"Caius Gracchus,"--_Chénier_.
ANDRÉ MARIE DE CHÉNIER, a renowned French poet, was born at
Constantinople, October 30, 1762, and died July 25, 1794. Among his
writings were: "Liberty," "Invention," "Dithyrambic on the Tennis Play,"
and a beautiful elegy, "The Girl Captive."
Moan, O ye Autumn Winds!
Summer has fled,
The flowers have closed their tender leaves and die;
The lily's gracious head
All low must lie,
Because the gentle Summer now is dead.
--_Adelaide A. Procter_.
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER, an English poetess of great fame, was born at
London, October 30, 1825, and died February 3, 1864. Her celebrated
"Legends and Lyrics," went through many editions.
A studious decliner of honours and titles.
"Diary," Introduction,--_John Evelyn_.
JOHN EVELYN, a renowned English diarist, was born at Wotton, in Surrey,
October 31, 1620, and died February 27, 1706. His writings are: "A
Parallel of Ancient and Modern Architecture," "Sculptura, or the History
and Art of Chalcography and Engraving on Copper," "Sylva," etc.; also
his famous "Diary."
A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness.
"Endymion," Book i,--_John Keats_.
JOHN KEATS, an eminent English poet, was born in London, October 31,
1795, and died in Rome, 1821. He wrote: "Endymion, a Poetic Romance,"
"Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems," including,
also, the unfinished epic, "Hyperion." "The Letters of John Keats to
Fanny Brawne" appeared in 1878, and the "Letters to His Family and
Friends" in 1891.
O Mother dear, Jerusalem,
When shall I come to Thee?
When shall my sorrows have an end?
Thy joys when shall I see?
--_William Cowper Prime_.
WILLIAM COWPER PRIME, a distinguished American man of letters, was born
at Cambridge, N. Y., October 31, 1825, and died in 1905. He wrote: "Owl
Creek Letters," "The Old House by the River," "Later Years," "Tent Life
in the Holy Land," "Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia," "The Holy Cross,"
"Pottery and Porcelain of All Times and Nations," etc. He also wrote the
famous hymn, "O, Mother Dear, Jerusalem."