SONNET. ON BEING ASKED FOR AN AUTOGRAPH IN VENICE 111 THE DANCING BEAR 112 THE MAPLE 113 NIGHTWATCHES 114 DEATH OF QUEEN MERCEDES 115 PRISON OF CERVANTES 116 TO A LADY PLAYING ON THE CITHERN 117 THE EYE’S TREASURY 118 PESSIMOPTIMISM 119 THE BRAKES 120 A FOREBODING 121 III. FANCY. UNDER THE OCTOBER MAPLES 125 LOVE’S CLOCK 127 ELEANOR MAKES MACAROONS 129 TELEPATHY 131 SCHERZO 132 “FRANCISCUS DE VERULAMIO SIC COGITAVIT” 134 AUSPEX 136 THE PREGNANT COMMENT 137 THE LESSON 139 SCIENCE AND POETRY 141 A NEW YEAR’S GREETING 142 THE DISCOVERY 143 WITH A SEASHELL 144 THE SECRET 146 IV. HUMOR AND SATIRE. FITZ ADAM’S STORY 149 THE ORIGIN OF DIDACTIC POETRY 173 THE FLYING DUTCHMAN 177 CREDIDIMUS JOVEM REGNARE 180 TEMPORA MUTANTUR 189 IN THE HALF-WAY HOUSE 192 AT THE BURNS CENTENNIAL 196 IN AN ALBUM 205 AT THE COMMENCEMENT DINNER, 1866 207 A PARABLE 212 V. EPIGRAMS. SAYINGS 215 INSCRIPTIONS FOR A BELL AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY 216 FOR A MEMORIAL WINDOW TO SIR WALTER RALEIGH 216