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XII, NO. 343.]</b> + </td> + <td align="center"> + <b>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1828.</b> + </td> + <td align="right"> + <b>[PRICE 2d.</b> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr class="full" /> + <div class="figure" style="width: 100%;"> + <a href="images/343-1.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/343-1.png" + alt="The Admiralty office, Whitehall." /></a> + </div> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page354" name="page354"></a>[pg + 354]</span> + </p> + <h3> + THE ADMIRALTY-OFFICE. + </h3> + <p> + The <i>Admiralty Office, Whitehall</i>, has few pretensions + to architectual beauty. It is, however, to use a common + phrase, a <i>commanding</i> pile, and its association with + Britain's best bulwarks—her NAVY—renders it an + interesting subject for representation. + </p> + <p> + The Admiralty-office adjoins to the north side of the Horse + Guards, and was erected by Ripley, in the reign of George + II., on the site of Wallingford House. It recedes from, but + communicates with, the street by advancing wings, and is + built principally of brick. In the centre of the main + building is a lofty portico, of the Ionic order, the taste of + which is not entitled to much praise. It consists of four + columns, and on the entablature is an anchor in bold relief. + Here are the offices, and the spacious abodes of the lords + commissioners of the admiralty, together with a handsome + hall, &c. On the roof of the building is a Semaphore + telegraph, which communicates orders by signal to the + principal ports of the empire. + </p> + <p> + But the most tasteful portion of the whole, is a stone + screen, by Adams, in front of an open court, and facing the + street. The style is exceedingly chaste and pleasing, and the + decorations are characteristic naval emblems, finely + executed. The representation of two ancient vessels in the + end entablatures, merit especial notice. + </p> + <p> + Since the appointment of the Duke of Clarence to the office + of lord high admiral, the Admiralty has been the town + residence of his royal highness. The exterior has been + repaired, and the interior in part refitted. The screen has + likewise been renovated with much care, and two of the + entrances considerably enlarged, but with more regard to + convenience than good taste. The portion occupied by the + royal duke contains a splendid suite of state rooms, within + whose walls have frequently been assembled all the bravery, + as well as rank, of the empire; for the interests of the + noble service are too dear to his royal highness to be + eclipsed by the false lights of wealth or fashion. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + HUITAIN DE CLEMENT MAROT. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Plus ne suis ce que j'ay esté + </p> + <p> + Et ne le scaurois jamais estre, + </p> + <p> + Mon beau printemps et mon esté + </p> + <p> + Ont fait le saut par la fenestre. + </p> + <p> + Amour! tu as esté mon maistre + </p> + <p> + Je t'ai servi sur tous les Dieux, + </p> + <p> + O si je pouvois deux fois naistre, + </p> + <p> + Comment je te se virois mieux! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <center> + <i>Imitation</i>. + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + I am no more, what I have been + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And ne'er again shall be so. + </p> + <p> + My summer bright, my spring time green, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Have flown out of the window. + </p> + <p> + Oh love, my master thou hast been, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + I, first of gods, instal thee, + </p> + <p> + Oh! could I e'en be born again, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Thou doubly would'st enthral me. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + D.M. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + TEMPLE AT ABURY. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + There is an inconsistency in the account of Abury in No. 341, + perhaps overlooked by yourself. + </p> + <p> + I would ask, how could that arrangement of the fabric, so + fancifully and ingeniously described by Stukely, be intended + to represent the Trinity, when the place was confessedly in + existence long anterior to Christianity? nor is there any + thing in the old Druidical or Bardic tenets that can be + twisted to any such idea. + </p> + <p> + This <i>Abury</i>, with <i>Silbury</i>, is supposed to be the + <i>Cludair Cyfrangon</i>, or <i>Heaped Mound of + Congregations</i>, mentioned in the <i>Triads</i>, the + building of which is recorded as "one of the three mighty + achievements of the Isle of Britain;" and here were held the + general assemblies of the Britons on religious occasions, and + not at Stonehenge, as is generally supposed. This last place + is decidedly more modern than the pile at <i>Abury</i>; the + Welsh call it <i>Gwaith Emrys, (the work of Emrys</i>,) and + it ranks as another of the mighty achievements of the Isle of + Britain, the third being "the raising of the Stone of Keti," + supposed to be the "<i>Maen Ceti</i>" at Gwyr, in + Glamorganshire. + </p> + <p> + The presumption that <i>Stonehenge</i> is more modern than + <i>Abury</i> is founded upon the fact that Stonehenge + exhibits marks of the chisel in different parts, while the + former does not. The ancient British documents give us the + founder of the latter, namely, <i>Emrys</i>, or + <i>Ambrosius</i>, while we are left in ignorance as to who + raised the pile of <i>Cyfrangon</i>. + </p> + <p> + Nor was Stonehenge ever of such magnitude as <i>Abury</i>, + the diameter of the former being 99 feet, whilst the latter + was 1,400; the largest stones of the former weigh 30 tons, + but the latter weigh 100 tons! + </p> + <p> + <i>Gwaith Emrys</i> was possibly more for political than + religious assemblies. Here was held the meeting of the + Britons and Saxons, when the <i>Plot of the Long Knives</i> + (<i>Twyll y Cyllyll Hirion</i>) was consummated, and the + flower of the British chiefs treacherously destroyed by their + pretended friends. + </p> + <p> + Different authors have strenuously contended + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page355" name="page355"></a>[pg + 355]</span> for giving the honour of supremacy to either of + these places over both Britain and Gaul, in the days of + Druidism; but Rowlands has industriously placed its chief + seat in Anglesey. + </p> + <p> + LEATHART. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + TRANSLATED EPITAPH. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Quod fuit esse quod est, quod non fuit esse quod esse, + </p> + <p> + Esse quod est non esse, quod est non, erit esse. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + As a translation of this curious epitaph (in Lavenham + churchyard) which is formed out of two Latin words, has been + requested from some of your readers, I send the + following:— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + What John Giles has been + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Is what he is, (<i>a bachelor</i>.) + </p> + <p> + What he has not been, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Is what he is, (<i>a corpse</i>.) + </p> + <p> + To be what he is + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Is not to be, (<i>a living creature</i>.) + </p> + <p> + He will have to be + </p> + <p class="i2"> + What he is not. (<i>dust</i>.) + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + JOSEPH MASON. + </p> + <hr /> + <center> + <i>Another</i>. + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + What we have been and what we are, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The present and the time that's past, + </p> + <p> + We cannot properly compare + </p> + <p class="i2"> + With what we are to be at last. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Tho' we ourselves have fancied forms, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And beings that have never been, + </p> + <p> + We unto something shall be turned— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Which we have not conceived or seen. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + G.H. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + The ensuing letter, though very short, discloses one or two + instances connected with a subject of unfading + interest—the death of Mary Queen of Scots. It need + hardly be stated, says an able writer on this subject, that + Queen Elizabeth's conduct with respect to the execution of + Mary was a mixture of unrelenting cruelty, despicable + cowardice, and flagitious hypocrisy; that whilst it was the + dearest wish of her heart to deprive her kinswoman of her + existence, she attempted to remove the odium of the act from + herself, by endeavouring to induce those to whose custody she + was intrusted to assassinate their prisoner; that when she + found she could not succeed, she commanded the warrant to be + forwarded; and that when she knew it was too late to recall + it, asserted that she never intended it should be carried + into execution, threw herself into a paroxysm of affected + rage and grief, upbraided her counsellors, and first + imprisoned and then sacrificed the fortunes of her poor + secretary, Davison, one of her most virtuous servants, as a + victim to her own fame, and the resentment of the King of + Scots. These damning facts in the character of Elizabeth are + too well known to require to be dilated on; they have + eclipsed the few noble actions of her life, and remain + indelible spots on her reputation as a woman and a sovereign. + But we learn from this letter the humiliating effects made by + her ministers to appease her fury, and her implacable + resolution to overwhelm the unfortunate Davison with the + effect of her assumed, or perhaps real repentance. In his + apology, that statesman informs us, that on the Friday after + Mary's execution, namely, on the 10th of February, arriving + at the court he learnt the manner in which the queen had + expressed herself relative to the event; but being advised to + "<i>absent himself for a day or two</i>," and being, + moreover, extremely ill, he left the court, and returned to + London. Woolley's communication being dated on <i>Sunday</i>, + (the manuscript is so excessively badly written as to be + almost illegible,) shows that Elizabeth did not summon her + council, and evince her displeasure at their conduct, until + Saturday, the 13th of February, two days after she was + informed of Mary's fate. Davison had been attacked with a + stroke of the palsy shortly before, and all he says of his + committal is, that he was not sent to the Tower until Tuesday + the 14th, on account of his illness; though some days + previous (probably on Saturday the 10th) the queen assembled + her council. + </p> + <p> + This letter also exhibits a specimen of Leicester's + characteristic meanness; for notwithstanding that he was a + party to the act of forwarding the warrant for Mary's death, + as his name occurs among those of the council who signed the + letters to the Earl of Shrewsbury, the earl marshal, and to + the Earl of Kent, both of which were dated on the 3rd of + February, 1586-7, commanding them to cause it to be put into + execution, he took care to withdraw from court before + Elizabeth performed the roll, which has so justly excited the + scorn of posterity. It may be also remarked, as another + example of the official duplicity of the period, that Sir + Francis Walsingham likewise affected not to have been + concerned in the affair of dispatching the warrant, as in his + letter to Lord Thulstone, the secretary to King James, dated + at Greenwich, on the 4th of March, 1586-7, less than a month + afterwards, he says, "<i>Being absent from court</i> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page356" name="page356"></a>[pg + 356]</span> when the late execution of the queen, your + sovereign mother, happened," though we find that he signed + both the letters just mentioned. + </p> + <p> + G.B. + </p> + <p> + <i>A Letter from John Woolley, clerk of the Council in the + time of Elizabeth, to the Earl of Leicester</i>. + </p> + <p> + To the Righte Honorable my singular good the Earle of + Leycester, one of her Maties Most Honorable Privie Councell. + </p> + <p> + RYGHTE Honorable and my moste especiall goode Lorde,—It + pleased her M'tye yesterday night to call the lord treasurer + and other of her councell before her into her withdrawing + chamber, where she rebuked us all exceedingly, from our + concealing from her our proceeding in the Queen of Scott's + case; but her indignation particularlye lyghteth most upon my + lord treasurer and Mr. Davison, who called us togeather, and + delivered the commissione, for she protesteth she gave + <i>expresse commandement</i> to the contrarye, and therefore + hath taken order for the committing of Mr. Secretary Davison + to the Tower, iff she contenew in the mynd she was yeterday + night, albeit we all kneeled upon our knees to praye her to + the contrarye. + </p> + <p> + I think your lordship happy to be absent from these broiles, + and thought it my dewtye to lett you understand them; and so + in haste I humblye take my leave.—At the Courte, this + present Sunday,<a id="footnotetag1" + name="footnotetag1"></a><a href="#footnote1"><sup>1</sup></a> + 1586. + </p> + <p> + Your lordship's ever most bounden, + </p> + <p> + J. WOOLLEY. + </p> + <p> + P.S. I have oftentimes sent unto John, your old servante, Mr. + Norld, to pray humbly your lordship's orders for the ordering + of his case; he hath been long in prisone, and desireth your + lordship's orders for the hearing of his case, which it may + please your lordship to express unto me.—<i>Cottonian + MSS. Caligula, c. ix. fol. 168</i>, (<i>Original</i>.) + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + The Topographer + </h2> + <h3> + A VISIT TO STUDLEY PARK AND FOUNTAINS ABBEY, YORKSHIRE. + </h3> + <center> + <i>With a Notice of the Roman Military Road, leading from + Aldborough (the Isurium of the Romans,) to the North.</i> + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Yet still thy turrets drink the light + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Of summer evening's softest ray; + </p> + <p> + And ivy garlands, green and bright, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Still mantle thy decay; + </p> + <p> + And calm and beauteous, as of old, + </p> + <p> + Thy wand'ring river glides in gold." + </p> + <p> + A.A. WATTS. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + Among the most attractive scenes of northern Yorkshire is + Studley Park, renowned for the richness of its sylvan + scenery, which embosoms the noble ruin of Fountains Abbey. + </p> + <p> + For the date of my visit to this <i>Arcadia</i>, I must refer + the reader to that season of life when the pure source of + thought and feeling is untainted by the world. It is eleven + miles from my home to Studley Park, five of which I walked in + the twilight of a summer's evening, and slept at a little + cottage by the way. The day had been sultry, and the moon + rose slowly over the mounds of Maiden Bower, once the site of + the noble mansion of the Percys, now destroyed and + desolate;<a id="footnotetag2" + name="footnotetag2"></a><a href="#footnote2"><sup>2</sup></a> + and fell in dreary softness on tower and wood, illumining the + sable firs of Newby Park, and throwing another lustre on the + gaudy "gowans" that decked the adjacent meadow. Here was a + scene for the poetic sympathy of youth: + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2"> + "That time is past, + </p> + <p> + And all its giddy rapture; + </p> + <p> + Yet not for this faint I, nor mourn; + </p> + <p> + Other gifts have followed; for such loss + </p> + <p> + I would believe, abundant recompense." + </p> + <p> + WORDSWORTH. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + The morning found me, after an early breakfast, on the road + to Studley Park. Now there are some "moods of my own mind" in + which I detest all vehicles of conveyance, when on an + excursive tour to admire the antique and + picturesque.—Thus what numerous attractions are + presented to us, sauntering along the woody lane on foot, + which are lost or overlooked in the velocity of a drive! On + the declivity of a meadow, inviting our reflection, rises a + little Saxon church, grey with antiquity, and solemnized by + its surrounding memorials of "Here lies."—Across the + heath, encircled with fences of uncouth stones, stands a + stern record of feudal yore; at the next turn peeps the + rectory, encircled with old firs, trained fruit trees, and + affectionate ivy; beneath yon darkened thickets rolls the + lazy Ure, expanding into laky broadness; and, beyond yon + western woods, which embower the peaceful hamlet, are seen + the "everlasting hills," across which the enterprising Romans + constructed their road. I next passed the boundaries of Newby + Park, the property of Lord Grantham. Here beneath enormous + beeches were clustering the timid deer, "in sunshine remote;" + and the matin songs of birds were sounding from the countless + clumps <span class="pagenum"><a id="page357" + name="page357"></a>[pg 357]</span> which skirt this retreat. + Within that solitude had I enjoyed the society of a brother, + alas, now no more! and yet the landscape wore the same sunny + smile as when I carved his name on the towering obelisk + before him. I felt that sorrow so exquisitely described by + <i>Burns</i>: + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "How can ye bloom so fresh and fair; + </p> + <p> + How can ye chant, ye little birds, + </p> + <p> + And I so weary, fu' o' care." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + Leaving Rainton, a sudden rise brings you to the <i>Roman + Military Road</i>, leading from + Aldborough,<a id="footnotetag3" + name="footnotetag3"></a><a href="#footnote3"><sup>3</sup></a> + the Isurium of the Romans, to Inverness, in Scotland. This + road was repaired by the Empress Heleanae, and hence the + corruption, from her name, of Learning Lane, its present + designation. It was laid by the Romans, with stones of + immense size, which have frequently been dug up. The <i>Via + Appia</i>, at <i>Rome</i>, which has lasted 1,800 years, + resembles it in construction. Raised considerably above the + level of the country which it crosses, it is an object of + wonder and interest even to the illiterate, on account of the + continuous perspective it presents; there being no + <i>bend</i> in it for several miles. Traversing this noble + monument of art, how are we led to think on the "strange + mutations" which have overthrown kings and kingdoms in the + period of its duration, whilst the road remains "like an + eternity:" + </p> + <h3> + ON CROSSING THE ROMAN MILITARY ROAD, LEADING FROM ISURIUM TO + THE NORTH. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + O'er classic ground my humble feet did plod, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + My bosom beating with the glow of song; + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And high-born fancy walk'd with me along, + </p> + <p> + Treading the earth Imperial Caesar trod. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + A thousand rural objects on the way + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Had been my theme-but far-off years arose, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + When ancient Britain bow'd beneath her foes, + </p> + <p> + Adding resplendence to great Caesar's day: + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + When sounds of Roman arms through valley rung, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And rose that glorious morn upon our isle, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + No night can hide, or cloud conceal its smile, + </p> + <p> + That dazzling morn, which out of darkness sprung. + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Enduring cenotaph of Roman fame— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + More than this record of their mighty name! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + I reached the ancient town of Ripon as the bells were merrily + ringing in the towers of its old collegiate minster, for it + was the anniversary of its patron saint, St. Wilfred. After + refreshment, and a walk of three miles, I arrived at + <i>Studley Park</i>. The fairy effect produced on entering + this beautiful retreat is almost indescribable. We suddenly + exchange the field and forest scenery for all the poetry of + prospect. On the right is a declivity clothed with laurel, + and stretching far away; and on the left a lofty and well + trimmed fence of laurel, forms a screen or curtain to the + valley beneath; the sighing of distant woods and the dashing + of waterfalls, break on the enraptured ear, and cause the + anxious eye to long for some opening in the verdant shroud. + Anon the valley is seen; and through an aperture in the + laurel wall, cut in imitation of a window, breaks as sweet a + scene as ever <i>Claude</i> immortalized! Unwilling to hazard + a formal description, I will merely attempt an outline. Far + below, the silver waters of the <i>Skell</i> meander softly + amongst statues of tritons, throwing up innumerable fountain + streams. These are masterly executions after the ancient + sculptors, and give the scene an air of Grecian classicality. + Around these triumphs of art, rise lofty woods of graceful + birch, varied by dark fir, and interspersed with erections of + Roman and Gothic design. It is in the contemplation of these + beauties that fancy recalls the mythology of rocky woods, + peopled with Dryads and Fauns. Passing by a circuitous path + to the other side of this Eden, by sloping walks shaded with + ilex, ancient oak, sycamore, cypress, and bay, we have a view + of the extent of the valley, terminating with the ruins of + <i>Fountains Abbey</i>, and flanked by rocks, wildly + overgrown with shrubs; and before us, seen more distinctly, + are the statues of <i>Hercules</i> and <i>Antaeus</i>, and a + <i>Dying Gladiator</i>—the Temple of Piety, in which + are bronze busts of Titus Vespasian and Nero, and a fine + bas-relief of the Grecian Daughter. In front of this temple + the water assumes a variety of fantastical forms, ornamented + at different points by statues of Neptune, Bacchus, Roman + Wrestlers, Galatea, &c. The banqueting-house contains a + Venus de Medicis, and a painting of the Governor of Surat, on + horseback, in a Turkish habit; on the front of this building + are spirited figures of Envy, Hatred, and Malice. From the + octagon tower, Mackershaw Lodge and Wood are seen to great + advantage; and from the Gothic temple, the dilapidated abbey + is an object of striking solemnity; whilst an opening + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page358" name="page358"></a>[pg + 358]</span> in the distance shows the venerable towers of + Ripon Minster. + </p> + <p> + Wandering eastward, we arrive at the precincts of Fountains + Abbey, which gradually presents its monastic turrets midway + in a dell, skirted by hills crowned with trees, and varied by + rocky slopes to the brook. This abbey was founded in + consequence of the disgust which certain monks of the + Benedictine order at St. Mary's, York, had imbibed against + their <i>relaxed</i> discipline; when struck with the famed + austerities of the monks of Rievaulx, they left their abode, + and retired to this valley, under the shade of seven yew + trees, six of which were (in 1818) standing. The abbey was + destroyed in the reign of Stephen, and rebuilt in + 1204.