M.G.Lewis

Somnia, terrores magicos, miracula, sagas,
Nocturnos lemures, portentaque.
Horat.
Dreams, magic terrors, spells of mighty power,
Witches, and ghosts who rove at midnight hour

Your leaves shall be the Book-worm's prey;

; 'Your heart, new to the world and full of warmth and sensibility, receives its first impressions with eagerness. Artless yourself, you suspect not others of deceit; and viewing the world through the medium of your own truth and innocence, you fancy all who surround you to deserve your confidence and esteem. What pity, that these gay visions must soon be dissipated! What pity, that you must soon discover the baseness of mankind, and guard against your fellow-creatures as against your Foes