Adjusting something near the dead, Death's conqueror to meet; And love, imperfect, man's best gift below, In heaven eternal rapture shall bestow!" AN AUGUST REVERIE. WRITTEN FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE Of Literature, Art, and Science. Vol. IV. NEW-YORK, NOVEMBER 1, 1851. No. IV. THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC. [Illustration] BOSTON LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1885, BY D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY. _All rights reserved._ PANSY TRADE-MARK REGISTERED JUNE 4, 1895. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. REACHING INTO.