<a id="footnotetag4" + name="footnotetag4"></a><a href="#footnote4"><sup>4</sup></a> + The present ruin is celebrated for the sublimity of its + architecture, many parts of which are as perfect as when + first erected. The tower is 160 feet in height, and is a fine + specimen of Gothic, in its best taste. It may with safety be + asserted, that no church or abbey in England can boast of + such an elegant elevation. The cloisters, 270 feet in length, + and divided by 19 pillars and 20 arches, extend across the + rivulet, which is arched over to support them; and near to + the south end is a large circular stone basin. This almost + subterranean solitude is dimly lighted by lancet windows, + which are partially obscured by oaks, beeches, and firs; and + the gloom is heightened by the brook beneath, which may be + seen stretching its way through the broken arches. The only + tomb in the church is that of a cross-legged knight, which + lies near the grand tower, and represents one of the + Mowbrays, who died at Ghent, in 1297. Near the altar is a + stone coffin, in which, according to Dugdale, Lord Henry + Percy was interred in 1315. Contiguous to the church is an + extensive quadrangular court, which has been converted into a + flower garden. On the east side is a line of beautiful + arches, under one of which is the entrance to the + chapter-house, a weed-grown solitude of deadly silence— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2"> + "Where the full-voiced choir + </p> + <p> + Lie, with their hallelujahs, quench'd like fire." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + In 1791, by the removal of some fragments of ruin in the + chapter-house, the sepulchres of several of the abbots were + discovered; but the inscriptions were obliterated. Over the + chapter-house were the library and scriptorium. The + architecture or Fountains Abbey is mixed; in some parts are + seen the sharp-pointed windows, in others the circular + arches. The great eastern window is indescribably + magnificent, being 23 feet in width. There has been a central + tower, which has long since fallen to decay. The sanctum + sanctorum is 131 feet in length; over one of its eastern + windows is the figure of an angel holding a scroll, dated + 1283. The total length of the church is 358 feet. On the + north side of the quadrangular court is the refectory, which + was supported by large pillars, and adjoining it is the + reading gallery, where portions of the Scriptures were + delivered to the monks whilst at their meals; by the side of + it are the kitchen and scullery, the former remarkable for + its spacious arched fire place. Over the refectory was the + dormitory, which contained 40 cells; and under the crumbling + steps leading to it is the porter's lodge. Near to the + refectory are the remains of the abbot's chambers. + </p> + <p> + But adieu to the waning glory of Fountains Abbey and the + receding towers of Ripon Minster, while retracing my path of + yesterday morning. I must linger awhile on the Roman way, + where antiquity maintains her supremacy in spite of the war + of time, and where the earth looks immutable. Now the groves + of Newby Park re-appear with their "sylvan majesty," creating + unutterable sympathies; for the wind that bows the + surrounding branches moves me to weep for that romantic + spirit whose ashes moulder on the shores of India, where + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "When the sun's noon-glory crests the wave, + </p> + <p> + He shines, without a shadow on his grave." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + * * H. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE ANECDOTE GALLERY + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + PALEY. + </h3> + <p> + Paley would employ himself in his Natural Theology, and then + gather his peas for dinner, very likely gathering some hint + for his work at the same time. He would converse with his + classical neighbour, Mr. Yates, or he would reply to his + invitation that he could not come, for that he was busy + knitting. He <span class="pagenum"><a id="page359" + name="page359"></a>[pg 359]</span> would station himself at + his garden wall, which overhung the river, and watch the + progress of a cast-iron bridge in building, asking questions + of the architect, and carefully examining every pin and screw + with which it was put together. He would loiter along a + river, with his angle-rod, musing upon what he supposed to + pass in the mind of a pike when he bit, and when he refused + to bite; or he would stand by the sea-side, and speculate + upon what a young shrimp could mean by jumping in the sun. + </p> + <p> + With the handle of his stick in his mouth, he would move + about his garden in a short hurried step, now stopping to + contemplate a butterfly, a flower, or a snail, and now + earnestly engaged in some new arrangement of his flower-pots. + </p> + <p> + He would take from his own table to his study the back-bone + of a hare, or a fish's head; and he would pull out of his + pocket, after a walk, a plant or stone to be made tributary + to an argument. His manuscripts were as motley as his + occupations; the workshop of a mind ever on the alert; + evidences mixed up with memorandums for his will; an + interesting discussion brought to an untimely end by the + hiring of servants, the letting of fields, sending his boys + to school, reproving the refractory members of an hospital; + here a dedication, there one of his children's + exercises—in another place a receipt for cheap soup. He + would amuse his fire side by family anecdotes:—how one + of his ancestors (and he was praised as a pattern of + perseverance) separated two pounds of white and black pepper + which had been accidentally mixed—<i>patiens + pulveris</i>, he might truly have added; and how, when the + <i>Paley arms</i> were wanted, recourse was had to a family + tankard which was supposed to bear them, but which he always + took a malicious pleasure in insisting had been bought at a + sale— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + —————Haec est + </p> + <p> + Vita solutorum miserâ ambitione gravique; + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + the life of a man far more happily employed than in the + composition of political pamphlets, or in the nurture of + political discontent. Nay, when his friend Mr. Carlyle is + about going out with Lord Elgin to Constantinople, the very + headquarters of despotism, we do not perceive, amongst the + multitude of most characteristic hints and queries which + Paley addresses to him, a single fling at the Turk, or a + single hope expressed that the day was not very far distant + when the Cossacks would be permitted to erect the standard of + liberty in his capital. + </p> + <p> + I will do your visitation for you (Mr. Carlyle was chancellor + of the diocese,) in case of your absence, with the greatest + pleasure—it is neither a difficulty nor a favour. + </p> + <p> + Observanda—1. Compare every thing with English and + Cumberland scenery: e.g., rivers with Eden, groves with + Corby, mountains with Skiddaw; your sensations of buildings, + streets, persons, &c. &c.; e.g., whether the Mufti be + like Dr. ——, the Grand Seignior, Mr. + ——. + </p> + <p> + 2. Give us one day at Constantinople minutely from morning to + night—what you do, see, eat, and hear. + </p> + <p> + 3. Let us know what the common people have to dinner; get, if + you can, a peasant's actual dinner and bottle; for instance, + if you see a man working in the fields, call to him to bring + the dinner he has with him, and describe it minutely. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + 4. The diversions of the common people; whether they seem to + enjoy their amusements, and be happy, and sport, and laugh; + farm-houses, or any thing answering to them, and of what + kind; same of public-houses, roads. + </p> + <p> + 5. Their shops; how you get your breeches mended, or things + done for you, and how (i.e. well or ill done;) whether you + see the tailor, converse with him, &c. + </p> + <p> + 6. Get into the inside of a cottage; describe furniture, + utensils, what you find actually doing. + </p> + <p> + All the stipulations I make with you for doing your + visitation is, that you come over to Wearmouth soon after + your return, for you will be very entertaining between truth + and lying. I have a notion you will find books, but in great + confusion as to catalogues, classing, &c. + </p> + <p> + 7. Describe minutely how you pass one day on ship-board; + learn to take and apply lunar, or other observations, and how + the midshipmen, &c, do it. + </p> + <p> + 8. What sort of fish you get, and how dressed. I should think + your business would be to make yourself master of the middle + Greek. My compliments to Bonaparte, if you meet with him, + which I think is very likely. Pick up little articles of + dress, tools, furniture, especially from low life—as an + actual smock, &c. + </p> + <p> + 9. What they talk about; company. + </p> + <p> + 10. Describe your impression upon first seeing things; upon + catching the first view of Constantinople; the novelties of + the first day you pass there. + </p> + <p> + In all countries and climates, nations and languages, carry + with you the best wishes of, dear Carlyle, + </p> + <p> + Your affectionate friend, + </p> + <p> + W. PALEY. + </p> + <p> + <i>Quarterly Review</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page360" name="page360"></a>[pg + 360]</span> + </p> + <h2> + SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY. + </h2> + <hr /> + <center> + <i>The Tea Plant</i>. + </center> + <p> + The tea leaf is plucked from the plant by the manufacturers + at <i>three</i> periods during the spring, which crops they + call, in their technical phrase, the head, or first spring; + the second spring; and the third spring. The quality of the + tea varies according to the time of the plucking. The young + and tender leaves of course make finer tea than tough and old + ones.