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LITERARY VARIETIES

... LIZTZRlARS VARIETZES. IA GOLDErN BULE.-rn reflections on the absent, go) no farther than YOUL would if they were present. I resolve,' says Bishop Beveridge, 1never to speak of a man's virtnes befare hise face, nor of his faults behind his back, A rule, the observ- ance of which would, at one Stroke, banish from society beth fiattery~and defamation. Guurg.-Giiilt, though it may attain ...

The Fine Arts

... . - Ot f ilic, art%. rSNigZXTION or PICTUORES. 105. Tle WVarren, near lineehead: C. BRAsNaWtt.,; and No. 113-Viet of Alnite/eadfro/n the Sands-by the samo artist, are both vorks of promise, possessing many points of excellence. Tlie trifling faults in colouring, are such as we arc eure Mr. llranwhbite wvill correct. log. Teresa Panza adictating letters to the Duchess and her Rnsobonda &ncho, ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... NArIJtE'S, Noa5TS3SI. TIIO hlistory of thec world is 111.1(10 of Iattlss-Cianqolest-tho ar(:e0si1UOl oid thc dial 11 of *11l511 -1110 (101l 18 of o(.lteallsill, 01111 the tRdcls llt law. 'Iisl babies tfexaigol s 111toly of tble elitolllll wavrlil. Its (leeper 1110. tolly ii d lftbe heairts, ev en of its hIv a0t dseltcro-ot the 01100l. I(fill0 (lop 1005 that dyetl Ithera-of the oooexqalerablo ...

Poetry

... = o= t = TlHE3 EMBLEM. Early, bright, transient chaste, as morning dew She sparkled, was exhaled, and went to heaven I WHeN wandering forth, 'mid flowers, to find For thee an emblem true, I saw, upon a blade of grass, A drop of dew. Thou speakest words, sweet drop I I said, Of meaning deep and true; For oh I nay early friend was like- A drop of dew I Bright, trembling, modest, sparkling, pure ...

Literature

... Ritcraturc.-- Dealings writh the Firni of Dombey and Son. By Charles Dickens. Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars, London. We have here promise of a work equal, if not superior, to the best produotions of its admirable author. The opening number is replete with humour, pathos, and character. There is no falling offl in Dombey and Son. The firrm seems likely to do an immense business, wholesale ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... Go-BETWEENS.-There is, perhaps, not a more odious charac- ter in the world than that of a go-between-by which we mean sthat creature who carries to the ears of one neighbour every in- jurious observation that happens to drop from another. Such a person is the slanderers herald, and is altogether more odious. lthan the slanderer himself. By his vile officiousness he makes tthat poison effective ...

Literature

... A it tit 'itre . Poemts; by Rolert ANcoll-Tait, Edinburgh. There is a melancholy intcroht attached to this volume. Its author died early. Just as his vigorous mind had gallantly suc- ceeded, in a great measure, in obtaining the mastery over ad- verse circumstancesa-ust as his writings had begun to give the world assurance of a poet-the frail body proved unequal to the demands upon its ...

Poetry

... pottr. SO NAN E T. G-rTLr ;rnd kind,-true Avornao! if the Tneed or Ioy appleatIs shiouhl be withhield froee thee, O thoU, so loved-so prized, I werc indeed Aln ingrate, for thou still hast heell lo me As olle in whose sweet miistl V of love I nld mneek devotion I could all conlide; Waiisipready zeal, ne'er cool arid ne'er denied, .Still in ecci: hour of need 't is rnei to prove. * Untiringl% ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... zzIztAliy VARIHTIES. Time is gtiven us that we may loketrare of eternity, arnd etcrnity will not lie too long to regret the loss of orr time, if we hiave mis-spent it. AlAC .iTiMAiTL OF BEUROVEANS.-he subject of religion, brings to mind a curiolus belief which exists among the Arabs, viz., that we in England are not Christians entirety, but of an aLmphibioussort soinething between Christians ...

Poetry

... Itmtlr. TIHE INFANT'S FUNERAL. - FROM TILE COURT JOURNAL. THE crowd of a eity's busy street Pass'd carelessly along, Is they bore thee-pure ak d sinless b ns- Through the sm itla chumging throng The step of the mourners halted nut For the gay, the proud, the vain But a chaiotes rap- d eourse was stayed By the infants funeral train. The worldling shrank, when her bright glance fell On the small ...

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... FlIENDS AND AcquAiNTANcrS.-A manl who had lived much in society, said that his acquaintances would fill a cathcdral, but the pulpit would hold his friClids.-Resedii'f Aiscellany. T'it PaoFEssioN or Tim Lkw.-An able writer describes the lawv as a profession which opens out the recesses of the soul, habitually forces imposture into light, and cross-examines the villain into reluctant veracity. ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... LITERARY' VARIETIES FaENcI TREACHERY AND INDIAN MAGNANIMUITY.-In thle summer of 16S7 M. de Ddnonville marohed towards Lake Ontario wivti a force of 2000 French and 600 Indiana; having already re- ceived all the supplies and reinforcements whichi he had expected from Frafnce. His first set oasaruesion was one that n casnistir can excuse, no necessity .Justify-one alike dihionourable and ...