COME, TOUCH THE HARP! COME, touch the harp, my gentle one! That smile of thine is all too bright Yet, weep not thus, my gentle girl ! ANACREONTIC. THE MOON IS UP! THE MOON is up!—and while the cars Send round the bowl, and show the stars What vigils earthly spirits keep! And, if the vines, in yonder sky, Weep, for their host, such purple tears, The poet's tale may be no lie, That paints them 'singing in their spheres'! Shall we, because hope's fount is dry, Shun every fount that woos the soul?— The pang that blights the heart and eye Was never gathered from the bowl! If eyes be dim, that, once, were bright, At least, we'll strive to make them lighter! Fill high the glass !-to-night we'll try, May drink to-night, and sigh to-morrow!— To gather gladness where we may, |