But for such flight, although it frantic seems, Spirits would crawl; no mean without extremes. EXPERIENCE. The hard-won fruit of failure and of sorrow, The wisdom many buy, but few will borrow. FACTS AND IDEAS. We cherish our ideas like hot-house flowers, Fact, stubborn ass, breaks in and all devours. FACTS AND IMAGINATION. In facts amassed a world chaotic lies, Imagination bids the Kosmos rise. FAITH. Faith prays more fervently for love than light; Love's voice will guide to Heaven though all be night. FAITH WITHOUT LOVE. Who loveless faith imbibes, that devil's drink, Makes life a mad-house, death a fiery sink. FAITH AND REASON. Reason, God's revelation shows to Faith, Faith, Reason arms for sorrow or for death. FAITH'S EFFECT. Pierced hearts by faith may light and cheerful be; Pure gold admits the finest filigree. FEAR OF PEDANTRY. Scared by the name of pedant, many flee Into pert slang or tedious levity. FIRE-EATER. The roar of cannon-balls delights his ears, To him it is the music of the spheres. FOOLHARDINESS. Take sense away and men won't dare the less, But courage then we call foolhardiness. FRIENDSHIP. Scan not a friend with microscopic glass; You know his faults, then let his foibles pass. GENIUS. Draws like Prometheus from the heavenly hearth Creative fire that glorifies our earth. GENIUS AND TALENT. This, Talent reproduces to a turn, Brightly it shines, but ah! it will not burn. HALF BETTER THAN THE WHOLE. Share happy fortune with thy friend, my soul, So shall thy half be better than the whole. HAPPINESS. Isle of our hopes beyond the sea of tears, Reefed round with sin and woe, delays and fears. HEARTLESS FUN. Her rattling mouth-peals yield me no delight, She laughs but with her teeth, and means to bite. HISTORY. Fragments of fact mosaic-like combined, All toned and tinted to the artist's mind. IGNORANT ANTAGONISM. Wise opposition challenges advance, But we recoil from arguing ignorance. ILL-NATURED SATIRE. It wears away all love this trenchant art; Whittling with keen-edged wit the hearer's heart. IMPARTIALITY. Justice is easy, barring love or grudge; But to thyself, that proves the righteous judge. IMPENITENT TEARS. 'Tis not for sin he droops his tearful eye, 'Tis not for sin, but the discovery. INCONSTANCY. From love to love the heart inconstant veers As passion fills the sail, and fancy steers. INJUDICIOUS PRAISE OF A PICTURE. He praised the scarlet cap; this vexed my soul. To praise a portion thus--condemns the whole. JEALOUSY. Strange freak of selfishness which fiends approve, With love intoxicate it murders love. JOKING. Join in his joke against himself and friends, But do so mildly or your friendship ends. JUST AND GENEROUS. Art just? be more--be generous all the while; Dost give? give quickly with a loving smile. LIFE.