Classic Poem

( FROM A PICTURE .)

Set, flaming god! — The pastures thirst
For quickening dew, man's powers fail;
Thy weary coursers drag,
Then let thy chariot pause!

Who hails thee from the crystal wave
With smiling beck? Answers thy heart?
The horses mend their speed,
'Tis godlike Thetis calls.

Into her arms the charioteer
Springs down, and Cupid takes the reins.
The placid horses stand
And drink the cooling stream.

With stealthy pace across the sky
Glides balmy night, Love in her train.
In peace and love abide!
E'en Phaebus rests and loves.