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For days well spent, and years not given in vain.
Her charity was there, with dove-like eye,-
And Faith stood light, with eyes and arms upraised,
And wings outspread,-to mount amid the skies.

Her grave was made,-for her, as for the worst!
We past away, and left her to her God.
Wrapt in the bosom of the silent earth,
She sleeps; and, if athwart that saintly sleep
A dream can flash,-'twill be a dream of joy;
Beaming present'ment of eternal joy!
Is life a blank? Has death's intruding step
Startled the inward peace, without whose song
Of never-ending mild security,

Our lives were tortures? No! I look around,
And all the bright world shines as heretofore;
Only its turbid noise hath roll'd away,
Farther than ever, from an ear averse.
I hear the melody of early days,

Pure as if hymn'd by angels! still 'tis sweet,
And my lone bosom echoes back its tones,
As a cave murmureth to a quiet sea.

Hold on thy course, irrevocable fate!
Thou stayless action of the world, hold on!
Empires, and thrones, tribes, customs, and the world,
Tremble before thee! From thy chariot wheels
Man's institutions, creeds, conventions, sects,
Are scatter'd far and wide, like summer dust.
Successive ages, at thy stormy breath,

Tower up like mists,-glide on like flying rain
Along th' Autumnal hills, and disappear

In the void skies! Their millions without strife
Obey thy voice; and shall a lonely one
Appeal from thee,-spurning what gifts thou giv'st,
In bootless grief o'er what has been withheld-
The only victim of a general woe!

Hold on! the sternest doom thy power inflicts,
Will ne'er deprive me of a dearer blessing.
She walk'd on earth beside me like the morn,
Cheering the early traveller.

Now unbound

My love no longer chains me; and in part,
My heart is harden'd for that intercourse
With stern or selfish natures, which requires
Resolve, high hopes, and patience; and though oft
A lingering look I yield, where once abode
The household idols of my early love,-
Yet onward, seems a path to nobler ends;
And thither, beckoning me, thy spirit leads-
Thither, where Fancy paints upon the clouds
Her fond chimeras, fading while we gaze.-
In youth we build majestic piles of hope,-
Mighty, though vain-the toil of precious days,
And mockery for all future time. Each pile
Stands in thy wastes, O Mem'ry! dark and lone,
The monument of feelings ne'er express'd,
And thoughts sublime but shadowy; and we gaze
Back on it, as the wandering Arab looks
On Egypt's solemn tombs, while dimly grand
They glimmer through the dusk; and oft the voice
Of mournful winds, in fitful tones comes down
From where it sweeps along each ledge of stone,
And sings the requiem of departed kings.

LINES

E. O. B.

ON MR LAURENCE MACDONALD'S STATUE OF THE GIRL AND

THE CARRIER PIGEON.

By J. S. Knowles.

THE maiden holds a letter to her breast-
Would'st con its secrets ?-Read them in her face!
It is the proper glowing page of Love!

It voucheth for a heart beneath that breast,

And in that heart the virgin's tender wish
She veileth with a blush, which, like a veil,
Emblazons but the thing 'tis ta'en to hide!
A dove, you see, her other hand doth perch-
How meet a perch for such a gentle bird!
I warrant that's her answer 'neath its wing.
'Tis Love's own messenger, that does Love's wish
With speed, and seems to know it serveth Love,
So eager to be gone-'twill fly-'tis stone!
Back to the face again, and mark the lips!
Methinks I hear a sigh upon those lips!-
So lovers' lips do part that breathe a sigh-
"I knew not that fine chisel could cut air!"
But there it is!

SONNET TO THE MEMORY OF GRAY.

By the late Alexander Balfour.

SWEET Bard! who sung "the rosy-bosom'd hours;"
Who loved thy retrospective eye to fling
O'er classic Eton's "spires and antique towers,"
While former days "waved fresh their gladsome wing;"
Who sung" Adversity, resistless power!"

Poetic "thoughts that breathe, and words that burn;" Whose "Bard" sublime could "life indignant spurn," And "Cambria's curse" hurl in the "arrowy shower." But chief," who, mindful of the unhonour'd dead," Could pensively thy twilight vigils keep;

And musing sigh above the "lowly bed," Where "rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep ;"

Thy name shall live, on Fame's broad pinions borne, And on thy grave shall smile the "incense-breathing morn."

