Tame Xenia.

God gave to mortals birth,     In his own image too;     Then came Himself to earth,     A mortal kind and true.                         1821.*      -     Barbarians oft endeavour     Gods for themselves to make     But they're more hideous ever     Than dragon or than snake.                         1821.*      -     What shall I teach thee, the very first thing?     Fain would I learn o'er my shadow to spring!                         1827.*      -     "What is science, rightly known?     'Tis the strength of life alone.     Life canst thou engender never,     Life must be life's parent ever.                         1827.*      -     It matters not, I ween,     Where worms our friends consume,     Beneath the turf so green,     Or 'neath a marble tomb.     Remember, ye who live,     Though frowns the fleeting day,     That to your friends ye give     What never will decay.                         1827.*