The Practical Elocutionist Author:Conrad Hume Pinches, Titus Livius Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Enough, enough, my yeoman good, Thy grief let none gainsay; But I, that am of lighter mood, Will laugh to flee away. For who would trust the seeming sig... more »hs Of wife or paramour ? Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eyes, We late saw streaming o'er. For pleasures past I do not grieve, Nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is—that I leave No thing that claims a tear. And now I'm in the world alone, Upon the wide, wide sea : But why should I for others groan, When none wiD sigh for me ? Perchance my dog will whine in vain, Till fed by stranger-hands; But, long e'er I come back again, He'd tear me where he stands. With thee, my bark, I'll swiftly go Athwart the foaming brine ; Nor care what land thou bear'st me to, So not again to mine ! Welcome, welcome, ye dark blue waves ! And when you fail my sight, Welcome, ye deserts and ye caves ! My native land—good night! Byron. GERTRUDE VON DER WART. She is supposed to be standing near the rack on which her husband is perishing. Her hands were clasp'd, her dark eyea raised, The breeze threw back her hair; Up to the fearful wheel she gazed— All that she loved was there. The night was round her clear and cold, The holy heaven above ; Its pale stars watching to behold The might of earthly love. " And bid me not depart," she cried, " My Rudolph, say not so! " This is no time to quit thy side; " Peace, peace, I cannot go. " Hath the world aught for me to fear, " When death is on thy brow ? " The world! what means it ?—mine is here - " I will not leave thee now. " I have been with thee in thine hour " Of glory and of bliss; " Doubt not its memory's living power " To strengthen me through this ! " And thou, mine honour'd love and...« less