PAGE PAGE Mrs. C. TINSLEY 127 BYRON 115 A Lament ..T. K. HERVEY 129 To Sleep.. SIR P. SIDNEY 117 A Pagan's Drinking Song The Voice of Spring E. JONES 131 English Churches.. Miss LANDON 132 .... LUCY HOOPER 131 On Power's Statue of the Greek Day-Break, .... ANON. 135 R. M. MILNES 136 The Wind and Leaf, or Elope- ment... ...... TAIT's MAG. 138 REYNOLDS 126 BRILLIANTS 138 This work is designed to form a collection of the choicest Poetry in the English language. Nothing but what is really good will be admitted. No original poetry will find a place. A portion of it will be hereafter devoted to The Poetry of Travel, which will be paged so as to form a separate volume for the use of travellers, containing what the Poets have sung about the localities usually visited by tourists. London: STRAND. THE Just published, price 28. 6d. Second Edition, THE ENDSLEIGH POLKA. Composed, and respectfully dedicated (by express permission) to her Grace the Duchess of Bedford, by JOHN T. GRIBBELL, Tavistock To be had of ADDISON and HOLLIER, 210, Regent-street; all respectable Music-sellers; and the Author. “It is one of the best Polkas that has come under our notice; it ought to become a great favourite, for it is well arranged, and speaks well for the composer's knowledge of music.”—Plymouth Journal, November 25, 1852. " No. I., price 3d., or 4d. stamped for post, lished on February 1, to be continued Monthly. CONTENTS OF No. I. THE THEATRE (Rejected Addresses)-Chalybeate Water-Robert Hall-Epitaph on Hume-Tables Turned – Mess-Room Gossip-How to get a LiftPrinciple—“Equam Memento"-Retort-Dinner speechifying-Novel Courtship-OVER THE WAY (Hood)-PUNNING ON NAMES (Table Talk)—AuthorsHow to get on-Petition of Letter H.-LETTER FROM AN EMIGRANT (Hood)Political Bon Mot- SCRAPS PROM New DICTIONARY (J. & H. Smith)-DAILY TRIALS (0. W. 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Published on the 1st and 15th of every Month. CRITIC OFFICE, 29, Essex-street, Strand. THE PAGE PAGE Mrs. C. TINSLEY 127 BYRON 115 A Lament ..T, K. HERVEY 129 To Sleep SIR P. SIDNEY 117 A Pagan's Drinking Song The Voice of Spring E. JONES 131 English Churches.. Miss LANDON 132 LUCY HOOPER 131 ....ANON. 135 Slave . Mrs. BROWNING 121 The Poor Man's Song The Last Poet ... GRUEN 122 R. M. MILNES 136 Storm and Calm........CRABBE 123 The Time for Prayer .... ANON. 137 The Fountain .. ROGERS 124 The Wind and Leaf, or ElopeOn Revisiting Shrewsbury ment... ..... TAIT's MAG. 138 REYNOLDS 126 BRILLIANTS 138 This work is designed to form a collection of the choicest Poetry in the English language. Nothing but what is really good will be admitted. No original poetry will find a place. A portion of it will be hereafter devoted to The Poetry of Travel, which will be paged so as to form a separate volume for the use of travellers, containing what the Poets have sung about the localities usually visited by tourists. London: STRAND. To Correspondents. The following, or some of them, will appear: “M. J. K. Rochester)," “ M. F.,” “C. E. K.," "Ap Rhys," “L. (Hull),” “Dr. Evans," “ Romeo (Manchester),” “D. W. (Glasgow)," " J. L. C.,” “ L. G.” “ Burleigh,” is under consideration. The contribution from “W.C.” (Brighton), does not quite fall within the title of Beautiful Poetry. “F. C. (Gainsborough)," informs us that he has seen the following verse as commencing the beautiful poem “On the Picture of a Blind Girl leading her Mother through a Wood," at page 47. If so, it must have been afterwards added by the author, for it is not in the first edition from which our copy was printed. This it is: Gently, dear mother, here Gently, and do not fear; For she who loves thee most is watching o'er thee. NOTICE. out of print. They are reprinting, and it will be ready, we hope, on the 22nd inst. No. 6 will appear on April 1st. No. 3 of Wit and Humour on April 1st. THE POET'S HOUR. Dr. CROLY is the author of these very graceful stanzas. WHEN day is done, and clouds are low, And flowers are honey-dew, Along the western blue For in the dimness curtain'd round He hears the echoes all Or distant waterfall; And still, as shakes the sudden breeze The forest's deepening shade, The silver serenade ; The star that peeps the leaves between To him is but the light Shines to her pilgrim knight; Or, if some wandering peasant's song Come sweetend on the gale, The crosier, cross, and veil ; And thus he thinks the hour away In sweet unworldly folly ; F |
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