TO MEDORA.

By Laurence Macdonald.

MILD as young zephyrs in their gentlest hour, Commission'd forth by Spring from Flora's bower, To clothe the earth with garlands, and infuse Into each flower the spirit of its hues, Art thou, Medora! faultless as thou'rt fair, Divine as music's soul, and pure as childhood's prayer!

'Tis sweet to watch the day-blush burst on high, Chasing the darkness both from earth and skyTo view the blending tints of night and day, Softening and hallowing all things with their ray, But sweeter far, to watch Medora's smileThe soul!-the heaven!-that brightens o'er that face the while.

It is as if the waves on ocean's breast

Were by some spirit soothed-not quite to rest, But, to that state, which is nor rest, nor motion, That state, when bosoms feel some soft emotion Mantling the blood, as if an angel's breath Pass'd o'er the summer waters, else all still as death.

THE TORWOOD OAK.
By W. M. Hetherington.
THE Torwood Oak! How like a spell
By potent wizard breathed, that name
Bids every Scottish bosom swell,

And burn with all a patriot's flame!
The past before the rapt eye brings-
Forth stalk the phantom shades of kings,
And loud the warrior's bugle rings
O'er gory fields of blood!

I see the Roman eagle whet
Its hungry beak, I see it soar;
It stoops, I see its pinions wet,
Ruffled and wet with its own gore:

I see the Danish Raven sweep

O'er the dark bosom of the deep,

Its scatter'd plumage strews the steep Of rugged Albin's shore.

Lo! England's Edward comes !—the plain
Groans where his marshall'd thousands wheel,-
Grim Havoc stalks o'er heaps of slain,

Gaunt Famine, prowling, dogs his heel!
Ah! woe for Scotland! blood and woe!
Fierce and relentless is the foe,

And treason points the murderous blow,
Edges the ruthless steel!

But who is he with dauntless brow, And dragon crest, and eagle eye, Whose proud form never knew to bow Its lofty port and bearing high? Around him close a glorious bandFew-but the chosen of the land; Beneath the Torwood Tree they stand, Freedom to gain, or die!

'Tis he, the bravest of the brave!

Champion of Scotland's liberty, Whose mighty arm and dreadful glaive His mother-land could thrice set free! That hero-patriot, whose great name Justly the foremost rank may claim Of all that grace the rolls of fameWALLACE OF ELDERSLIE!

Yes, oft the Torwood Oak has bent

Its broad boughs o'er his noble head; Oft, in his hour of peril, lent

The shelter of its friendly shade; And though rude Time and stern Decay Its moulder'd stem have swept away, The Hero's name there dwells for ayeA name that cannot fade!

MARY'S EYES.

By J. W. Ord.

Wild as the gazelle's

Now brightly bold-now beautifully shy-
Win as they wander-dazzle where they dwell.

THERE are who doubt that Jove doth live at all,
Or that he made this many-peopled ball.
They gaze upon the rose's golden rim,
And look into its heart, and list the hymn
Of Tellus' myriad birds, and view the flight
Of the far eagle to the realms of light;
They walk into the woods, and see the trees
Put on their summer robe, and hear the breeze
Sing sweetly, night and day, like one in love,
And still deny great Jove doth dwell above.
Approach, vain sophists! and behold the brow
Of heaven all diadem'd with stars; and now,
Holding your breath so that it touch her not,
Come nearer to this sweet secluded spot,
Where I with Mary sit, and view her eyes,
If that ye can; and if there do not rise
Purer and higher thoughts within your breast,
Like gentle winds, that slumber in the west,
No kindling soul have ye—no high and far behest.

I e'er have loved to dwell within the light
Of woman's eye,-it hath so much delight.
And, Mary, though thy brow is clear and high,
And though thy words are full of melody,
Though roses sit upon thy speaking face,
And all thou dost is full of ease and grace,
And though young loves do wanton on thy breast,
Thine eyes!-thine eyes!-I love thine eyes the best!

