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POETRY

... LINES ON TBE OLD YEAR. Fil ntanly a muornings light with rosy dawn, Fall ' nimay a night with sable curtain drawn, THavr round mne bless'd with health, and hope, and love, 11;i1ee richest gifts to earth fromt heaven above, Iriendship hath charmed me thro' the lingering day, And amaranthine flowers of love bestrewed my way, MAv life's untroubled stream has glided on Like shadouws fading with ...

POETRY

... i £11E VOiCE OF THUE SABBAT3. ROM 'TIM LoormitE ?? A. Lir au ARy OisCiLLA t, t come In the might of a herald of light, As the sun oer creatiot Is beaamng; J come to dispel the night shadow& that dwelt In the soul, of deep wretchedness dreatning: I crome to awake to ?? that partake Of tho glories that Paradise knew, Ere its charms were defac'd, anl its bowers laid waste, And a blight oer its ...

ORGAN PLAYING

... ORlGAN PLAYING. Where thro' the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, The pealing anthem ?? the note of praise. To the Editor of the Preston Chronicle. l i,-rI it has often appeared to the writer a thing to be regretted, that professional organists should have so few opportunities of hearing other gentlemen engaged in si- milar duties. Most persons, though having a style and manner of their ...

POETRY

... __ ?? __ HTE LORD OF GLYNWOOD. 1Bl THE AUTHOR Odi TOE PATRICIAN'' DAUGHTER. LOrd af Glynwvod'sbroad domain whero Gothie turietrise, Where Paks, like Columns,1lift for dome the shade of centuries, Where the stately deer are arching their tall necks by the lake Wihse ripple On that feudal ebora seems reverently to break. I'red Glynwood Is thy hbme, Lord,-though not thy native soul' It id ...

EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS

... EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF INDUSTRY, OF ALL NATIONS. . .. I ,, .. 11 , - i .. 1;, : e PUBLIC MEETING. On Wednesday last, at noon, a meeting was held in the Town-hall, for the purpose of considering tne propriety of appointing a local committee to assist in promoting the exhibition of Works of Industry of ail Nations. The meeting was convened by a circular issued by the Mayor, in which he states:- ...

POETRY

... I RE DOES WELL WHO DOES HIS BEST. BY MBRNEZEB ELTIOTT. (From a Poslhumows Publication.) He does well who does his best; is he weary? let him rest: Brothers I I have done my best, I am weary-let me rest. After toiling oft' in vain, Baffled, yet to struggle fain; After toiling long, to gain Little good, with mickle pain; ILet me ?? lay me low, Where the hedgeside roses blow; Where the little ...

POETRY

... P ?? ?OETPY.'; . HOME;,' j hxm I ua w, , en PlevtiJ Sw o*n Cot? Why. h fe2 IrnL4 ziitInO Absenee forgot I Fair seflfe brer Drst ?? the leoseng I wove, WIIYSOcm ye sti faire the arlher 1 rove? wh 8tbfrteddship's fodnd aoesentsi bheeded betore, ,06qought on vItbhitnre;, Mthousand times oWei? qiidrt niture's fat grandeurs hal* mournfui why roam ? Let himanswer who weders fom frlen~dehilpand Home. ...

MUSICAL NOTICES

... ea CHANTER'S HAND GuIDF, By JoserPs WA5sYrEN, OB- GANIST AND DIRECTOR OF THE CHOIR OF ST. MARY's to CHAPEL, CHELSEA.-LONDON: R. COORS AND Co. the This7 work, of which we have received the first six num-, of bere, is one of the cheapest publications lately issued from of the press. In the present day when clergymen and tot, othrs are sO aixious to improve the musical taste of )re church choirs, ...

POETRY

... . 1l MY LIFE WAS LIKE A FOUNTAIN. My life as like a fountain From Nature's heart that flow, And ripples down the mountain, Still siuging as it goes!I The flowers sprang all round it, The sdn Illumed its way; The lark's glad music found it, And every wave was gay I My life was like a garden, Where Love would often roam; And Time sit down and tell me Of tome ideal home I- Some homb that true ...

THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOHN HOWARD

... TIHE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOHN HOWARD. A LECTURE, BY THE REV. W. WALTERS. _ ?? On Tuesday evening last, a lecture was delivered in I the Theatre of the Institution for the Diffusion of' Know- ledge, by the Rev. W. Walters, on The Life and Cha- h racter of John Howard. There was a very good c attendance. The rev, gentleman, in a few introductory l, remarks; stated that it had been his ...

POETRY

... ANN. (From Ebenezer Ellioies Pusthumous Work, More Verse and Prose.') The broken heart that loves in vain, Resigns the lov'd one never, But, in despair, still hopes to gain, The lost for ever: Then, greet the shy morn's treacherous glow, Thou pale autumnal blossom, Eve chill November's sleet and snow Beat on thy bosom! So, Ann still lov'd: it was her doom To love, in shame and sorrow: ...

LECTURE ON PHENOMENA ATTENDING THE SEASONS

... I ~ LECTURE I ?? PHENOMENA ATTENDING THE SEASONS. On Tuesday evening week, a lecture was delivered in the theatre of the restitution for the Diffusion of Know. ledge, by the Rev. E. D. Rendell, on Plenomuena attend. ing the Seasons-Autumn. The lecturer commenced his observations by stating that this season was PoPularly considered to include the months of August, September, and October, but ...