Ан ADA. H! she is nature's own sweet child, Still unsuspecting, unbeguiled, Health beats within her rounded zone Her golden hair in rippling waves Peer just a little through! Cheeks that outblush the morning rose, A brow that rivals snow, Lips that the ruby's tints disclose- A gentle breast that knows no sin, There is no sin or wrong in truth, Her virgin heart and mind of light, Her soft, sweet, winning tone, With many a nameless charm unite, And blend them all in one! She needs not fashion's narrow rule There is a cadence in her step, Such beauty needs no artful wile It needs no taught or practised smile She brings us confidence and joy, And only nature can impart It springs from purity of heart, HORACE P. BIDDLE. ADELINE. I. MYSTERY of mysteries, Faintly smiling Adeline, Scarce of earth nor all divine, Thy rose-lips and full blue eyes Take the heart from out my breast. Wherefore those dim looks of thine, Shadowy, dreaming Adeline? 2. Whence that aery bloom of thine, |