—<i>Asiatic Register</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Portsmouth Literary and Philosophical Society</i>. + </center> + <p> + We have been much interested with the report of this Society + for 1827-8, and we are happy to record the prosperity of the + establishment. Some of the lectures, especially those on + Geology, or Mineralogy, are very attractive; and in the + curator's report, we notice that the Museum, previously rich + in fossil organic remains, has been enriched by numerous + donations in this department, during the past session. The + entire number of specimens in the Museum is upwards of 9,000. + </p> + <p> + We have not been at Portsmouth for these three years, and + till we saw this report, were not aware that the State + Chambers, lately on the Platform Battery, had been pulled + down towards the close of last year. The building was of some + interest. It was of stone, with walls of considerable + thickness, and square vaults below, descending to a level + with the parade, and used at different periods as dungeons. + The part on which the vane stood, was erected in the reign of + Queen Elizabeth, and the other part was built in the time of + Charles II., whose name, with the date, was on a marble slab + above the doorway. Of late years the building had been + modernized and used as a signal-house and subscription + reading-room. If we are not mistaken, the edifice had often + been much injured by the encroachments of the sea, and + probably this led to its removal. + </p> + <center> + <i>Conversations on Geology</i>. + </center> + <p> + We notice with much pleasure a handsome volume under the + above popular title, which represents that delightful science + in the very attractive form of a series of dialogues between + a mother and her children. The Huttonian and Wernerian + systems and the Mosaic Geology, are here familiarly + explained, and illustrative phenomena and recent discoveries + glanced at in the progress of the conversations. How much + more profitable are such family recreations than sitting + hours over spotted pieces of paper, counting the pips of + dice, or simpering over fashionable novels and tales of + scandal run mad. Bookish families are usually the happiest, + at least if we rightly estimate the term. In an early number + we shall endeavour to find some portion of these + "Conversations" for our columns. + </p> + <center> + "<i>Arcana of Science for</i> 1829." + </center> + <p> + This work will appear early in January. It will be on the + same plan as the volume of last year, and will contain at + least <i>thirty engravings</i>, on copper and wood. The + <i>mechanical</i> department is unusually copious, and there + are some abstracts in the <i>chemical</i>, which are of high + value. + </p> + <center> + <i>Rice</i>. + </center> + <p> + Trials have recently been made to grow the dry rice of China + in Italy; and it is expected that in time an advantageous + cultivation of it may be introduced in France. + </p> + <center> + <i>Turf</i>. + </center> + <p> + A correspondent of a French work on gardening thinks that + green turf may be obtained in France by trenching the ground, + freeing it from stones, covering the surface with two or + three inches of rich compost, and then laying on the turf. + The improved soil, he thinks, will retain moisture sufficient + to keep the turf growing all the summer, and, consequently, + green. + </p> + <center> + <i>Garden of the Hesperides</i>. + </center> + <p> + Lieutenant Beachey, in his <i>Travels in Cyrene</i>, recently + published, has thrown some curious light on the ancient + account of these celebrated gardens. It appears, that, like + many other wonders, ancient and modern, when reduced to + simple truth, they are little more than common occurrences. + Baron Humboldt and Mr. Bullock have reduced the floating + gardens of Mexico to mud banks, with ditches between; and + lieutenant Beachey makes it appear, that the gardens of the + Hesperides are nothing more than old stone quarries, the + bottoms of which have been cultivated. + </p> + <center> + <i>Preparation of Cinnamon</i>. + </center> + <p> + The rough bark is first scraped off with knives, and then, + with a peculiar instrument, the inner rind is stripped off in + long slips; these are tied up in bundles, and put to dry in + the sun, and the wood is sold for fuel. The operation was + thus explained to bishop Heber by the cinnamon peelers; but + in the regular preparation, the outer bark is not scraped + off; but the process of fermentation, + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page361" name="page361"></a>[pg + 361]</span> which the strips undergo when tied up in large + quantities, removes the coarse parts. The peelers are called + Chaliers. + </p> + <center> + <i>Power of the Sun's Rays</i>. + </center> + <p> + Mr. Mackintosh, contractor for the government works at + Stonehouse Point, Devon, lately had to descend in the + diving-bell with workmen to lay the foundation of a sea wall. + The machine is fitted with convex glasses, in the upper part, + to serve the purpose of windows; and Mr. Mackintosh states, + that on several occasions, in clear weather, he has witnessed + the sun's rays so concentrated by the circular windows, as to + burn the labourers' clothes, when opposed to the focal point, + and this when the machine was twenty-five feet under the + surface of the water!—<i>From the MS. Journal of the + Bristol Nursery Library</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>The Cowslip and Polyanthus</i>. + </center> + <p> + By sowing the seed of the wild cowslip in the garden, a + number of varieties will be produced, some of which have + flowers of a beautiful bright red colour. May not this + process be the first step towards the formation of our garden + polyanthus? if that be not, as is generally supposed, a + variety of the primrose, rather than of the + cowslip.—<i>Gard. Mag</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>French Method of making Coffee</i>. + </center> + <p> + The principal points are these:—The + coffee,—<i>Turkey or Bourbon</i>,—should be + roasted only till it is of a <i>cinnamon colour</i>, and + closely covered up during the process of roasting. In France + this is done in closed iron cylinders, turned over a fire by + a handle, like a grindstone. The coffee should be coarsely + ground soon after it is roasted, but not until quite cool: + some think its <i>aroma</i> is better preserved by beating in + a mortar, but this is tedious. The proportions for <i>making + coffee</i> are usually <i>one pint of boiling water to two + and a half ounces of coffee</i>. The coffee being put into + the water, the coffee-pot should be covered up, and left for + two hours surrounded with hot cinders, so as to keep up the + temperature, without making the liquor boil. Occasionally + stir it, and after two hours' infusion, remove it from the + fire, and allow it a quarter of an hour to settle, and when + perfectly clear, decant it. Isinglass, or hartshorn shavings, + are sometimes used to clarify coffee; but by this addition + you lose a great portion of its delicious aroma. + </p> + <p> + Coffee in England is generally <i>over-roasted</i>, and to + this fault arise all the inconveniences which are so often + attributed to coffee, but which, in reality, are produced by + the imperfect modes of its preparation.—<i>From the + Coffee-Drinker's Manual, translated from the French</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Ivy</i>. + </center> + <p> + Attached to the officers' barracks at Winchester, is a very + fine specimen of ivy; its trunk has been severed off to a + height of more than two feet from the ground, yet it has for + years continued in healthy vegetation.—<i>Gard. + Mag</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Parasite Sycamore</i>. + </center> + <p> + In Kinmel Park, Denbighshire, is an oak tree, which, twenty + or thirty years ago, lost one of its largest branches by the + wind, and a partial decay was the consequence; a key from a + neighbouring sycamore fell into the fracture, which, + vegetating, has formed for the old mutilated oak a new head. + This parasite appears to have so completely seated itself, + that, though the place of its first lodgment is twelve feet + from the ground, it is thought that its roots will very soon + penetrate to the earth, and at last destroy its venerable + nurse.—<i>Ibid</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Turpentine</i>. + </center> + <p> + Common turpentine is the produce of the Scotch pine. Trees + with the thickest bark, and which are most exposed to the + sun, generally yield the most turpentine. The first incision + is made near the foot of the tree, and as the resin flows + most abundantly in hot weather, the operations are begun + about the end of May, and continued to September. The juice + is received into holes dug in the ground, is afterwards taken + out with iron ladles, poured into pails, and removed to a + hollow trunk, capacious enough to hold three or four barrels. + <i>Essential oil of turpentine</i> is obtained by + distillation. <i>Common resin</i> is the residuum of the + process for obtaining the essential oil. <i>Tar</i> is + obtained from the roots and other parts of old trees. <i>Med. + Botany</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Gum Arabic</i>. + </center> + <p> + The purest and finest gum arabic is brought in caravans to + Cairo, by the Arabs of the country round Mounts Tor and + Sinai, who bring it from this distance on the backs of + camels, sown up in bags, and often adulterated with sand, + &c. The gum exudes spontaneously from the bark and trunk + of the branches of the tree, in a soft, nearly fluid state, + and hardens by exposure to the air, or heat of the sun. It + begins to flow in December, immediately after the rainy + season, near the flowering time of the tree. Afterwards, as + the weather becomes hotter, incisions are made through the + bark, to assist the transudation of the + juice.—<i>Ibid</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page362" name="page362"></a>[pg + 362]</span> + </p> + <h2> + SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + RECOLLECTIONS OF A R*T. + </h3> + <center> + <i>Written by Himself</i>. + </center> + <p> + <i>From Blackwood's Magazine.</i> + </p> + <p> + This is a pleasant piece of satire upon the + <i>autobiographic</i> mania of the present day. The original + article extends to twenty pages, and is throughout a masterly + graphic sketch. We have marked a few extracts, which we shall + endeavour to connect. + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "A R—t! a R—t! clap to the door." + </p> + <p> + POPE. