In the last furrow,

feels an icy breath,

And knows a hand hath turned the team astray. There is no King more terrible than Death.

He hath no pity. For the new-made Bride,
Blithe with the promise of her life's delight,
That wanders gladly by her Husband's side,
He with the clatter of his drum doth fright;
He scares the Virgin at the convent grate;
The Maid half-won, the Lover passionate;
He hath no grace for weakness and decay:
The tender Wife, the Widow bent and gray,
The feeble Sire whose footstep faltereth,-
All these he leadeth by the lonely way . .
There is no King more terrible than Death.

ENVOY.

YOUTH, for whose ear and monishing of late,

I

sang of Prodigals and lost estate,

Have thou thy joy of living and be gay;

But know not less that there must come a day, Aye, and perchance e'en now it hasteneth, When thine own heart shall speak to thee and

say,

There is no King more terrible than Death.

When Finis comes, the Book we close,
And somewhat sadly, Fancy goes,

With backward step, from stage to stage
Of that accomplished pilgrimage...
The thorn lies thicker than the rose!

There is so much that no one knows,
So much un-reached that none suppose;
What flaws! what faults!

on every page, When Finis comes.

Still, they must pass! The swift Tide flows.
Though not for all the laurel grows,
Perchance, in this be-slandered age,
The worker, mainly, wins his wage;
And Time will sweep both friends and foes
When FINIS comes!

NOTES.

NOTES.

Ensign (of BRAGG's) made a terrible clangour." - PAGE 23.

DES

ESPITE its suspicious appropriateness in this case, Bragg's" regiment of Foot-Guards really existed; and was ordered to Flanders in April, 1742. (See Gentleman's Magazine, 1742, i. 217.)

"PORTO-BELLO at last was ta'en." - PAGE 24.

Porto Bello was taken in November, 1739. But ViceAdmiral Vernon's despatches did not reach England until the following March. (See Gentleman's Magazine, 1740, i. 124, et seq.)

“In the fresh contours of his 'Milkmaid's' face." — PAGE 28.

See the Enraged Musician, an engraving of which was published in November of the following year (1741). To annotate this Ballad more fully would be easy; but the reader will perhaps take the details for granted. In answer to some inquiries, it may, however, be stated that there is no foundation in fact for the story.

"An Incident in the Life of François Boucher."

See Boucher, by Arsène Houssaye, Galerie du XVIIIe Siècle (Cinquième Série), and Charles Blanc, Histoire des Peintres de tous les Écoles.

The picture referred to is Le Panier Mystérieux by F. Boucher; engraved by R. Gaillard.