POEMS, WRITTEN BEFORE THE PUBLICATION OF CLIFTON GROVE. CHILDHOOD. A POEM. This is one of Henry's earliest productions, and appears, by the handwriting, to have been written when he was between fourteen and fifteen. The picture of the schoolmistress is from nature. PART I. PICTURED in memory's mellowing glass, how sweet, To roam in fancy in each cherished scene, Beloved age of innocence and smiles, When each winged hour some new delight beguiles, Blest Childhood, hail!-Thee simply will I sing, |