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + As I intend to write the following pages entirely for my own + amusement, and as they will most probably never meet the eye + of mortal man, who alone can decipher them, it is unnecessary + for me to make any observations on the doctrine of + metempsychosis, to which indeed my reader (if there shall + ever be one) may perhaps not be inclined to give implicit + belief. It is unnecessary for me, therefore, to begin by + alluding to my former visit to this earth. I shall not even + hint, whether if it ever took place, it was in antediluvian + ages, or during the Babylonian, Grecian, or Roman glory; or + in more modern times. Be assured, however, gentle reader, (if + any there ever be,) that I have the faculty of + observation—that I have seen many generations of + men—that I have been in almost every corner of the + habitable world, and that I am intimately acquainted with the + history of mankind.—(Sir Walter Scott's Novels I have + listened to with the greatest attention!)—I have eat + opium in Constantinople—garlic in Italy—potatoes + in Ireland. I have dabbled my whiskers in Guava + jelly—have drunk rack at Delhi, and at New South Wales + I have enjoyed the luxuries of Kangaroo soup and Opossum + gravy. I have been at the Highland-moors with young + Englishmen—at Melton with young Scotsmen, and at + bathing-quarters with old dowagers and their daughters. I + have travelled in all ways—by seas—by + land—on foot—on horseback—in a + carriage—in a ship—in a palanquin—in a + muff; but the motion of the camel I never could bear, it so + jolted my poor old bones, and discomposed my whole body. + India never agreed well with me. The insects, not to mention + the serpents, annoyed me. The heat made me quite bilious; + and, indeed, I began to feel my liver affected. And however + partial I naturally was to perfumes, I soon had a great + dislike to the strong smell of musk, which I felt about + myself, and which, as I observe every historian agrees, very + soon begins to appear in all of my species who reside for any + time in India. Musk should not of itself be disagreeable; but + to have it constantly below one's nose, and to have every + thing you touch smelling of it, you may easily conceive must + be very annoying. + </p> + <p> + The Count de Buffon, whom we reckon one of our best + historians, I see, says we are an omnivorous animal, and that + we only seem to prefer hard substances to those which are + tender or succulent. In this, however, he is mistaken; at + least I can answer for myself. I know, for my part, I prefer + mulligatawney and a tender young chicken, to an old pair of + boots or a well-picked bone. + </p> + <p> + I have the misfortune, my reader, whoever you may be, to + belong to a race to which you have an aversion; I may say a + perfect horror. I am a wretched proscribed animal. A lady + would faint at the sight of me; and if I should merely run + across a room, a whole legion of boys and footmen would be + after me; and if they should kill me, they themselves, and I + am afraid every other person, would give them credit for + doing a meritorious action. But, gentle reader, our character + is worse than it should be. Although we never received any + kindness from man, I am sure I can answer for myself, at + least, I have not very often done him mischief for mischief's + sake; and do remember that I did not choose my own form, and + that perhaps I am now doomed to animate it from the contempt + and cruelty, with which, in better days, I may have used the + species. But I moralize, and this does not well suit my + present condition. You may think it as ridiculous an idea as + an oyster in love, which, I remember, used to tickle my + fancy. I must only for one moment be allowed to observe, that + man bestows far too much care and attention on that + green-eyed monster, which I do detest—I mean the cat. + If we were caressed and made much of like it, and half so + carefully attended to, I am sure we would make a much better + return, and be truly grateful and attached. My friend Buffon + seems perfectly to understand their character, and I must be + allowed to quote a sentence or two from him, which I know + will be much more credited than any thing I could myself say. + "They possess," says he, "an innate malice, and perverse + disposition, which increase as they grow up, and which + education teaches them to conceal, but not to subdue. From + determined robbers, the best education can only convert them + into flattering <span class="pagenum"><a id="page363" + name="page363"></a>[pg 363]</span> thieves, for they have + address, subtlety, and desire of plunder." ... "They easily + assume the habits of society, but never acquire its manners, + for they have only the appearance of attachment and + friendship." And again he says, "the cat appears to have no + feelings which are not interested—to have no affection + which is not conditional— and to carry on no + intercourse with man, but with the view of turning it to his + own advantage. Even the tamest are under no subjection, for + they act merely to please themselves." + </p> + <p> + The dog is a very different animal. He is really attached to + his master, and only lives to serve him. A dog is a perfect + gentleman, and I love to fight with gentlemen. + </p> + <p> + The Apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Philippians, + says,—"Beware of dogs!" c. iii. v. 2. Now, I cannot + help always having thought, that he must have meant cats. It + is very easy to suppose the Greek word + "κυνας" "[Greek: kunas]," may + have crept in instead of + "γαλας" "[Greek: galas]" and + this, indeed, is I believe, corroborated by the folio + manuscript copy of the Bible, of 1223, in the British Museum. + </p> + <p> + Our race is generally said to have come from some of the + islands in the Levant, or according to others, from Sweden; + but I can ascertain with certainty, that my family came to + France along with the Huns, and that my immediate ancestors + came over to England with William the Conqueror, in 1066. I + consider my blood, therefore, as purely British as any of the + inhabitants of the island. There is a tradition among us, + that the descendants of the pair who cruised with old Noah, + settled in the north of Asia, and that we were to be found no + where else for about 500 years afterwards. As to this, + however, I do not pretend to speak with certainty; but one + thing I know, that wherever man is seen to inhabit, we are to + be found—wherever he goes, we attend him. We sent out + parties to make discoveries with Vasquez de Gama, Dampier, + Anson, and Cook, and although we English gentlemen (who have + no blood-relationship with the Norwegians) are known to have + such a natural abhorrence at cold, the love of science + prevailed, and a strong party were sent to the frozen seas + with Ross, Lyon, and Parry. Pontoppidan sagely observes, that + "neither the wood nor water R*ts can live farther north than + Norway; that there are several districts, as that of + Hordenvor, in the diocese of Bergen, and others in the + diocese of Aggerhum, where no R*ts are to be found; and that + the R*ts on the south banks of the Vormen soon perish, when + carried to the north side of it." But we do not reckon Mr. + Pontoppidan a historian implicitly to be believed, and indeed + the Admiralty took such care of us, that we might have + remained for years at the Pole itself, without even having + the toothache! + </p> + <p> + We always accompany the first visiters of countries, and when + they take possession for their king, we do so for ourselves; + and without being put to much trouble in carrying out stores, + we have always the best and the pick of every thing. Often + have I laughed at the pains man took to preserve his property + from man. Stone and iron are made to do their best-armed + sentries walking night and day—when all the time I + have, with the coolest composure, been daily wallowing in the + best of every thing. Nature abhors a vacuum, and will not + allow us to starve, especially in the midst of plenty; but I + may safely say, that I never wantonly destroyed, and, if + possible, have always preferred the rich man's store. + </p> + <p> + Before the flood, as the cave of Yorkshire no doubt proves, + we were to be found in this island—but upon this + subject I shall not enter at present. Probably what is now + Britain, was not then an island—I leave this, however, + to wiser heads! + </p> + <p> + In the beginning of the year ——, my parents + accompanied the baggage of the —— Dragoon Guards + to Scotland. They told me they came in the carts with the + sergeants' wives, as being the most comfortable. I was born + above one of the stables on the east side of the court of + Piershill barracks, or as I used to hear the soldiers then + call it, "Jock's Lodge," which is within a mile and a half of + Edinburgh. My father was a kind, sensible gentleman, and was + much esteemed by all his friends; and I sincerely forgive him + for the great desire, and the many attempts he made to eat me + up. It was a natural instinct, and poor fellow, he could not + be blamed for it. If he had succeeded, it would have saved me + many vexations and trials, but my poor mother thought + otherwise; and I am sure she fought most valiantly with my + father whenever he made any attempt of the kind. + </p> + <p> + [He might, perhaps, have lived and died in the barracks where + he was born, had it not been for his miraculous escape from a + <i>hunt</i> by the officers of the dragoons. A few nights + afterwards a large band of R*ts made an excursion of several + miles, and in returning, remained for a day or two at Leith. + "It being a sea-port, they met with some of their own species + from all parts of the world, the + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page364" name="page364"></a>[pg + 364]</span> language of most of whom they could not + understand."