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THE GLOW-WORM.

With glowing heart thus musing, he
Upon the earth a worm doth see ;
A poor, gray thing, of make so slight
His foot had well-nigh crushed it quite.
He lifted it, with tender care,
And placed it on a blossom fair.
" Live, live ! " the loved disciple said,
" For thee, too, were spring's bounties shed ! "
The touch scarce felr that little frame,
When a quick sense of blessing came ;
Love's warmth through every fibre flows.
And lo, with pleasing light it glows !
Wings grow apace, and him they bear
Through the wide pathway of the air ;
O'er tree tops, on soft gales of night,
He floats as flashing emerald bright,
Or, spread upon a flower, he lies
Like a star fallen from the skies ;
Soft on the turf then sinks that ray,
And, loving still, doth pale away.