in the desert with thee!

 

Wild is thy lay, and loud, Far in the downy cloud,-- Love gives it energy; love

gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in

heaven; thy love is on earth.

 

O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red

streamer that heralds the day; Over the cloudlet dim, Over the rainbow's rim,

Musical cherub, soar, singing, away!

 

Then, when the gloaming comes, Low in the heather blooms, Sweet will thy welcome

and bed of love be! Emblem of happiness, Blest is thy dwelling-place. Oh, to

abide in the desert with thee!

 

--JAMES HOGG.

 

In joyous conversation there is an elastic touch, a delicate stroke, upon the

central ideas, generally following a pause. This elastic touch adds vivacity to

the voice. If you try repeatedly, it can be sensed by feeling the tongue strike

the teeth. The entire absence of elastic touch in the voice can be observed in

the thick tongue of the intoxicated man. Try to talk with the tongue lying still

in the bottom of the mouth, and you will obtain largely the same effect.

Vivacity of utterance is gained by using the tongue to strike off the emphatic

idea with a decisive, elastic touch.