—He travels in the pocket of a captain to + Edinburgh. His adventures in this city are very amusing. He + next sails for Holland.] + </p> + <p> + We set sail in a few days with a fair wind down the Frith, + and soon left the Bass and the May behind us. I must confess, + I was a little afraid, when, for the first time, I was out of + sight of land. It is a dismal thought to have nothing but sea + and sky around, and only a frail plank between us and the + fathomless depths of ocean. This was my first voyage; but + many a day and month and year have I spent on the water since + that time. + </p> + <p> + I was a little squeamish or so for the first day, but nothing + like some of our passengers. The great secret I have always + found, is to eat plenty, and drink a little brandy; that is + much better than all your quack receipts. + </p> + <p> + We had a dog on board, but he was a lazy, mangy fellow, and + gave us little trouble. The wind continued favourable, and on + the sixth evening, the lights of Goeree and Helvoetsluis were + visible. Some of the passengers left us at the latter town; + but I merely went ashore and took a rapid look of the + streets, and of the guard-ship, which was in the Dock in the + centre of the town, and returned to the smack by the + captain's boat. I saw rather a curious scene on board the + man-of-war. Some of her men had been engaged in a row the + previous night, and were sentenced to be flogged. After being + stripped, they seemed to dip each man in the water before + commencing the more disagreeable part of the operation. If I + had not been in such a hurry, I should certainly have made + bold to have carried a biscuit to a poor little midshipman, + who was condemned to remain twelve hours at the mast-head for + some nonsense or other, and who looked most miserably cold. + </p> + <p> + Mynheer is certainly a strange fat-bottomed animal after all. + His pipe never seems to be out of his mouth, nor his hands + out of his pockets. The pilots who came on board, with their + very little hats, their immense wide, short breeches, and + large wooden shoes, surprised me not a little. The Dutch get + the credit of being very cleanly, but I cannot say much as to + that, in their persons at least. The Bad Huis, or Bath Hotel, + which is on the Boom Keys, the best street in Rotterdam, was + recommended to me as the only one a gentleman could go to, + and there accordingly I and four of the passengers took up + our quarters. + </p> + <p> + Upon the whole, there did not appear much to be seen in the + town. The inhabitants seemed more an eating and drinking sort + of people than any thing else. Their ferries through the town + are a very great nuisance, as one cannot always have a doit + about them; and a surly, brown, Dutch rascal at one time had + the impudence to stop me till I had to borrow from a friend. + The statue of Erasmus is a shabby concern. + </p> + <p> + A party were intending, I found, to make a trip along the + Rhine; so I thought I could not do better than join them. We + went by the Hague, Haarlem, and Amsterdam. With the last, I + was much disappointed. They say it contains 200,000 human + inhabitants, but it has not even a tolerable hotel. The + famous Haarlem tulip gardens, I of course visited, + particularly those of Van Eeden. I wonder what the fools + could see in tulips, who gave 10,000 guilders for one root. + The organ is certainly very fine; but it nearly cracked the + drum of my ears. + </p> + <p> + When at Amsterdam, I was nearly carried off to Archangel, + which would, at the time, have been rather a bore indeed. + After a grand let-off, given by a rich burgo-master, to which + my friends got me a special invitation, I incautiously + exceeded in the curaçoa, of which I did not at all + then know the strength. The vessel put to sea, and I had + enough to do to secure my retreat in the pilot boat. From + Amsterdam we proceeded in a curious, large diligence to + Utrecht, and from that to Cologne. We had twelve (human) + passengers inside, who smoked the whole time without + intermission. I, as well as all my species, are most partial + to perfumes, and I did not therefore fail to visit the + representative of Signior Jean Marie Farina in his shop, No. + 4568, à la rue haute à Cologne. Nothing struck + me particularly in this town of Cologne. The streets are very + narrow, and seemed dull enough. To be sure, the principal + one, which is said to be a German league in length, is rather + fine. The old convent of the Ladies of St. Ursula, is curious + at least. They show you in it the bones of 11,000 virgins, + who they say were murdered by the Huns at the time of their + invasion, when they destroyed the town. I might easily have + had a taste of them; but I had no fancy for such antiquated + old maids. In the Cathedral, or Dom, as they call it, you see + the tomb of the three famous kings of Cologne, and the gold + and silver chests which contain the bones of the Holy + Engelberth. I don't think, in the whole town, there is any + thing else worth the trouble of looking at. The hotel "Le + Prince Charles," I found tolerably comfortable: + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page365" name="page365"></a>[pg + 365]</span> there is a good French cook, but he is a saucy + fellow. + </p> + <p> + (<i>To be concluded in our next</i>.) + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE SELECTOR;<br /> + AND<br /> + LITERARY NOTICES OF<br /> + <i>NEW WORKS</i>. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + A MOTHER'S LOVE + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Oh, beauteous were my baby's dark blue eyes, + </p> + <p> + Evermore turning to his mother's face, + </p> + <p> + So dove-like soft, yet bright as summer skies; + </p> + <p> + And pure his cheek as roses, ere the trace + </p> + <p> + Of earthly blight or stain their tints disgrace. + </p> + <p> + O'er my loved child enraptured still I hung; + </p> + <p> + No joy in life could those sweet hours replace, + </p> + <p> + When by his cradle low I watched and sung— + </p> + <p> + While still in memory's ear his father's promise rung. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Long, long I wept with weak and piteous cry + </p> + <p> + O'er my sweet infant, in its rosy bloom, + </p> + <p> + As memory brought my hours of agony + </p> + <p> + Again before my mind:—I mourned his doom; + </p> + <p> + I mourned my own: the sunny little room + </p> + <p> + In which, opress'd by sickness, now I lay, + </p> + <p> + Weeping for sorrows past, and woes to come, + </p> + <p> + Had been my own in childhood's early day. + </p> + <p> + Oh! could those years indeed so soon have passed away! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Past, as the waters of the running brook; + </p> + <p> + Fled, as the summer winds that fan the flowers! + </p> + <p> + All that remained, a word—a tone—a look, + </p> + <p> + Impressed, by chance, in those bright joyous hours; + </p> + <p> + Blossoms which, culled from youth's light fairy bowers, + </p> + <p> + Still float with lingering scent, as loath to fade, + </p> + <p> + In spite of sin's remorseless, 'whelming powers, + </p> + <p> + Above the wreck which time and grief have made. + </p> + <p> + Nursed with the dew of tears, though low in ruin laid. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>The Sorrows of Rosalie</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + FAGGING AT WINCHESTER SCHOOL. + </h3> + <p> + The following outline of a recent quarrel at Winchester + School serves to illustrate the <i>System</i> of + <i>Fagging</i> as practised at one of our leading schools, + among the "future clergy, lawyers, legislators, and peers of + England." It is extracted from a pamphlet by Sir Alexander + Malet, Bart.; and we hope this <i>expose</i> will lead to the + extermination of the "custom:"— + </p> + <p> + The prefects, or eight senior boys of the school, are in the + habit of fagging the juniors; and that they may have a + greater command of their services during meal times, they + appoint one of the junior boys with the title of course + keeper, whose business it is to take care that whilst the + prefects are at breakfast or supper, the juniors sit upon a + certain cross bench at the top of the hall, that they may be + forthcoming whenever a prefect requires any thing to be done. + During that part of the short half-year in which there are no + fires kept, a sufficient number of boys for this service was + generally furnished from the fourth class, and it was + considered that the junior part of the fifth class, which is + next in the ascending scale, was exempt from so disagreeable + a servitude. It appears, however, that within these few + years, there has been a much greater press of boys to enter + the school than formerly; the consequence has been, that they + have come to it older and more advanced in their studies than + formerly, and the upper departments of the school have + received a greater accession of numbers in proportion than + the lower classes. The fourth class, therefore, gradually + furnishing a smaller number of fags, the prefects issued a + mandate, that the junior part of the fifth class should share + with the fourth in the duty of going on hall: this was for + some time submitted to; but at length one of the boys of this + class intentionally abstained from seating himself on the + cross bench at supper-time, and being seen by the senior + prefect, and desired by him to go on hall, refused to do so, + and argued the point as a matter of right, alleging, as the + ancient usage of the school, the exemption of the junior part + of the fifth class from this duty till the commencement of + fires; he referred to the course keeper as being the + depositary of the rules, and expressed himself prepared to + abide by his decision. The course keeper, who does not appear + to have been very well versed in the usages of the school, + decided that the boy ought to go on hall; and the prefect + therefore resolved, not only to enforce this new rule, but to + punish the contumely of this unlucky boy by giving him a + public chastisement. To this, however, the junior did not + feel inclined to submit, and a second prefect laid hold of + him, that he might not evade the beating destined for him: a + simultaneous movement then took place amongst the juniors, + who pinioned the two prefects, released the boy who was being + beaten, and gave them to understand that the intended + chastisement should not be inflicted. The prefects instantly + laid a complaint before the head master, who expelled the boy + who had refused to go on hall, and five others, who had + appeared most active in preventing the prefect from punishing + him. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + WRITTEN IN A LADY'S ALBUM. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + As sweeps the bark before the breeze, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + While waters coldly close around, + </p> + <p> + Till of her pathway through the seas + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The track no more is found; + </p> + <p> + Thus passing down Oblivion's tide, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The beauteous visions of the mind + </p> + <p> + Fleet as that ocean pageant glide, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And leave no trace behind. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But the pure page may still impart + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Some dream of feeling, else untold,— + </p> + <p> + The silent record of a heart, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + E'en when that heart is cold. + </p><span class="pagenum"><a id="page366" + name="page366"></a>[pg 366]</span> + <p> + Its lorn memorials here may bloom,— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Perchance to gentle bosoms dear, + </p> + <p> + Like flowers that linger o'er the tomb + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Bedewed with Beauty's tear. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + I ask not for the meed of fame. + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The wreath above my rest to twine,— + </p> + <p> + Enough for me to leave my name + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Within this hallow'd shrine; + </p> + <p> + To think that o'er these lines thine eye + </p> + <p class="i2"> + May wander in some future year, + </p> + <p> + And Memory breathe a passing sigh + </p> + <p class="i2"> + For him who traced them here. