Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: As we meditate on the beauty of nature which abounds,— More particular, the country, where the rolling meadows abound, Where no sound escapes but the rustling of leaves and song of birds. A welcome to the gentle breeze from both is imparted, As on through the grove we ramble at will; Until we reach the sound of the rushing waters, Which seem so far away yet only a few hundred feet and we behold the great Kau River. And, surely, we are alone to nature when we leave the busy city. AN EVENING PARTY Never permit toil or trouble to dismay you for a moment, Until the art has done its perfect work, And fits it to be attractive and made a genius, For love flows to those whose work is lovely. As a long and spotless life is sometimes pledged in song, And verily is such offered at the end a just reward. For who can rival otherwise than bearing a good reputation ? And at an evening party does such personalities be discussed. Worldly wisdom sometimes is so gently tempered That it bears no evil no way, no matter which way it is regarded. chapter{Section 4Life-works sometimes are an edifice fairly built, And it becomes beautiful when there is peace and repose; Also calmness will be ministrant, And the raven's croak, symbol of unrest, never be heard; Thus fulfilled, which not in the least is creative, And the tribute most desired when at an evening party never mention but good reports for all. Love and honor can be the assurance for a life time. And always find rest in the heart of a friend; Also circumstances and training demand good friends. For there is a demand for richer life and thought; To which such natures and intellects are sure to respond, When cultured to an extent that aptitude seems great, That ...