THE GOLDEN AGE, AND OTHER OTHER POEMS. Dedicated, by Permission, TO THE EARL OF CARLISLE, K. G. BY ALEXANDER GOUGE. NON JAM PRIMA PETO MNESTHEUS, NEQUE VINCERE CERTO: LONDON: PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY ARTHUR HALL, VIRTUE & CO. 25, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1854. 280.2.268. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CARLISLE, K.G. VISCOUNT HOWARD OF MORPETH, IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND, BARON DACRE OF GILLESLAND, ETC. ETC. ETC. MY LORD, Your Lordship's gracious sanction to my request to be permitted to dedicate the following Poems, as above, was so kindly expressed, that I feel overpowered with grateful emotions. I feel it, indeed, an honour to be allowed to adorn the opening page of the Volume with the illustrious name of Howard (the highest |