His Catholic Majesty, a title applied to the kings of Spain; first given to Alfonso I. by Pope Gregory iii. in 739.

II.  THE NEEDLE. (67)

The gay belles of fashion may boast of excelling
  In waltz or cotillon, at whist or quadrille;
And seek admiration by vauntingly telling
  Of drawing, and painting, and musical skill: 
But give me the fair one, in country or city,
  Whose home and its duties are dear to her heart,
Who cheerfully warbles some rustical ditty,
  While plying the needle with exquisite art: 
The bright little needle, the swift-flying needle,
  The needle directed by beauty and art.

If Love have a potent, a magical token,
  A talisman, ever resistless and true,
A charm that is never evaded or broken,
  A witchery certain the heart to subdue,
’T is this; and his armory never has furnished
  So keen and unerring, or polished a dart;
Let beauty direct it, so polished and burnished,
  And oh! it is certain of touching the heart: 
The bright little needle, the swift-flying needle,
  The needle directed by beauty and art.

Be wise, then, ye maidens, nor seek admiration,
  By dressing for conquest, and flirting with all;
You never, whate’er be your fortune or station,
  Appear half so lovely at rout or at ball,
As gayly convened at the work-covered table,
  Each cheerfully active, playing her part,
Beguiling the task with a song or a fable,
  And plying the needle with exquisite art: 
The bright little needle, the swift-flying needle,
  The needle directed by beauty and art. 
                                        —­Samuel Woodworth.

III.  DAWN. (68)

Edward Everett, 1794-1865.  He was born at Dorchester, Mass., now a part of Boston, and graduated from Harvard College with the highest honors of his class, at the age of seventeen.  While yet in college, he had quite a reputation as a brilliant writer.  Before he was twenty years of age, he was settled as pastor over the Brattle Street Church, in Boston, and at once became famous as an eloquent preacher.  In 1814, he was elected Professor of Greek Literature in his Alma Mater; and, in order to prepare himself for the duties of his office, he entered on an extended course of travel in Europe.  He edited the “North American Review,” in addition to the labors of his professorship, after he returned to America.

In 1825, Mr. Everett was elected to Congress, and held his seat in the House for ten years.  He was Governor of his native state from 1835 to 1839.  In 1841, he was appointed Minister to England.  On his return, in 1846, he was chosen President of Harvard University, and held the office for three years.  In 1852, he was appointed Secretary of State.  February 22, 1856, he delivered, in Boston, his celebrated lecture on Washington.  This lecture was afterwards delivered in most of the principal cities and towns in the United States.  The proceeds were devoted to the purchase of Mt.  Vernon.  In 1860, he was a candidate for the Vice Presidency of the United States, He is celebrated as an elegant and forcible writer, and a chaste orator.