Whence parent earth her fruitfulness maintains.—Blackmore. " No more the morn, with tepid rays, Congeal'd, impetuous show'rs descend; Fate leaves me Stella, and a friend. In nature's aid, let art supply With light and heat my little sphere; Rouse, rouse the fire, and pile it high, Light up a constellation here. Let music sound the voice of joy, When mirth's gay tale shall please no more, Nor music charm-though Stella sings; Nor love nor wine the spring restore. DECEMBER. Under the Protection of Vesta. Hæc cedo ut admoveam templis, et farre litabo.-Persius. OMNISCIENT SPIRIT! whose all-ruling pow'r Sighs in the gale, and warbles in the throat Breathes in rich fragrance from the sandal grove, Thy present influence fills; In air, in floods, in caverns, woods, and plains; Thy will inspirits all, thy sov'reign MAYA reigns. Blue crystal vault, and elemental fires, That in th' ethereal fluid blaze and breathe, Mountains, whose radiant spires Presumptuous rear their summits to the skies, And blend their em'rald hue with sapphire light; Smooth meads and lawns, that glow with varying dyes Of dew-bespangled leaves and blossoms bright, Hence vanish from my sight: Delusive pictures, unsubstantial shows! My soul absorb'd One only Being knows. This day, be bread and peace my lot: All else beneath the sun, Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not, And let THY WILL be done.-Universal Prayer. THUS having said, his legs he sheath'd in greaves Of shining gold; this Jove-born Pallas gave. Of battle, then the mighty man athwart His shoulder slung the sword whose edge repels He cast the hollow quiver; lurk'd therein Sudden, that chokes the suffocative voice: The points were barb'd with death, and bitter steep'd That cas'd the temples round, and fenc'd the head divine. Diversified; might none with missile aim Shattering. A wondrous frame; since all throughout Bright with enamel, and with ivory, And mingled metal; and with ruddy gold The scaly terrour of a Dragon coil'd And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. Revelation. Day. Births. Deaths. Cal, Anna Comnena, 1083, Constant. General Rhazates, 627. killed, Nicholas Claude Fabri Peiresc, 1. 1580, Beaugensier. Ninevah. Archbishop (William) King, Henry I. (of England), 1135. 1650, Antrim. John Keill, 1671, Edinburgh. d. St. Dennis le Forment. (Reading.) Blanche of Castile, 1252. Maubuisson. Leo X. John de' Medici (Pope), 1521. d. Magliana. I have seen in many a country-church, where the con- Michael Vasconcellos, 1640. gregation consisted only of honest Sir James Ware, 1666. Dublin. husbandmen and their families, Susanna Centlivre, 1723. St. more appearance of devotion than is usually visible in the seats of learning and of religion. Knox. Obits of the Latin Church. 7th Century. St. Eligius (or Eloy), Bishop of Noyon, d. 659, or 665. Martin's in the Fields. Nicholas Dupré de St. Maur, 1775. Christian Garve, 1798. Breslau. Alexander (of Russia), 1825. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. Revelation. |