6 CONTENTS.

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XVIII. The Woodpecker 122

XIX. A Snake 123

XX. " Could I but ride indefinite " 124

XXL The Moon 125

XXII. The Bat 127

XXIII. The Balloon 128

XXIV. Evening 130

XXV. Cocoon 131

XXVI. Sunset 132

XXVII. Aurora 133

XXVIII. The Coming of Night .134

XXIX. Aftermath 136

��BOOK IV. TIME AND ETERNITY.

I. " This world is not conclusion " 139

II. " We learn in the retreating" 140

III. " They say that ' time assuages '" .... 141

IV. " We cover thee, sweet face " 142

V. Ending 143

VI. " The stimulus, beyond the grave " .... 144

VII. " Given in marriage unto thee " 145

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