Then let the gales be gentle, kind and sure, And speed the barque on this her destined tour; While May’s sweet breezes waft them gently home, Ladened with riches from a foreign clime. Then their return will crown the jocund year: Old friends, old scenes, and all they hold most dear Will crowd around, and fill each heart with love-- Each voice with thanks to him who reigns above. [Illustration] TO A YOUNG LADY. My dear young friend, O may you e’er be blest, And may your bosom be the seat of rest; May each succeeding day new pleasures bring, All pure and lovely as returning spring. A little fortune be your happy lot, And on a rising green erect your cot; Around your bower may blooming hawthorn spring, And intervening flowers fresh fragrance bring. May deeds of honor crown your frugal board, And Heaven’s rich blessings be your great reward, Æolian harps your nightly windows grace, And softly lull you to your balmy rest. ON THE DEATH OF AN INFANT. Sweet Josephine, thou hast left this drear abode, To be an angel with thy Father, God! There, in sweet strains, thy little lisping tongue Will chant the praises angels never sung. Farewell, dear babe! A last, a long farewell, Till we in heaven with thee shall ever dwell. [Illustration] ON SEEING A LOVELY CHILD. How sweet is the dawn of an infant-- How fondly caressed is the smile; The mother, though tired and weary, Forgets all, when blessed with her child. When the beautiful bud has expanded, And opens its bloom to our view; Oh, then we see with advantage, What Nature intended to do. And now she can play and can prattle-- With her doll and her toys loves to dwell; And who upon earth is so happy, As the dear little girl, Abby Bell. A WISH FOR THE SAILOR. May the winds and the waves prove auspicious to thee, And waft you safe on where your wishes may be; Then Heaven befriend you, and reward all your toil, And load up your ship with a pressure of oil. [Illustration] FOOTNOTES: [A] After a great fall of snow, sleds, with cattle attached, filled with men and boys, with floating banners and merry bells, cut their way through the snow; thus making the streets passable for lighter vehicles, and for foot passengers. [B] A name applied by a friend, denoting freshness and vivacity. The Gillyflower united denotes the sweetness of her temper. [C] “O’er the ferry way,” the residence of my friend’s brother, a delightful farm situated between Bristol and Newport, called the “Elam Place.”