Calendar: 1866-1867 Page 506

508 THE SCHOOL any living sentient creature whatever-no not so much as kittling-to torment If writings are thus durable and may pass from age to age throughout the whole course of time how careful should an author be of committing anything to print that may corrupt posterity and poison the minds of men with vice and error Writers of great talents who employ their parts in propagating immorality and seasoning vicious sentiments with wit and humour are to be looked upon as the pests of society and the enemies of mankind they leave books behind them as it is said of those who die in distempers which breed an ill will towards their own species to scatter infection and destroy their posterity They act the counter- parts of Confucius or Socrates and seem to have been sent into the world to deprave human nature and sink it into the condition of brutality II -Cranilate into Eatfn ffiltgtacii Go in thy glory o'er the ancient sea Take with thee gentle winds thy sails to swell Sunshine and joy upon thy streamers be Fare thee well bark farewell Proudly the flashing billow thou hast cleft The breeze yet follows thee with cheer and song Who now of storms hath dream or memory left And yet the Deep is strong long farewell-thou wilt not bring us back All whom thou bearest far from home and hearth Many are thine whose steps no more shall track Their own sweet native earth Some wilt thou leave beneath the plantain shade Where through the foliage Indian suns look bright Some in the snows of wintry regions laid By the cold northern light