Song Of Hercules To His Daughter.

[1]     "I've been, oh, sweet daughter,         "To fountain and sea,     "To seek in their water         "Some bright gem for thee.     "Where diamonds were sleeping,         "Their sparkle I sought,     "Where crystal was weeping,         "Its tears I have caught.     "The sea-nymph I've courted         "In rich coral halls;     "With Naiads have sported         "By bright waterfalls.     "But sportive or tender,         "Still sought I around     "That gem, with whose splendor         "Thou yet shalt be crowned.     "And see, while I'm speaking,         "Yon soft light afar;--     "The pearl I've been seeking         "There floats like a star!     "In the deep Indian Ocean         "I see the gem shine,     "And quick as light's motion         "Its wealth shall be thine."     Then eastward, like lightning,         The hero-god flew,     His sunny looks brightening         The air he went thro'.     And sweet was the duty,         And hallowed the hour,     Which saw thus young Beauty         Embellished by Power.