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 boók; Gods, that the précious prize Should lie 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; And só it is, if, to a man of sense, Between a mine of gold, real difference, Ánd the high lesson this book's leáves 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, séx 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 Away in the pursuit, here or there or yonder, From that day forward want a pleasant pástime, A gáme for ever right before thee flying, CARLSRUHE, Febr. 5, 1856. As TO MY LOST ONE. * As long as I hád thee, thou dearly loved flówer, The year was to mé sweet spring, summer, and aútumn; 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 sets 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 11 12 13 13 THE GATES OF SLEEP. DEATH'S BRIDE. 14 15 INSCRIPTION FOR LA BARONESSA KITTY FIORIO'S ALBUM. Wét and dry and hót and cold. HE SHE AND IT. DEMOCRITUS. I can put up with people of all sorts, if only they have money LUCK. 16 17 17 20 21 22 |