CHAPTER XXXIV.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE DEAD.
Who are the spirits watching by the dead?
Faith, from whose eyes a solemn light is shed;
And Hope, with far-off sunshine on the Head.
The influence of the dead is that of Heaven;
To it a majesty of power is given,
Working on earth with a diviner leaven.
To them belongs all high and holy thought:
The mind, whose mighty empire they have wrought;
And grief, whose comfort was by angels brought.
And gentle Pity comes, and brings with her
Those pensive dreams that their own light confer;
While Love stands watching by the sepulchre.
Confidence is inseparable from human nature. Never was temper so reserved but it has its moments of unbending—moments when the full heart unlocks its secret fountains, and
