PHILOSOPHUS AND PHILARGYRUS. PHILOSOPHUS. TREASURES of únsunned gold! PHILARGYRUS. Where? whére? Oh, whére? Show me the pláce; I'll díg and with thee sháre. PHILOSOPHUS. Here, read this book; Gods, that the précious prize Should lié till nów unspied by mortal eyes! PHILARGYRUS. No word of it hére; in vain through all the book, PHILOSOPHUS. Why, it's in every page and every line; PHILARGYRUS. I don't like riddles and still less like jokes. PHILOSOPHUS. My mine of góld you take then for a hoax; Between a mine of gold, real difference, And the high lesson this book's leaves unfold: CARLSRUHE, Jan. 27, 1856. CICERO. How good must be the author of all goodness! CESAR. And Óh, how green the sówer of all gráss! CARLSRUHE, Jan. 19, 1856. TRUTH. THERE is no trúth but móral truth, th' accordance Go tó! go tó! then, thoú that seék'st essential, To each age, sex and circumstance and station Thing and expréssion; and that judgment 's truth. By which, and which alone, he estimates, The truth or falsehood of his neighbour's judgment. Go, reader, then, and to thy moral truth And when men talk to thee of truth essential And if they tell thee, here or there or yonder, Away in the pursuit, and thou shalt never CARLSRUHE, Febr. 5, 1856. TO MY LOST ONE. * As long as I had thee, thou dearly loved flower, As soon as thou droópedst and witheredst away, Ah! then came the cold frozen winter and stórm. CARLSRUHE, Jan. 14, 1856. *See page 181 of this volume and DIRGE FOR THE XIII. DEC. MDCCCLII. in My Book. CORRIGENDA. Page 14. Page 98. Page 118. Page 149. Page 173. Page 197. Line 7 from bottom, instead of delirium read Delirium Last line, after that and after advancement supply comma. Line 3 from bottom, dele comma. Line 2 from top, after sún and after séts supply comma. Dresden, printed by C. C. MEINHOLD AND SONS. CONTENTS. [Titles are printed in capital letters, first lines in ordinary type.] They lived through every change of wind and weather How happens it that no one with his lot INSCRIPTION FOR LA BARONESSA KITTY FIORIO'S ALBUM. Wét and dry and hót and cold I can put up with people of all sorts, if only they have money 12 13 13 21 22 |