15. The lords of creation men we call, 16. And they think they rule the whole; Its fondness wide as the limitless wave, Yet proud as that which the priestess feels, When she nurses the flame of the shrine where she kneels. MRS. E. C. EMBURY. 17. I would as soon attempt to entice a star 18. Away, away—you're all the same, A fluttering, smiling, jilting throng! BAILEY'S Festus. 19. Oh! woman wrong'd can cherish hate More deep and dark than manhood may, But when the mockery of fate Hath left revenge its chosen way, Still lingers something of the spell Which bound her to the traitor's bosom, Still, 'mid the vengeful fires of hell, Some flowers of old affection blossom. MOORE. J. G. WHITTier. 20. Oh woman! subtle, lovely, faithless sex! R. T. PAINE. 504 WONDER-WORDS. 21. The man, who sets his heart upon a woman, BULWER'S Lady of Lyons. 22. 'Tis woman's smiles that lull our cares to rest, 1. WONDER. They spake not a word, But, like dumb statues, or breathless stones, SHAKSPEARE. 2. And when they talk of him, they shake their heads, And he that speaks doth gripe the hearer's wrist, 3. What mighty contests rise from trivial things! 4. A tale more strange ne'er grac'd the poet's art, And ne'er did fiction play so wild a part. SHAKSPEARE. POPE. TICKELL. WORDS. 1. What you keep by you, you may change and mend; But words, once spoke, can never be recall'd. ROSCOMMON. 2. Words are the soul's ambassadors, which go JAMES HOWel. 3. But words are things; and a small drop of ink, 1. WORLD. All the world's a stage; And all the men and women merely players: SHAKSPEARE. 2. The world is a great dance, in which we find 3. The world's a stormy sea, CROWN. Whose every breath is strew'd with wrecks of wretches, 5. "Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd; COWPER'S Task. 506 WORTH-WRITERS, &c. 6. A world, where lust of pleasure, grandeur, gold,Three demons that divide its realms between them— With strokes alternate buffet to and fro 7. Man's restless heart, their sport, their flying ball. What is this world? What but a spacious burial-field unwall'd, 8. This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given; The smiles of joy, the tears of wo, There's nothing true but Heaven. BLAIR'S Grave. MOORE. 9. Yes, fair as the syren, but false as her song, MRS. S. J. HALE. HAVE RECENTLY PUBLISHED, SCENES IN THE LIFE OF THE SAVIOUR, BY THE POETS AND PAINTERS: CONTAINING MANY GEMS OF ART AND GENIUS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE SAVIOUR'S LIFE AND PASSION. EDITED BY THE REV. RUFUS GRISWOLD. THE ILLUSTRATIONS, WHICH ARE EXQUISITELY ENGRAVED ON STEEL, The Holy Family, painted by N. Poussin; Walking on the Sea, by Henry Richter; THE LITERARY CONTENTS, COMPRISING SIXTY-FOUR POEMS, ARE BY Milton, Hemans, Montgomery, Keble, Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Lan= don, Dale, Willis, Bulfinch, Bethune, Longfellow, Whittier, Croly, Klopstock, Mrs. Osgood, Pierpont, Crosswell, and other celebrated Poets of this and other Countries. The volume is richly and beautifully bound in Turkey Morocco, gilt, white calf extra, or embossed cloth, gilt edges, sides and back. We commend this volume to the attention of those who would place a Souvenir in the hands of their friends, to invite them in the purest strains of poetry, and by the eloquence of art, to study the Life of the Saviour.-Christ. Obs. The contents are so arranged as to constitute a Poetical and Pictorial Life of the Saviour, and we can think of no more appropriate gift-book. In typography, embellishments, and binding, we have recently seen nothing more tasteful and rich.-North American. We like this book, as well for its beauty as for its elevated character. It is just such an one as is suited, either for a library, or a parlour centre-table; and no one can arise from its perusal without feeling strongly the sublimity and enduring character of the Christian religion.-Harrisburg Telegraph. This is truly a splendid volume in all its externals, while its contents are richly worthy of the magnificent style in which they are presented. As illustrations of the Life and Passion of the Saviour of mankind, it will form an appropriate Souvenir for the season in which we commemorate his coming upon earth.-Neal's Gazette. |