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Calm sleeps the sea when storms are o'er, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + With bosom silent and serene, + </p> + <p> + And but the plank upon the shore + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Reveals that wrecks have been. + </p> + <p> + So some frail leaf like this may be + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Left floating on Time's silent tide,— + </p> + <p> + The sole remaining trace of me,— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To tell I lived and died. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>Malcolm's Scenes of War, &c.</i> + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE SUICIDE LOVER. + </h3> + <p> + A young man, of rich and respectable parents, was for a long + time passionately in love with a young lady of the same town, + whose birth and fortune were equal to his own; he had also + the good fortune not to displease the young lady. Both + families were anxious to bring the business to a conclusion; + notwithstanding which the intended always found some specious + pretext to put off the ceremony. The parents of the lady, + after yielding for some time to the different excuses of + their future son-in-law, as they could not find out the + motive, began to be weary of being put off so often, and at + last declared to him that a rival, who was his equal in every + thing, had presented himself, and that if he did not soon + make up his mind, they should be obliged to give up to the + desire of his rival. The young man upon this information made + up his mind; and, after the necessary arrangements, the day + for the ceremony arrived. The bride, the two families and + friends, were assembled, and waited only for the bridegroom + in order to proceed to church, when a servant arrived with + the sad intelligence that his master was taken suddenly ill, + and in consequence requested that the celebration of the + nuptials might once more be deferred for a few days. Two of + his friends, who witnessed both the surprise and even the + indignation which was marked on every countenance, left the + party, and hastened to the gentleman's house, and pointed out + in such strong colours the folly, as well as the bad + consequences of his behaviour, that he sent them away, + assuring them that he would dress himself and follow them + immediately. But an hour having elapsed, and no bridegroom + appearing, the two friends again set out to inquire into the + cause of the delay, which seemed to them more than ever + extraordinary. They had just arrived at the foot of his + staircase, when they heard the report of a pistol. They + hastened to ascend, and having forced open the door of the + young man's apartment, they found him dead upon the floor, + weltering in his blood. They were so shocked at the sight + before them, that they could not return to announce the fatal + news, but instantly dispatched a servant for that purpose. It + is more easy to conceive than describe the consternation such + a piece of intelligence was likely to throw every one into; + but the situation of the bride was most to be pitied; she not + only lost a lover just on the point of being her husband, but + fancied that he had received some calumnious information + which caused him to prefer death to the necessity of being + united to her. It was some days before this mystery was + cleared up, as it was not until the seals were broken, that + they found the following written paper in his desk, dated + eight days before the fatal catastrophe:—"I adore + Mademoiselle de N——, and shall do so all my life. + Her virtues surpassed if possible her charms; and I would + sacrifice the last drop of my blood rather than cause her the + least uneasiness. But the cruel and dangerous passion of + jealousy possesses me to such a degree, that notwithstanding + all her merits, the bare idea of a rival makes me wretched. + Every effort on my part, joined to the voice of reason, has + never been able to eradicate this dreadful poison from my + heart, and which I fear is incurable. If I yield to my + penchant for her, and become her husband, instead of being a + tender lover, of which she is so worthy, I should be a + tyrant, whose frenzy would render her more miserable than + myself. They press me to bring our union to a conclusion, + they threaten me also with a rival, who without doubt + deserves her more than I. How can I, miserable wretch that I + am, how can I ward off the blow which threatens me? I flatter + myself, at least, to have succeeded in my endeavours to + conceal the vice of a heart which, although entirely her own, + can never exterminate the miserable passion which possesses + it. The time approaches with rapid strides when I must make + up my mind. Good Heaven direct me! shall I risk making her + unhappy? Can I resolve to see her the wife of another? Never, + no never! rather let me die a hundred deaths...." + </p> + <p> + This unfortunate youth had written no more, but it was + sufficient to prove that he had sacrificed himself for the + happiness of his mistress. + </p> + <p> + <i>Album of Love</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page367" name="page367"></a>[pg + 367]</span> + </p> + <h3> + THE CRUSADER'S SONG. + </h3> + <center> + "Remember the Holy Sepulchre." + </center> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Forget the land which gave ye birth— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Forget the womb that bore ye— + </p> + <p> + Forget each much-loved spot of earth— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Forget each dream of glory— + </p> + <p> + Forget the friends that by your side + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Stood firm as rocks unbroken— + </p> + <p> + Forget the late affianced bride, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And every dear love token— + </p> + <p> + Forget the hope that in each breast + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Glow'd like a smould'ring ember— + </p> + <p> + But still the Holy Sepulchre, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Remember! oh remember! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Remember all the vows ye've sworn + </p> + <p class="i2"> + At holy Becket's altar— + </p> + <p> + Remember all the ills ye've borne, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And scorn'd to shrink or falter— + </p> + <p> + Remember every laurel'd field, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Which saw the Crescent waving— + </p> + <p> + Remember when compell'd to yield, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Uncounted numbers braving: + </p> + <p> + Remember these, remember too + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The cause ye strive for, ever; + </p> + <p> + The Cross! the Holy Sepulchre! + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Forget—forget them never! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + By Him who in that Sepulchre + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Was laid in Death's cold keeping— + </p> + <p> + By Her who bore, who rear'd him. Her + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Who by that Cross sat weeping— + </p> + <p> + By those, whose blood so oft has cried + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Revenge for souls unshriven!— + </p> + <p> + By those, whose sacred precepts guide + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The path to yonder Heaven! + </p> + <p> + From youth to age, from morn to eve + </p> + <p class="i2"> + From Spring-tide to December, + </p> + <p> + The Holy Sepulchre of Christ + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Remember! oh remember! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>Literary Remains of Henry Neele</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + A SERENADE. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Wake, Lady, wake! the midnight Moon + </p> + <p> + Sails through the cloudless skies of June; + </p> + <p> + The Stars gaze sweetly on the stream, + </p> + <p> + Which in the brightness of their beam, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + One sheet of glory lies; + </p> + <p> + The glow-worm lends its little light, + </p> + <p> + And all that's beautiful and bright + </p> + <p> + Is shining in our world to-night, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Save thy bright eyes, + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Wake, Lady! wake! the nightingale + </p> + <p> + Tells to the Moon her love-lorn tale; + </p> + <p> + Now doth the brook that's hush'd by day, + </p> + <p> + As through the vale she winds her way, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + In murmurs sweet rejoice; + </p> + <p> + The leaves, by the soft night-wind stirr'd, + </p> + <p> + Are whispering many a gentle word, + </p> + <p> + And all Earth's sweetest sounds are heard, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Save thy sweet voice. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Wake, Lady! wake! thy lover waits, + </p> + <p> + Thy steed stands saddled at the gates; + </p> + <p> + Here is a garment, rich and rare, + </p> + <p> + To wrap thee from the cold night-air; + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Th' appointed hour is flown. + </p> + <p> + Danger and doubt have vanish'd quite, + </p> + <p> + Our way before lies clear and right, + </p> + <p> + And all is ready for the flight, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Save thou alone! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Wake, Lady! wake! I have a wreath + </p> + <p> + Thy broad fair brow should rise beneath; + </p> + <p> + I have a ring that must not shine + </p> + <p> + On any finger, Love! but thine— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + I've kept my plighted vow; + </p> + <p> + Beneath thy casement here I stand, + </p> + <p> + To lead thee by thine own white hand, + </p> + <p> + Far from this dull and captive strand— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + But where art thou? + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Wake, Lady! wake! She wakes! she wakes! + </p> + <p> + Through the green mead her course she takes; + </p> + <p> + And now her lover's arms enfold + </p> + <p> + A prize more precious far than gold, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Blushing like morning's ray; + </p> + <p> + Now mount thy palfrey, Maiden kind! + </p> + <p> + Nor pause to cast one look behind, + </p> + <p> + But swifter than the viewless wind, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Away! away! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>Ibid</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE GATHERER + </h2> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles." + </p> + <p> + SHAKSPEARE. