ON THE DESOLATED STATE OF THE HIGHLANDS

... Oh, Scotia! dear land of my birth, The land where freedom is enshrined, The land of beauty and of worth- Which despot clhains could never bind; Where patriots turned oppression's tide, And back a tyrant's fetters fung, Where heroes fought and martyrs died, Where sages wrote and poets sung. Still on thy hills the heather blooms, The wild thlyme scents the summer gates, Still Flora every breeze ...

THE ADELPHI THEATRE

... THE A DELPHI THEA TR E. A striking feature of the present theatrical season has consisted in the introduction, at this favourite abode of farce and the domestic drama, of ballet dancing, of a cha- racter and on a scale usually confined to the boards of the opera. With two such artistes as Mdlle. MARAQUITA and q Mdllc. BENONI, the attempt could hardly fail to meet with l the success which ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... PROVICIAL tH~i~RIp.4L.S . I Barimix.-Tbe TLhiatrie reafin ?? iforthe P450ent.' It leseportd * however,-that it will shortly oe'h neof the' Ihiblin ?? The Colosseum, a ntei saloon. lately.-opened here, lisa been wall attended. It~is wnicely fitted jspplacajofadnsemenj .IoissStepheiis and~othersmein. tinue to attract good ?? and hsis'rmoustre b.ad. with Maodaime PIey6 and Miiis Dollby, apa ...

Published: Sunday 18 February 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1421 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... -ET LANDIfABRS OF ENGLISIH HISTORY.5 Whaat a large *subject is the History of England ' fow cane a writer satisfactorily deal with it in it smati volume like the one before us, sold for eig'iteenpience? flow can he compress into three hundred p igee the great story of two thousand years. flow delineate the most prominent events, and the general aspects of society, during the periods of Roman, ...

POETRY

... THIE BATTLE OF N\.,SEBY. On, wherefrirO. COiOYforth i ?? from the North, With your hands antI your feet ?? your raiment all red; Anti wlherefore d11thi vott r riot se11( for-th a ioyous shout? Aud ?? be0 tIll' 6grRleS of the winlepre;3 which you treadtl Oh, ei was tho root, aind bitter wats the- frit And orinlon was the juice of the vintage ?? we trod Por we trampled oH the throng of the ...

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... LITh3ARY? TWOELLA1?XA. GEoRGE SAcD.-O n± find .ad e Ddevnt in-a ittle garret ,on the Qusi. St. ichael, where .her ?? frdend Jules Sadeau s~peedily found her. o She- was then absolutely destitute of . resources. As .for Jules Sanadeauo th@ so.l of a humble clerk, in the -Cus. tom., h. only ed a very moderate, allwance from his family,,audmW5 himself compelled to struggle against necessity. ...

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE

... FASHIONABLE INTELLIGBNCE. THE COURT.-WINDSOBl, SA'rTuRDAY.-The din- ner party yesterday included the Prinoess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, the lady in waiting to her royal highness, Lady Caro. line Barrington, Barotiess de Speth, the Marquis of Abercorn, and Mr. Gibbs The dinner party this day included the Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, the Duke of Cambridge, the Marquis of Abercorn, the lady ...

POETRY

... TO TIHE EARL OF DERBY. (From the Pres .) DcrbyI-thy chivalry and manly noen Are England's trust in this her hour of shame, And to her drooping gaze a beacon flame, While Jealous factions hold her In sfispense And brokers traffic with her ancient fame; Thou art her refugo from incompetence, From vaunts that dupe, and from Intents that veer And falter half way to the promised goal; For true thou ...

SELECTED POETRY

... SEI1I~lTEJ'l POETRY. VOMAN'S LOVE. BEIc LD that trce-its (5V leaves gone- Its brauches fallen, o ne by one- Its crown ail bare- And yet 'tis circled rouintd with green, ?? base to ?? its boughs have been With erilure rare, Beiold that ?? a part of sortie vain troplhy, reared by art, To hulitau pridle 'Tjs ruined now-by time lefaced; And yet, 'with what rich drapery graced, Its scars to hide. ...

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE

... ST. W JAt ES'S THEATRE. Amateur Performance. The amateur performance at the St. James's Theatre, on Tuesday evening, notwithstanding the inclemency of the wea- ther, attracted a very fashionable attendance, and afforded a satisfactory indication that the Crimean Army Fund, to which the receipts were devoted, would materially be benefitted by the occasion. An opening address, written with ...

Published: Sunday 04 February 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 953 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Poetry

... Pattrg. - ?r SONNET. 2b the Bristol Commemorators of the Birth-day of Burns. 'THE great, wild Genius of the North!I He stood, Andastands alone Ialbeit Scotia boasts of soul and sinewy strongR in martial hosts. in sw ord or song-in paths of brain or blood, Whose trophies pile the mountain and the flood; Yet he, the heart of hearts I the toast of toastsl *Warming men's mlinds at Duty's deadlier ...