spake　like　thee；　Forget　all　feuds；　and　shed　one　English　tear　O'er　English　dust。　　A　broken　heart　lies　here。　。。。

LINES　WRITTEN　IN　AUGUST。　（1847。）　The　day　of　tumult；　strife；　defeat；　was　o'er；　Worn　out　with　toil；　and　noise；　and　scorn；　and　spleen；　I　slumbered；　and　in　slumber　saw　once　more　A　room　in　an　old　mansion；　long　unseen。　That　room；　methought；　was　curtained　from　the　light；　Yet　through　the　curtains　shone　the　moon's　cold　ray　Full　on　a　cradle；　where；　in　linen　white；　Sleeping　life's　first　soft　sleep；　an　infant　lay。　Pale　flickered　on　the　hearth　the　dying　flame；　And　all　was　silent　in　that　ancient　hall；　Save　when　by　fits　on　the　low　night…wind　came　The　murmur　of　the　distant　waterfall。　And　lo！　the　fairy　queens　who　rule　our　birth　Drew　nigh　to　speak　the　new…born　baby's　doom：　With　noiseless　step；　which　left　no　trace　on　earth；　From　gloom　they　came；　and　vanished　into　gloom。　Not　deigning　on　the　boy　a　glance　to　cast　Swept　careless　by　the　gorgeous　Queen　of　Gain；　More　scornful　still；　the　Queen　of　Fashion　passed；　With　mincing　gait　and　sneer　of　cold　disdain。　The　Queen　of　Power　tossed　high　her　jewelled　head；　And　o'er　her　shoulder　threw　a　wrathful　frown；　The　Queen　of　Pleasure　on　the　pillow　shed　Scarce　one　stray　rose…leaf　from　her　fragrant　crown。　Still　Fay　in　long　procession　followed　Fay；　And　still　the　little　couch　remained　unblest：　But；　when　those　wayward　sprites　had　passed　away；　Came　One；　the　last；　the　mightiest；　and　the　best。　Oh　glorious　lady；　with　the　eyes　of　light　And　laurels　clustering　round　thy　lofty　brow；　Who　by　the　cradle's　side　didst　watch　that　night；　Warbling　a　sweet；　strange　music；　who　wast　thou？　〃Yes；　darling；　let　them　go；〃　so　ran　the　strain：　〃Yes；　let　them　go；　gain；　fashion；　pleasure；　power；　And　all　the　busy　elves　to　whose　domain　Belongs　the　nether　sphere；　the　fleeting　hour。　〃Without　one　envious　sigh；　one　anxious　scheme；　The　nether　sphere；　the　fleeting　hour　resign。　Mine　is　the　world　of　thought；　the　world　of　dream；　Mine　all　the　past；　and　all　the　future　mine。　〃Fortune；　that　lays　in　sport　the　mighty　low；　Age；　that　to　penance　turns　the　joys　of　youth；　Shall　leave　untouched　the　gifts　which　I　bestow；　The　sense　of　beauty　and　the　thirst　of　truth。　〃Of　the　fair　brotherhood　who　share　my　grace；　I；　from　thy　natal　day；　pronounce　thee　free；　And；　if　for　some　I　keep　a　nobler　place；　I　keep　for　none　a　happier　than　for　thee。　〃There　are　who；　while　to　vulgar　eyes　they　seem　Of　all　my　bounties　largely　to　partake；　Of　me　as　of　some　rival's　handmaid　deem　And　court　me　but　for　gain's；　power's；　fashion's　sake。　〃To　such；　though　deep　their　lore；　though　wide　their　fame；　Shall　my　great　mysteries　be　all　unknown：　But　thou；　through　good　and　evil；　praise　and　blame；　Wilt　not　thou　love　me　for　myself　alone？　〃Yes；　thou　wilt　love　me　with　exceeding　love；　And　I　will　tenfold　all　that　love　repay；　Still　smiling；　though　the　tender　may　reprove；　Still　faithful；　though　the　trusted　may　betray。　〃For　aye　mine　emblem　was；　and　aye　shall　be；　The　ever…during　plant　whose　bough　I　wear；　Brightest　and　greenest　then；　when　every　tree　That　blossoms　in　the　light　of　Time　is　bare。　〃In　the　dark　hour　of　shame；　I　deigned　to　stand　Before　the　frowning　peers　at　Bacon's　side：　On　a　far　shore　I　smoothed　with　tender　hand；　Through　months　of　pain；　the　sleepless　bed　of　Hyde：　〃I　brought　the　wise　and　brave　of　ancient　days　To　cheer　the　cell　where　Raleigh　pined　alone：　I　lighted　Milton's　darkness　with　the　blaze　Of　the　bright　ranks　that　guard　the　eternal　throne。　〃And　even　so；　my　child；　it　is　my　pleasure　That　thou　not　then　alone　shouldst　feel　me　nigh；　When　in　domestic　bliss　and　studious　leisure；　Thy　weeks　uncounted　come；　uncounted　fly；　〃Not　then　alone；　when　myriads；　closely　pressed　Around　thy　car；　the　shout　of　triumph　raise；　Nor　when；　in　gilded　drawing　rooms；　thy　breast　Swells　at　the　sweeter　sound　of　woman's　praise。　〃No：　　when　on　restless　night　dawns　cheerless　morrow；　When　weary　soul　and　wasting　body　pine；　Thine　am　I　still；　in　danger；　sickness；　sorrow；　In　conflict；　obloquy；　want；　exile；　thine；　〃Thine；　where　on　mountain　waves　the　snowbirds　scream；　Where　more　than　Thule's　winter　barbs　the　breeze；　Where　scarce；　through　lowering　clouds；　one　sickly　gleam　Lights　the　drear　May…day　of　Antarctic　seas；　〃Thine；　when　around　thy　litter's　track　all　day　White　sandhills　shall　reflect　the　blinding　glare；　Thine；　when；　through　forests　breathing　death；　thy　way　All　night　shall　wind　by　many　a　tiger's　lair；　〃Thine　most；　when　friends　turn　pale；　when　traitors　fly；　When；　hard　beset；　thy　spirit；　justly　proud；　For　truth；　peace；　freedom；　mercy；　dares　defy　A　sullen　priesthood　and　a　raving　crowd。　〃Amidst　the　din　of　all　things　fell　and　vile；　Hate's　yell；　and　envy's　hiss；　and　folly's　bray；　Remember　me；　and　with　an　unforced　smile　See　riches；　baubles；　flatterers；　pass　away。　〃Yes：　　they　will　pass　away；　nor　deem　it　strange：　They　come　and　go；　as　comes　and　goes　the　sea：　And　let　them　come　and　go：　　thou；　through　all　change；　Fix　thy　firm　gaze　on　virtue　and　on　me。〃　。。。

