BOOK THE EIGHTH.
THE PARSONAGE.
The pensive Sceptic of the lonely Vale
To those acknowledgments subscribed his own
With a sedate compliance, which the Priest
Failed not to notice inly pleased, and said,
"If Ye, by whom invited I commenced
Those Naratives of calm and humble life,
Be satisfied, 'tis well,—the end is gained;
And, in return for sympathy bestowed
And patient listening, thanks accept from me.
—Life, Death, Eternity! momentous themes
Are these—and might demand a Seraph's tongue,
