SEPT 22 
Reed . Music. Complaisance. 
The Father spake ! In grand reverberations 
Through space rolled on the mighty music tide, 
While to its low, majestic modulations 
The clouds of chaos slowly swept aside. 
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And wheresoever in his rich creation 
Sweet music breathes—in wave, or bird, or soul— 
’Tis but the faint and far reverberation 
Of that great tune to which the planets roll! 
Frances Psgood. 
SEPT 23 — 
Rosebay (Rhododendron) .. Talking, 
Unless thou find occasion, hold thy tongue; 
Thyself or others careless talk may wrong. 
(Sir jJ. Penham. 
His air, his voice, his looks, and honest soul, 
Speak all so movingly in his behalf, 
I dare not trust myself to hear him talk. 
/tDDISON, 
.... SEPT 24 .... 
Rhubarb ... Advice . 
He lov’d his kind, but sought the love of few; 
And valued old opinions more than new. 
Park Penjamin. 
Be silent always when you doubt your sense, 
And speak, though sure, with seeming diffidence. 
Pope. 
Know when to speak—for many times it brings 
Danger, to give the best advice to kings, 
Perrick, 
