peculiar aspect, as if thoughts that voluntary move harmonious numbers were the spontaneous respiration of his mind. I was beginning to enumerate the more exquisite portion of these Sonnets, such as the 8th, the 30th, 123d, and others, but let me spare the reader the officious aid of a cicerone, where he may so easily judge for himself. I will not preach to his taste and ear by commenting on the exquisite richness of music and meaning in the following lines :—
Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds,-
Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks;
But bears it out e'en to the edge of doom.
If this be errour, and upon me proved, I never writ, and no man ever loved.
HERO-WORSHIP.
"Da ihr noch die schöne Welt regieret, An der Frende leichtem Gängelband Selige Geschlechter noch gefähret, Schöne Wesen ans dem Fabelland!"
Die Götter Griechenlandes, Schiller.
THERE are yet idols whom we worship more, And with a holier zeal and deeper love, Than to the wild imaginings of yore
Raised the adoring flame by stream or grove
That wreathed its fragrance round the sacred shrine ;
Our rites like theirs, too, raise the soul above,
For we do reverence that spark divine
Which tells us that we are not all of earth,
And doth the spirit to itself refine,
Recalling thoughts of whence it had its birth, And lifting up the veil through which such rays Of its remember'd glory still flash forth. And yet more precious incense do we raise Than swept its rack of perfume through the sky, Of deep and grateful love, and reverent praise To those that do recall those visions high; Telling us things we could not know, so bright And beautiful is their deep ecstasy,
Too pure, too radiant for our fainter sight;
And things we knew, and things we would not know, Lest the deep spell of their resistless might
Awaken from its sleep our former woe.
And what we felt, but deem'd not could be said, The charm, the glory, and the radiant glow That such a halo of young beauty shed On trees, and grass, and Nature's lonely places, And the deep 'wildering thoughts of pleasures fled That haunt our early home's most sacred traces, And memories with those holy feelings fraught, The silent heart within itself represses,
Nor would find words to body forth its thought Or tell how strangely on us dreams have broke Of days gone by, or what wild longings wrought Within us, when the soul in rapture woke To read an aim, a motion, and design In all Creation's impulses, which spoke In full harmonious voice their birth divine. Erst did the worshipper most constantly Brood on the peoplings of his restless mind, Until he would create them visibly,
In the most radiant and enduring things Seeking the impress of Divinity,
Making the eternal stars its imagings;
And deem'd the gods their glory would display Before their votaries' awe-struck worshippings, Revealing their all-heavenly forms to day, Their fronts that with immortal beauty glow. When Ocean glitter'd with Morn's earliest ray, He saw the youthful Day-god's splendid brow And his loose tresses streaming showers of light Pouring its flood on earth and sea below Most beautiful, as in his god-head's might He slew old Python; and at eve there came With one most lovely star before their sight The essence of all beauty, but a name For summer's twilight, or an infant's sleep, For these are beautiful, and she of them Is the imagined harmony and chief.
Their love for those they scarce could deem less fair, Though they were earthly, sought and found relief From its own fulness, holding that in air
The type and image of the lost might hover,
The radiance of his Berenice's hair
Still was the idol of her royal lover. The grateful tiller of the fruitful soil
Held the most fragrant bank and shady cover Not all neglected by who blest his toil, Sylvan or ancient Pan; the hunter's tread, As he bore home his rich and various spoil, Fell lightly by the cedar grove, which shed Of a celestial visitant such trace,
As told the Goddess that he worshipped The huntress Dian, wearied with the chase, Wooed on her mossy couch the cooling wind, In the sweet gloom of that delicious place. They sought in all they held most fair to find The visible image of what they adored, Where might the painful longings of the mind Find rest, and heavenly favour be implored, All the full tale of gratitude be told,
And the deep song of praise and worship pour'd. What marvel, then, we long so to behold
The favour'd of our race, to whom 'tis given
Those high and noble visions to unfold
Which raise the inspired mind from earth to heaven? And tell us that it is not all in vain
We have for things that die not toil'd and striven, Although by such we did but hope to gain
The power of honouring what we hold so dear, Nor view their glories with an eye profane, But feel our spirits worthy to revere.
