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... 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 ...

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 ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... *LZTEAB . VAILZZTZUS. INFANT Ss7zEs.-Somne admliring Wlmotives to mirth infonts meet with in their silent and solita.*i% ehoyeresolr- ed-how truly I know hot-that then they converse with angels, as indeed such cannot among mortals find any fitter companions.-Fule-r. DzrovomiTr-Break not those 'Ahot' God hath bowed before.-Ibid. . : I LEARNING AND GASTTOaNoomY.-There is one of my tenants' selos ...

BRISTOL INSTITUTION

... BRISTOL lINSTiTUTION. Dr. W. ?i. Carpenter's 1?Tuseiwa Lectures. LtttiiitC ti. ifrec a tirief 1'eeapiteiatic'n of the subjects of the preceding lecture. Di. 0. marie some remarks on the eei'c'espoicdence bi. tn-ecU lice nicti I ot the lissuon Iseitig it dillececit periods of its ilovetopiceict, sod the perinascent characters of the ititelleet of tiit' lower eninists. lie then reictarkect upon ...

ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS

... JIRISTrOL SOCIETY OF ARTISTS. AXANNUA7Z. EHXBZTXON Or' PAZNTiNGBS- IN OIL AND WATER COLOURS, We last week offered some remarks onl the general merits of this year's exhibition of paintings, and we now propose to coo- muence osiritsual reviow, confining ourselves, on aeccoittt of the great extent of the collection-which comprises neerly three* hue dred pictures-to a notice of slah subjects as ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... IJTERAR.Y VAYAZZ.TXS. AUSTRIAl, LITE1LATUiE.-T1tSeAustrian govertimentiihas just published a decree for facilitating the importation of books and objects of att into its dominsions. Custom is the god of ignorance; and'there will always he the greatest horror of ijonvation fin the most barberou~s and. un- infor-med miinds, that is, where there is the greatest need of it. -Hazlitt. There can bea ...

Poetry

... 1)Ofttr2 RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. Sonrtct ittl t h eclaiohik less nh tr d.- Of truth aiid libserty ! No ?? my death less soul eriel hind; ?? &oe I thoul iradest ce Irec! Shall strait's rlosiatir sway' M~y freo.horn inrai cirilavo ? First. shall the glnriuus sun udecay Or set on ?? grain Chains roay my betdy bind, Those ?? all fctter'd hb; Bat thraldomcrcrmint reach the mind: It must-it wvill hc free ...

LITERATURE

... Tile Students' Manual, by John Todd-(5rANDANDAbSalcAN LITERATUaE.)-Philp & Evans, Bristol. By far the most valuable work which has yet been published in this series; it is, in fact, one of the most really useful publi- Cations which has lately come under our notice. The stadent has here, for the lowest possible price, the key to the difficult art of controlling the passions and amending the ...

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 ...

Poetry

... 31500r)). ON THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL. IK. Ienry. Now, bv thy loolbs I cuess rily messsge._ Is tihe Queen i te iver'd 1 Say aye; and of a boy!-KiseG HEiItY VIII. Act v Sc, 1. WnAT! wish for a Prince? oh! husi'd be that word, Ard full be thy measn ure of bliss; Contentment and welcome alone should be heard On a day so auspicious as this! What! wish for a Prince? Ohl! who that has seen ...

Poetry

... jourtrp. W 0 M A N. F'le roughest path, in lareiest gloams, There is a star jith bhight, clear ray; There is a flower that ever blooms, Aled, like a rose-tree 'maid the tombs, With bheta1 glads our way. 'T is Womesi sheds so fale it light UpsilI this wetry pilgrimage: She is the flower whose beauty brigirt Fifls ionth with visions of delight, Ano gladdens sinking age. In vain each thihg nnay ...

ODE TO THE QUEEN,

... On H1er 3fMjesty's moost happy escapej fona AssassinatiOu, June 10, 1840. i BLov'D of Heal'll and earth! for whom Itejoicing myriads swell the song, Unharm'd thy life, unscath'd thy bloom, By foul-eyed Murder'o destined wrong; 0, let the mase their strains prolong, And, with what skill to her is given, Stand 'mid the loud-exulting throng, Anid yield with jay, for thee, her gratitude to heaven. ...