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <h3> + FILTHY WATER. + </h3> + <p> + If the unhappy victims of mud-juice had constant access to + the solar microscope, and there was occasionally in London a + little sunshine to set off the animated bedevilments which + are crowded into the composition, and could see thousands of + animals, generated in filth, and living in the highest + spirits and the greatest abundance, in the stuff destined for + their stomachs, they would go mad. Boiled down in tea (for + which, in the midst of <i>starvation</i>, a cockney pays five + hundred per cent. beyond its value, and a tax of five hundred + per cent. more than that,) these centipedes, toads, small + alligators, large worms, white bait, snails, caterpillars, + maggots, eels, minnows, weeds, moss, offal in detachments, + gas-juice, vinegar lees, tallow droppings, galls, particles + of dead men, women, children, horses, and dogs, train-oil, + copper, dye-stuff, soot, and dead fish, are all, according to + the chemistry of the washerwomen, neutralized, mollified, + clarified, and rectified—but this we doubt; and if any + of the unhappy persons who imbibe nastiness fourteen times a + week, under the idea that it is good and wholesome because it + is hot, will take the trouble to look at the agreeable + deposit in the bottom of the "slop-basin," they will find + that independent of all the muddy, fishy, oily, gaseous, + animal and vegetable stuff, introduced into their stomachs + under the guise of that most poisonous of all herbs, tea, + they are in the habit of swallowing mud, earth, stones, sand, + and gravel, in quantities sufficient to establish in less + than three months spaces of land as big as Cornish freeholds + in their insides.—<i>John Bull</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + NAPOLEON. + </h3> + <p> + While Napoleon was a subaltern in the army, a Russian officer + remarked, with much self-sufficiency, "That his country + fought for glory and the French for gain."—"You are + perfectly right," answered Napoleon; "every one fights for + that which he does not possess." + </p> + <p> + INA. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + FORBIDDEN FRUIT. + </h3> + <p> + Sir Richard Steele, who represented the borough of + Stockbridge, Hants, in parliament in the reign of Queen Anne, + carried his election against a powerful opposition, by + sticking a large apple full + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page368" name="page368"></a>[pg + 368]</span> of guineas, and declaring that it should be the + prize of that man whose wife was first brought to bed after + that day nine months. This merry offer procured him the + interest of the ladies, who, it is said, commemorate Sir + Richard's bounty to this day, and once made a vigorous effort + to procure a standing order of the corporation, that no man + should ever be received as a candidate who did not offer + himself on the same terms. + </p> + <p> + HALBERT H. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + EPITAPH ON A SILLY, DRUNKEN SOT. + </h3> + <p> + His life and death five letters do express; A.B.C. he knew + not, and he died of X.S. + </p> + <p> + G.J.F. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + CONVENIENT ABSENCE. + </h3> + <p> + An individual often visited a landscape painter, who had a + very beautiful wife, but he always met with the husband. + "Zounds," said he, one day to him, "for a painter of + landscapes, you are very seldom in the country." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + TARRAGON. + </h3> + <p> + We recommend our correspondent, <i>Qy?</i> to steep shalots + and tarragon in vinegar, to be used as a sauce with + rump-steaks. Or he may chop the shalots and tarragon <i>very + fine</i>, and sprinkle them over the meat. Tarragon sprinkled + over mutton chops is a nice relish; and with <i>sauce + piquante</i> flavoured with the above vinegar, makes a dish + on "which the gods might dine." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + PEREMPTORY CONCLUSION. + </h3> + <p> + An advocate, whose pleading appeared too diffuse for the + cause he was defending, had received an order from the first + president to abridge it; but the former, without omitting a + word of his intended address, replied in a firm tone, that + all he uttered was essential. The president, hoping at length + to make him silent, said to him, "The court orders you to + <i>conclude</i>." "Well," replied the advocate, "then I + <i>conclude</i> that the court shall hear me." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + GROUNDS OF RECOGNITION. + </h3> + <p> + A man went to a restaurateur's (or chop-house) in France, to + dine. He perceived another man in the room and hurried away + to tell the master. "If you do not, Sir, order that man, who + is dining alone at the table in the corner, out of your + house, a respectable individual will not be able to sit down + in it."—"How is that, Sir?"—"Because that is the + executioner of R——." The host, after some + hesitation, at length went and spoke to the stranger, who + calmly answered him: "By whom have I been + recognised?"—"By that gentleman," said the landlord, + pointing out the former. "Indeed, he ought to know me, for it + is not two years since I whipped and branded him." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SINGULAR MISTAKE. + </h3> + <p> + A courtier was playing at piquet, and was greatly annoyed by + a short-sighted man with a long nose. To get rid of it he + took his pocket handkerchief and wiped his troublesome + neighbour's nose. "Ah, sir," said he immediately, "I really + beg your pardon, I took it for my own." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + BROTHERS AND SISTERS. + </h3> + <p> + During the revolution, a young man was travelling in the + Diligence to Lyons with "<i>a brother and a friend</i>," when + they had got about half way the latter's purse became empty; + "<i>Brother</i>," said he to the young man, "pay for me, and + I will return it to you at Lyons." "I cannot."—"Why, + are we not brothers?" "Oh certainly, but <i>our purses are + not sisters</i>." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SPANISH REFUGEES. + </h3> + <p> + As philanthropy is of no <i>caste</i> or creed, let us dip + our pen "in the milk of human kindness," and recommend each + of our readers to contribute the amount of the MIRROR + purchase-money—<i>Two-pence</i>—to the fund for + relief of the Spanish Refugees. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE ANNUALS. + </h3> + <p> + The SUPPLEMENT announced in No. 340 of the MIRROR, will be + published next Saturday, December 6, and will contain Notices + of such of the ANNUALS as were not included in the previous + Supplement, with a FINE ENGRAVING, and their <i>Spirit</i>, + or <i>Second Sight</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <center> + LIMBIRD'S EDITION OF THE<br /> + <i>Following Novels are already Published</i>: + </center> + <pre> + s. d. +Mackenzie's Man of Feeling . . . . . . 0 6 +Paul and Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . 0 6 +The Castle of Otranto. . . . . . . . . 0 6 +Almoran and Ramet. . . . . . . . . . . 0 6 +Elizabeth, or the Exiles of Siberia. . 0 6 +The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne . . 0 6 +Rasselas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 8 +The Old English Baron. . . . . . . . . 0 8 +Nature and Art . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 8 +Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield . . . . 0 10 +Sicilian Romance . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 +The Man of the World . . . . . . . . . 1 0 +A Simple Story . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 +Joseph Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 +Humphry Clinker. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 +The Romance of the Forest. . . . . . . 1 8 +The Italian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 +Zeluco, by Dr. Moore . . . . . . . . . 2 6 +Edward, by Dr. Moore . . . . . . . . . 2 0 +Roderick Random. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 +The Mysteries of Udolpho . . . . . . . 3 6 +</pre> + <hr class="full" /> + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote1" name="footnote1"></a><b>Footnote 1</b>: + <a href="#footnotetag1">(return)</a> + <p> + 12th February, 1586-7. + </p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote2" name="footnote2"></a> <b>Footnote 2</b>: + <a href="#footnotetag2">(return)</a> + <p> + Here Henry Percy, the fourth Earl of Northumberland, was + murdered by an infuriated mob, in the fourth year of Henry + VII.; he having, as lord lieutenant of the county, levied a + tax on the people by order of his sovereign, for carrying + on the war in Bretague. Skelton, poet-laureat to Henry + VIII. lamented his death in some elegiac lines. + </p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote3" name="footnote3"></a> <b>Footnote 3</b>: + <a href="#footnotetag3">(return)</a> + <p> + Aldburgh, or Aldborough, so called by the Normans, was the + Iseur of the Ancient Britons, and the Isurium of the + Romans. Perhaps there is not another Roman city, not even + excepting York, where so many antiquities have been + discovered. The opening of ancient baths, burial vaults, + &c. has led to the finding of tesselated pavements, + coins, urns, rings, lachrymatories, seals, monumental + inscriptions, medals, statues, chains, sacrificing vessels, + &c. It is to be lamented that modern ignorance and + barbarity are fast obliterating all traces of the Roman + walls of Isurium; their foundations having been dug up for + the mercenary purpose of obtaining their materials. We + cannot sufficiently censure such irreverence to "hoar + antiquity," or the contracted and grovelling ideas which + actuate such village Vandals. + </p> + </blockquote> + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote4" name="footnote4"></a> <b>Footnote 4</b>: + <a href="#footnotetag4">(return)</a> + <p> + The following letter was addressed by Layton, one of the + emissaries of the Dissolution, to Lord Cromwell, at the + Reformation:— + </p> + <p> + "Please your worship to understand that the Abbot of + Fountaynes hath so greatly dilapidated his house, wasted ye + woods, notoriously keeping six ———; and + six days before our coming, he committed theft and + sacrilege, confessing the same; for at midnight he caused + the chapleyne to stele the keys of the secton, and took out + a jewel, a cross of gold with stones; one <i>Warren</i>, a + goldsmith of the Chepe, was with him in his chamber at the + hour, and there they stole out a great emerode with a + rubye, the said <i>Warren</i> made the Abbot believe the + rubye was a garnet, and so for that he paid nothing for the + emerode, but £20. He sold him also plate, without + weight or ounces. + </p> + <p> + "Subscribed, your poor Priest<br /> + and faithful servant,<br /> + R. LAYTON." + </p> + </blockquote> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <i>Printed and Published by J. LIMBIRD, 143, Strand, (near + Somerset House,) London; sold by ERNEST FLEISCHER, 626, New + Market, Leipsic; and by all Newsmen and Booksellers.</i> + </p> +<div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 11404 ***</div> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/11404-h/images/343-1.png b/11404-h/images/343-1.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..f2e7584 --- /dev/null +++ b/11404-h/images/343-1.png |