LITERARY CHIT-CHAT AND VARIETIES.

BOURRIENNE'S MEMOIRS OF BONAPARTE.-A translation of this interesting work, by James S. Memes, LL.D., is preparing for Constable's Miscellany. The Memoirs of Bourrienne are to be regarded as the most authentic and impartial documents yet given to the world on the subject of Napoleon. This preference is claimedon the grounds of the opportunities of information enjoyed, and of the qualifications, literary as well as moral, exhibited by the writer., For six-and-twenty years, commencing with the eighth year of Bonaparte's age, Bourrienne possessed the unlimited confidence of, that extraordinary personage, and this during the most eventful period of his career. From all beside, the mask of ambition first, of policy afterwards, concealed entirely the man, and, in a great degree, the ruler also. To the writer of these Memoirs alone were bared the genuine features of his mind and conduct. At school, Bourrienne was the chosen companion-the sympathising comforter of the youthful and melancholy Corsican. At Paris, amid poverty and disappointment, he continued the sole confident of the hopes, fears, and schemes of the young officer of artillery, sharing the contents of his own scantily furnished purse with him who was to sway the destinies of Europe. He witnessed the various turns, or was informed of them by letter, which raised his former comrade to general, and finally commander-in-chief in Italy. No sooner had Bonaparte obtained this elevation, than he invited Bourrienne to come to him and share his prosperity. Henceforth, in the capacity of secretary and confidential friend, in Italy, in France, at sea, in Egypt, in Syria, during the struggles and triumphs of the Consulate, he was constantly by Bonaparte's side in public-ever a party to his private thoughts and plans. From the closet of Napoleon, where his secretary and himself alone laboured, proceeded, from the dictation of the former, and in the handwriting of the latter, those documents, which, now forming a portion of history, then awed or astonished Europe. In the last volume of the work, even when Bourrienne, from being too unbending in principle, had ceased to be secretary, he was often employed, and sustained offices of importance. He Here some of his narrative is pe was also employed under Louis. culiarly interesting. In every case of moment he refers to original documents, very frequently autographs in his own possession. These he was enabled to preserve by a singular display of courage. and address, by which he foiled first Fouché, and even Bonaparte himself; subsequently the Bourbons, who, in succession, sought to deprive him of his treasure. He now enjoys powerful protection in the Netherlands, where he has drawn up his Memoirs, or rather transcribed his journals; for seeing from the beginning that history was making, he wrote down the transactions as they occurred. To these advantages of situation and opportunity, such as no other writer on this subject ever enjoyed, Bourrienne adds excellent talents, great good sense, and, above all, a most reverential regard for truth. This he searches out, and displays at all hazards. Prejudices he has, but they are of the right kind, in favour of humanity and liberty. Even these sentiments, however honourable their excesses might be esteemed, are never allowed to oppose truth. But with all these advantages, the work, to be valuable at once, and interesting to the general reader, will require care in the translation. The style is light and elegant, but very loose, diffuse, and full of repetitions. These give great room for condensing, and indeed require it. From following the order of time, too, the facts are often perplexingly intermixed These superfluities must and repeated. This clogs the narrative. be lopped off, the diffuseness condensed, and the facts arranged, in a translation; and it is evident that this cannot be ventured upon except with the utmost care, and by a responsible translator. We look, however, with confidence to Dr Memes. Besides his well-known talents and discrimination, he visited most of the scenes of Bonaparte's operations in Europe, in Italy, Germany, and Holland, collecting information on the spot, with views, long since laid aside, of doing something on the same subject. Under his superintendence, the work can hardly fail to be well executed.

A History of the Western Highlands and Hebrides, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, by Donald Gregory, Esq. Assist ant Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, is preparing for publication. This work is meant to be one of more research than any that has hitherto appeared on the subject of the Highlands; and, from what we know of the talents of the author, we are inclined to augur very favourably of its contents.

An interesting Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Bradbury, author of the Mystery of Godliness, &c. by the Rev. John Brown of Whitburn, is in the press.

Obedience, a Tale, by Mrs Sherwood, is announced.

