Beneath our feet a fairy pathway flows, The grass still glitters in the summer breeze, The dusky wood, and distant copse appear, And that lone stream, upon whose chequer’d face We mused, when noon-rays made the pebbles gleam, Is mirror’d to the mind: though all around Be rattling hoofs and roaring wheels, the eye Is wand’ring where the heart delights to dwell.

O for a summer noon, when light and breeze Sport on the grass, like ripples o'er a lake Alive with freshness! when the full round Sun, With the Creator's smile upon his face, Walks like a prince of glory through the path Of Heaven! - Thou vast, and ever-glorious sky, Mantling the earth with thy majestic robe.

As o'er the stormy sea of human Life We sail, until our anchor'd spirits rest In the far haven of Eternity.

If you are lucky enough to be a success, by all means enjoy the applause and the adulation of the public. But never, never believe it.

My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it

Earth, air, and ocean, glorious three.

Are you really listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?