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Poetry

... ZVI 0 et rp - THE FLOWERS. L[Y w. If. PRIDFAUX ] Tiun owrb that deck this earth of oura, lhowm eloquent are they! ?? to the human heart they snlijiagly convey i And jt how pgrent :tle we to plsso their oire mninitions ily, Aldlitgazo %with listleisness of heart and inadvertent eye: To Childhoo, arce tiley tlot as hsopes Whlieh faoscinate the mind, And. Ieads1 thc yanolg hesrt gaily on1, with ...

Poetry

... jDortrv- OLD ENGLAND.-By MARnY HOvITT. OMD England I thou ibast greea and pastoral hills Fanit'd by delicious gales, And living voices of harmonious rillis Sound inL tby sylvas vales. Ujnder tile shadow of primeval trees, 'Mid whispering of green leaves, Stand cheertul groups of whito-wall'd cottages, Flowerrniantled to the eaves, And thou hast lovinig hearts, both h;ig and low, And homes ...

LITERATURE

... LITERATUES. lictures of the French, drawn by themselves; Part XII.- Orr & Co., London. I'he conclusion of a scries of lively sketches of our lively neigh. wous.' The present port contains The Wet Narse, or the 1'itevoudease a la Toilette-a very equivocal character-and k't'h Peer of France, together with a clever and seasonable ietroduction to the whole serics, explaining its design and ...

ADDRESS TO THE ANCHOR SOCIETY,

... LOVERS of him, long buried in the dust- The great, the good, the generous, and the just,- Immortal CuLSTON I Bristol's proudest name, The sterling worth with which she merits fame,- To you, blest followers of that god-like bind, Friends of the cause his noble heart enshrined,_ To you the muse, enraptured and inspired By Admiration, and by Honour fired,- Whilst now With mournful peals the ...

THE SHOW

... THlE SHOW. IFA you think vve come hither as lions, it were pity. No, ve are no such things, we are men, as other men are. Bottim, the weaver. I Wimi. it be credited that, after all the preliminary puffing, tie new Ma vyor's show, on Sunday morn- in- last, was a most flat and stale affair ? This re. . vival, got up as we were told, at a great expense, I pith new dresses and ducorations ...

LITERATURE

... LE TM AA TV ILE. Tait's Rdiszburh M~oguhioe,,fbr .June._-W. Tait, Edinburgh. Talt, this month, rather lacks diversity, andl may, Iin truth, be more appropriately qtylvd at Review than a Magazine. Those is nost aI story or leiend Iin thle number, though a pleasant sketch or two relieves the inure weoigbtyr articles, particularly one en- titled the Green Lane.' by P'eter Paul Palette. The ...

LITERATURE

... LITRTISM nl're Poetic'za lifts of E£bce:ezr Ellietd-Tait, Edi inburgh. li thIis, the ;1 *e of l'con!te s 'ditiown, it was not to be expected timt tile peopl- wealid loug h e without an apiropriate edition of tilei chosenl rcloesntsb tt e lu the fields of poetry, wbo bas so olte(l vitdicate l theilr cailUe, anld ?? 11anlly a ?? into patriotis. by his lays, aid accurdigly, Mr. Tait has just pub. ...

SONG FOR THE HOLIDAYS

... And young and old came forth to play Upon a sunshine holiday.-MILTON. CoME, Toil, throw by thine implements,- Come, Labour, rest awhile,- Come, Care and Grief, ye malcontents Who Pleasure's charms revile,- Coma, now the laughing sun shines bright,_ Come, worldlings, while you may, And joyfully his love requite Who gave this holiday. Come, man, put on thy best attire- Put on thy brightest ...

LIFERARY VARIETIES

... LXMSParD'l' VALMf.ZMZfXl. Thfe brothers CGrlimm have, been induced byv the King of Prs'esia to settle at flerliss, its order to undertake a dictionary ofit he Geriaimu Langusge;. Th'le StoiCal schleme Of'SLpplyinsr our waints, by lopping off our desir'es, is like Cuttring off' our feet when we wivat shoes.- Were there a commton bank msido or' oil incn's troubles, most icnul would elloose ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... L!TEPAB^y VALZETZZS. BocHSX AND Mns. Bisnor.-Duringthesojournof Mr. Boehsa and party at Stockholm, he unexpectedly met with an old acquaintance, who, in the course of conversation, questioned the great harpist respecting the vocal and personal gifts of his fair etlre, Mrs. Bishop, whose talents are creating such a semss- tion on the continent. Bochsa immediately replied, in the well- known ...

A BIBLE TO EXETER

... A BIBLEO'`, TXtTEUR. We are most pleased ?? the idea that has been suggested, of giving a beautifully.botund Bible t'the Bishop of Exeter tor his ser- vices to religion. -Stdadard, of Thursday. , TARnE's'S a projectihlloat; A gay Bible to.vote,' To reward the sweet. Philpotts' flirtations; , But before the scheme closed A committee propbdeU : To settle-the neebfulkatstrationsa. They were ...

BRISTOL SEPTEMBER FAIR

... Our September fair commenced on. Tuesday last. The show of cattle was not so large as usual, and the sale was not very brisk. A few fat oxsen fetched fromn2s. 1is. to 31. per cwt. In the horse fair good cart horses fetched full prices; but little business w as done inother descriptions. In the wool fair the supply was not large, and but little busi. ness was done, with no advance on old prices ...