Our able friend and contributor, William Kennedy, who has already displayed so much poetical genius in his "Fitful Fancies," and other works, has a new volume in the press, to be entitled, The Arrow and the Rose, and other Poems. Mr Kennedy is also engaged with a prose work for one of the Family Libraries.

Our readers will be glad to learn that Mr Tennant is about to pub

lish, in a separate pamphlet, all the articles upon the Psalms which have appeared in the Literary Journal, with some additions, which may probably yet be made through the medium of our pages. The pamphlet will be ready previous to the meeting of the General Assembly.

A disquisition on the Geography of Herodotus, with a Map; and Researches on the History of the Scythians, Getæ, and Sarmatians, from the German of Niebuhr, is in the press.

Colonel Bory de St Vincent has been appointed by the French Minister of the Interior to prepare a work on Greece; and, having directed the first expedition to the Morea, he will probably be able to furnish many interesting particulars relative to that country. A Second Voyage round the World, translated from the German of Otto von Kotzebue, is in the press.

We understand that the new work now in preparation, by the author of "The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater," (Thomas De Quincey, Esq.) will not be published before next winter.

magistrate before whom they were taken had the wit or impertinence to quote to them the well-known couplet,

"Strange that such difference there should be 'Twixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee." -Madame Vestris has been applying to Sir Richard Birnie for assistance because she was hissed the other evening at Drury Lane, when she made her appearance in the part of Captain Macheath. If Madame Vestris had been hissed a little more frequently in the course of her career, it would have been better for her.-From the last published statement of the number of students at the English Universities, it appears that Cambridge has now a majority over Oxford, having increased by 118 students in the last year. The present total of the members of Cambridge is 5263, while that of Oxford is 5259.

Theatrical Gossip.-The Easter melodrame at Drury Lane is called the "Dragon's Gift, or the Scarf of Flight and the Mirror of Light:" it is very splendid, and was completely successful. That at Covent Garden is called the "Wigwam," and is founded on Cooper's novel the "Pioneers." Astley's has re-opened with "an equestrian romantic tale," entitled "The Spectre Monarch and his Phantom Steed." It gives Ducrow an opportunity of exhibiting his unrivalled skill.-At the Surrey, they have made a melodrame of young Burke's exhibitions.-The Cobourg rejoices in Monsieur Gouffe, the man-monkey, and a piece of spectacle bearing the captivating title of after the model of "Tom and Jerry."-The stupid old twaddler "Charles the Terrible."-Sadler's Wells has brought out something Colman has just given a new specimen of the manner in which he exercises the functions of Dramatic Licenser. In the English version of the opera of "Cinderella," brought out a few nights since at Covent Garden Theatre, the following dialogue originally occurred: now, and can do nothing!-Alidoro. How, sirrah! is that one of our privileges?-Dandini. Certainly; what do the great do but live by the labours of the little?" Mr Colman struck out the whole of Dandini's last answer. Surely Mr Colman must be a goose, or an old woman in disguise.-Lalande has made her debut at the King's Theatre, and been well received.-Mrs Waylett leaves the Tottenham-street Theatre shortly: she is engaged at Vauxhall.--Miss Foote will shortly make her appearance at Covent Garden.-Fawcett and Mrs Davenport take their farewell benefits this season.-T. P. Cooke commences a three months' engagement at the Surrey, at Whitsuntide, at L.30 a-week, and three clear benefits.-Mr Goldsmid comes out as Monsieur Morbleu.-Braham and Miss Paton are engaged for both the Liverpool and Norwich festivals.-Macready, who visited the Giant's Causeway during the Easter Holidays, has been playing for a few evenings in Belfast.-The benefits will commence here on the termination of T. P. Cooke's engagement.-Miss Jarman has been exciting great admiration in Glasgow. She has played there the part of Aloyse, with much success.-Mackay goes to Glasgow for a few evenings next week.-During the Glasgow sacrament a tolerable company performed at Doune.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY'S FOURTH CONCERT.-The fourth and last Concert given by the Society this season, took place in the Assembly Rooms, on Friday, the 16th inst. It was respectably, but not crowdedly, attended. The instrumental music was, as usual, very good; and among the vocalists, Miss E. Paton especially distinguished herself, her "Ah, compir" being one of the most brilliant efforts she has made this season. Our readers will find some able remarks upon this concert in the Weekly Journal of Wednesday last. We do not always agree with the musical criticism in that paper; but on the present occasion it has our sincere approbation. MR MURRAY'S CONCERT.-This Concert took place in the Hopetoun Rooms last Tuesday evening, and was well attended. We have seldom heard at a benefit concert a more pleasing selection of music. The orchestra, though not full, was well selected and admirably-" Dandini. Pray, Master Alidoro, help me, for I am a great man drilled; and Murray's solos on the violin, especially that in which he introduced the Scotch air, "Here's a health to ane that's awa," were in themselves a treat of no mean order. Miss Inverarity sang her chef d'œuvre, the Scena composed for her by Murray from "Il Sacraficio d' Abramo," and her efforts were, as they deserved, rapturously applauded. Miss E. Paton was no less successful in an exquisite piece of music by Niedermeyer, never before performed in this country, but which we hope to hear her frequently sing again. Her fair sister, Miss I. Paton, sang her favourite song, "In infancy our hopes and fears," very beautifully. Mr Wilson was unfortunately so hoarse, that it was difficult to say what sort of music he sang. The principal novelty of the evening was the debut of Miss Orme, as a pianist. She performed variations on a favourite theme from the opera of Semiramide, and a fantasia of Czerny's from the Siege of Corinth. We question whether more difficult and chromatic music could have been selected; but Miss Orme's articulation and touch are both excellent,-her style is full of expression and feeling, -and she certainly bids fair to be a distinguished ornament to the musical circles of Edinburgh. If her object be to teach the pianoforte, we know of no young lady to whose care we would sooner entrust any pupils in whose progress we took an interest. Two MS. songs by Murray, and one by John Thomson, were also produced at this concert, and were all well received.

