Some of these pieces appeared in a volume called "London Lyrics," of which there have been two editions, the first in 1857, and the second in 1862; a few of the pieces have been restored to the reading of the First Edition. I pause upon the threshold, Charlotte dear, To write thy name; so may my book acquire One golden leaf. For Some yet sojourn here Who come and go in homeliest attire, Unknown, or only by the few who see The cross they bear, the good that they have wrought: Of such art thou, and I have found in thee The love and truth that HE, the MASTER, taught; Thou likest thy humble poet, canst thou say With truth, dear Charlotte?--"And I like his lay."…
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