TOJOHNLAMB,ESQ.

tojohnlamb,esq.

ofthesouth-seahouse

john,youwerefiguringinthegaycareer

ofbloomingmanhoodwithayoungman'sjoy,

wheniwasyetalittlepeevishboy—

thoughtimehasmadethedifferencedisappear

betwixtourages,whichthenseemedsogreat—

andstillbyrightfulcustomyouretain

muchoftheoldauthoritativestrain,

andkeeptheelderbrotherupinstate.

o!youdowellinthis.'tisman'sworstdeed

toletthe"thingsthathavebeen"runtowaste,

andintheunmeaningpresentsinkthepast:

inwhosedimglassevennowifaintlyread

oldburiedforms,andfaceslongago,

whichyou,andi,andonemore,onlyknow.

herecame"o!icouldlaugh."seepage5.

herecame"weweretwoprettybabes."seepage9.

herecame,undertheheading"blankverse,""childhood,"seepage9;"thegrandame,"seepage6;"thesabbathbells,"seepage10,"fancyemployedondivinesubjects,"seepage10;and"composedatmidnight,"seepage26.