TRANSLATION　FROM　PLAUTUS。　（1850。）　＇The　author　passed　a　part　of　the　summer　and　autumn　of　1850　at　Ventnor；　in　the　Isle　of　Wight。　　He　usually；　when　walking　alone；　had　with　him　a　book。　　On　one　occasion；　as　he　was　loitering　in　the　landslip　near　Bonchurch；　reading　the　Rudens　of　Plautus；　it　struck　him　that　it　might　be　an　interesting　experiment　to　attempt　to　produce　something　which　might　be　supposed　to　resemble　passages　in　the　lost　Greek　drama　of　Diphilus；　from　which　the　Rudens　appears　to　have　been　taken。　　He　selected　one　passage　in　the　Rudens；　of　which　he　then　made　the　following　version；　which　he　afterwards　copied　out　at　the　request　of　a　friend　to　whom　he　had　repeated　it。＇　Act　IV。　Sc。　vii。　DAEMONES：　O　Gripe；　Gripe；　in　aetate　hominum　plurimae　Fiunt　transennae；　ubi　decipiuntur　dolis；　Atque　edepol　in　eas　plerumque　esca　imponitur。　Quam　si　quis　avidus　pascit　escam　avariter；　Decipitur　in　transenna　avaritia　sua。　Ille；　qui　consulte；　docte；　atque　astute　cavet；　Diutine　uti　bene　licet　partum　bene。　Mi　istaec　videtur　praeda　praedatum　irier：　Ut　cum　majore　dote　abeat；　quam　advenerit。　Egone　ut；　quod　ad　me　adlatum　esse　alienum　sciam；　Celem？　　Minime　istuc　faciet　noster　Daemones。　Semper　cavere　hoc　sapientes　aequissimum　est；　Ne　conscii　sint　ipsi　maleficiis　suis。　Ego；　mihi　quum　lusi；　nil　moror　ullum　lucrum。　GRIPUS：　Spectavi　ego　pridem　Comicos　ad　istum　modum　Sapienter　dicta　dicere；　atque　iis　plaudier；　Quum　illos　sapientis　mores　monstrabant　poplo；　Sed　quum　inde　suam　quisque　ibant　diversi　domum；　Nullus　erat　illo　pacto；　ut　illi　jusserant。　DAIM：　O　Gripe；　Gripe；　pleista　pagidon　schemata　idoi　tis　an　pepegmen　en　thneton　bio；　kai　pleist　ep　autois　deleath；　on　epithumia　oregomenos　tis　en　kakois　alisketai　ostis　d　apistei　kai　sophos　phulattetai　kalos　apolauei　ton　kalos　peporismenon。　arpagma　d　ouch　arpagm　o　larvax　outosi；　all　autos；　oimai；　mallon　arpaxei　tina。　tond　andra　kleptein　tallotrieuphemei；　talan　tauten　ye　me　mainoito　manian　Daimones。　tode　gar　aei　sophoisin　eulabeteon；　me　ti　poth　eauto　tis　adikema　sunnoe　kerde　d　emoige　panth　osois　euphrainomai；　kerdos　d　akerdes　o　toumon　algunei　kear。　GRIP：　kago　men　ede　komikon　akekoa　semnos　legonton　toiade；　tous　de　theomenous　krotein；　mataiois　edomenous　sophismasin　eith；　os　apelth　ekastos　oikad；　oudeni　ouden　paremeine　ton　kalos　eiremenon。　。。。

PARAPHRASE　OF　A　PASSAGE　IN　THE　CHRONICLE　OF　THE　MONK　OF　ST　GALL。　＇In　the　summer