ALTENOTTING, The black lady of, 347 -effigy of the black lady, 348-story of Karl, the oculist, 350-his reverence to his father, 351.
Amulet, The, notice of, 482. Anecdotes of Russia, 309, 415, 553. Annuals, review of the, 478-the Souve- nir, 479-Winter's Wreath, 480-the Iris, 481-Forget me Not, ib.-The Amulet, 482-Friendship's Offering, 483-The Gem, &c. 485, 486. Antelope-shooting, 17.
Arles, story of the beauty of, 27, 121. Art and Artists, second conversation, 321.
Autobiography of Jehanguir, 201. of a landaulet, 451. B
Bijou, The, notice of, 486
Bishops' sleeves, 213. Bottle of Sautern, The, 279. Bower of bliss, The, 10. Brazil, Recollections of, No. I. 75-II. 175-voyage out, 76-Rio de Janeiro, ib.-the coronation of the Emperor, 77-Don Pedro, 79-the opera, 176 -Lord Cochrane, 177-social life, ib. -conduct of Pedro, and legislative as- sembly, 178-military display, 179— siege of Monte Video, 181, 182, 183. British Empire in 1829, 570. Brussels, Sketch of, 217. Burial of Columbus, 329. Byron, Lord, at Brussels, 191-his first verses, 192-visit to Waterloo, ib. his verses on Waterloo, 193-opinion of Mr. Scott's, ib.-the eagle, 194--his travelling coach, 195-story of the caleche, and calumny of the Courier newspaper, 195-Byron's mother, ib. -his love of Miss Chaworth, 197.
Calamy's Memoirs, 569. Campbell, T. lines by, 282. Chapter on heathen mythology, 89. Charleys, adieu to the, 466.
Chelsea Pensioners, The, 37. Constantinople, 184-Mr. Madden's book Cigar, My last, 36. upon, ib.--character of the Turks, 185 -the Turk's arbitrary conduct, ib.— insolence, 186-the Turk a voluptuary, 187-the harem, ib. 188-ignorance of the women, ib.- -a Turkish feast, 189 -the Turk and Greek contrasted, 190. Corn Laws and Catechism, The, 330, 420.
Coronation of Corinna, 496.
Crusade of Children, The, 456-few no- tices of this singular event, ib.-Gib- bon's remark upon, 457-the assassins, 458-sale of the young pilgrims for slaves, 459-thirty thousand collected at Vendome, 460-route taken by them, 461-merchant dealers in them for slaves, 462-fate at Genoa, 463-Mr. Turner's error, ib.- conduct of the Pope, 464-Peter the Hermit, 465.
Dead Sea, visit to the, 433. Deep jungle, sporting in the, 231. Desultory man, ramblings of a, 27, 121, 275, 488-the beauty of Arles, 27, 121 -the table d'hôte, 274-the place of dreams, 276-Poitiers and St. Radi- gonde, 277-ruins of the Amphithea- tre, 279-the bottle of Sautern, and the singer, 279. Devereux, review of, 391. Dick Ferret, 523. Diligence, The, 488. Discontent, 168.
Doddridge's Correspondence, review of,
Dream from the Antipodes, 241. Dream-book, passages from a Poet's, 442. Dublin, The saison in, 1.
Effects of Emancipation, 469. Emigrants, lines on the departure of, 282.
Emigration and Mr. Wilmot Horton, 49 -the obligations of the country to
Jehanguir, autobiography of, 201-de- scription of his riches, 201-regula- tions against intoxication, 202-his own intemperance, 203-description of Agrah, 203-his elephants and stud, 203-his account of the Suttees, 205 -his conduct to Abul Fazl, 206- character of Assuf Khan, 207-his su- perstitious feelings, 209-account of the jugglers, 210-his pardon of his son, 211.
Jesuits, schoolboy recollections of the, 97, 352.
Joe, a short plea for a, 444. John Jones the Recruit, 528. Johnson, lines on, by Dr. Wolcot, 390. Jordan, Mrs. anecdote of, 225.