MR TAYLOR'S CONCERT.-This concert, which took place in the Hopetoun Rooms on Thursday evening, was crowdedly attended. Mr Taylor, of course, distinguished himself as the first harp-player in Edinburgh. Miss Louisa Jarman sang two songs, "Elena oh tu," and "My own Blue Bell." We never heard this young lady to greater advantage. In the last song she was honoured with an unanimous encore. Miss E. Paton and Miss Inverarity were also encored in their respective songs; and the audience generally seemed to be well satisfied with the entertainment which Mr Taylor had prepared for them.

CHIT-CHAT FROM LONDON.-There is a good article in the last number of the Literary Gazette, exposing what the editor calls "the cut and dry system of criticism," or what he might have termed, "the art of reviewing books without reading them." It has of late become customary for publishers to pick out a score or so of what they consider the most striking passages of any new book, and to print them on a loose separate sheet of paper, which they forthwith transmit to all the journals and newspapers, in order to save reviewers the trouble of making their own extracts. The consequence is, that we see the same extracts in all the papers, and run a great chance of being nauseated with the new work before we have cut up the leaves. In common with our contemporary, we protest against such scissor work, and are confident that no such helps will ever be resorted to by the conductors of the Literary Journal.-It is said that Moore does not intend to take any notice of Campbell's late attack, his friends being of opinion that it does not deserve the compliment.-Colburn and Bentley continue to publish with great spirit, but the other booksellers are not doing much at present.-Mr Charles Nicholson, the celebrated flute-player, challenged a few days ago Mr James, the editor of "The Flutist's Magazine," in consequence of an article which appeared in the last number of that periodical, entitled "Death of Charles Tootle Too, Esq." Both gentlemen, however, were apprehended, and bound over to keep the peace. The

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THE EDITOR IN HIS SLIPPERS, NO. VII, in our next.
"The Beauties of the Tay and its Tributaries" shall have a place
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"Our fair correspondent, "Amelia B.” will, no doubt, be shocked to hear that we still remain inexorable.-We shall endeavour to find them to us in the meantime.-There is promise of future improveroom for the verses by " Alpha;" if he has any better, he may send ment in the lines by " Juvenis."-Neither the "Song" nor the "Serenade" by "P." come up to our standard.

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