King, Lord, his Life of Locke, 134- Locke's birth and education, 135-sin- gular letter of, 136-his acquaintance with Shaftesbury, 137--opposes shut- ting up the Exchequer, 138—his jour-
nal abroad, 139 attempt of Govern- ment to disgrace this great man, 140 -Essay on the Human Understand- ing, 141-appointed a commissioner of trade, 147.
Lady of Altenötting, The black, 347. Landaulet, autobiography of a, 451. Laurel branch, The, 106.
Letters from New York, 130, 281, 449. Liberality, 113.
Libertine's confession, The, 96.
Literary Souvenir, notice of, 479. Little metaphysics, 252.
Locke, Life and Correspondence of, 134. London Lyrics, 54, 528.
Londoniana, the streets, 68morning, evening, 157-localities and charac- ters, 266. Lover's devotion, The, 346. Love amongst the Bill-brokers, 544. Lute, The broken, 112.
Manners, Sketches of travelling, 55, 291 -the village of Thoun, 55-character of the Swiss, 56-Swiss institutions, 57-Swiss methodists, 58, 59, 60- the Wiltshire wanderers, 292-tron- bles of the family, 293-Story of the mill near Locle, 295. Mary, lines to, 487.
Metropolis in danger, The, 284. Morning, Evening, 157. Mountain thought, a, 371.
Napoleon a courtier-Mrs. Jordan, 225. New York, letters from, 130, 281, 449. police, The, 426. Newstead, a visit to, 474. Nightingale's death song, 224. Notes upon circuit, 401-Wexford, ib.- dreadful trial for murder at, 402- Waterford, 403-singular action for libel at, 404-curious letters read on the trial, 405, 406-Kilkenny, 407— action by Maria Lennard against an English officer, ib.-case of murder, 408-Clonmel, 409-derivation of the name, ib-trial of the five brothers, 410-David Malcolmson, the Quaker, 412.
Poetry, the bower of bliss, 10-sonnet, 16, 48-the vinegar merchant, 54– the singing lesson, 79-chapter on heathen mythology, 89-the libertine's confession, 96-the laurel branch, 106 -the broken lute, 112-farewell to the Alcazar, 120-a portrait, Rome, 216 the nightingale's death song, 224-coronation of Ines de Castro, 259 the burial of Columbus, 329- the lover's devotion, 346-Petrarca, a sonnet of, 351-a mountain thought, 371-lines on Johnson, by Dr. Wol- cot, 390-vision of Constantinople at midnight, 395-the marble arch, 414 -passages from a poet's dream-book, 442-a thought of the future, 448—to Mary, 487-farewell to Love, 490- the coronation of Corinna, 496-lines by James Montgomery, 479-sketch from real life, 480-sonnet, by Mr. Roscoe, 481-lines by Byron to Mary, 482-sonnet, by Mary Howitt, 483 Spoleto, 484-lines by Keats, 485-to an early violet, 486-by Ugo Foscolo, 487 - London Lyrics, 528 amongst the bill-brokers, 544-The last song of Corinna, 551-On simi- les, 569-On a fountain, 576-Son- net of Shakspeare, 583-Hero wor- ship, 583.
Police, The new, 427.
Sexagenarian, extracts from his portfolio, 225 Mr. William Cockerill, ib.the Emperor Napoleon, ib.-introduction to the imperial presence, 226--dialogue, 227 a Courtier, ib. 228-Mrs. Jor- dan, 230.
Similes, lines on, 569." Singing lesson, The, 79. Sketches of travelling manners and so- ciety, 55. of Parisian society, &c, 94. from the portfolio of a Sexage narian, 191, 225.
of Brussels in 1829, 217. and recollections, No. I. 523. Sonnets, 16, 48, 351, 577. on Shakspeare, 577. Sporting Scenes in India, No. III. 17, 107, 230.
Stonyhurst, account of, 352. Streets, The, 68.
Table d'hôte, The, 274. Thought of the future, 448. Toyman is abroad, 21. Travellers tales, 143.
Travelling manners and society, 291.` troubles, 337, 545.
Vaccination rightly considered, 61.
Preparations for pleasure, or a pic-nic, Vinegar merchant, The, 54. 372.
Vision of Constantinople at midnight,
END OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH VOLUME.
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