AN OLD-FASHIONED DITTY.I'vetried in much bewilderment to findUnder which phase of loveliness in theeI love thee best; but oh, my wandering mindHovers o'er many sweets, as doth a bee,And all I feel is contradictory.I love to see thee gay, because thy smileIs sweeter than the sweetest thing I know;And then thy limpid eyes are all the whileSparkling and dancing, and thy fair cheeks glowWith such a sunset lustre, that e'en soI love to see thee gay.I love to see thee sad, for then thy faceExpresseth an angelic misery;Thy tears are shed with such a gentle grace,Thy words fall soft, yet sweet as words can be,That though 'tis selfish, I confess, in me,I love to see thee sad.I love to hear thee speak, because thy voiceThan music's self is yet more musical,Its tones make every living thing rejoice;And I, when on mine ear those accents fall,In sooth I do believe that most of allI love to hear thee speak.Yet no! I love thee mute; for oh, thine eyesExpress so much, thou hast no need of speech!And there's a language that in silence lies,When two full hearts look fondness each to each,Love's language that I fain to thee would teach,And so I love thee mute.Thus I have come to the conclusion sweet,Nothing thou dost can less than perfect be;All beauties and all virtues in thee meet;Yet one thing more I'd fain behold in thee—A little love, a little love for me.Marian.
I'vetried in much bewilderment to findUnder which phase of loveliness in theeI love thee best; but oh, my wandering mindHovers o'er many sweets, as doth a bee,And all I feel is contradictory.I love to see thee gay, because thy smileIs sweeter than the sweetest thing I know;And then thy limpid eyes are all the whileSparkling and dancing, and thy fair cheeks glowWith such a sunset lustre, that e'en soI love to see thee gay.I love to see thee sad, for then thy faceExpresseth an angelic misery;Thy tears are shed with such a gentle grace,Thy words fall soft, yet sweet as words can be,That though 'tis selfish, I confess, in me,I love to see thee sad.I love to hear thee speak, because thy voiceThan music's self is yet more musical,Its tones make every living thing rejoice;And I, when on mine ear those accents fall,In sooth I do believe that most of allI love to hear thee speak.Yet no! I love thee mute; for oh, thine eyesExpress so much, thou hast no need of speech!And there's a language that in silence lies,When two full hearts look fondness each to each,Love's language that I fain to thee would teach,And so I love thee mute.Thus I have come to the conclusion sweet,Nothing thou dost can less than perfect be;All beauties and all virtues in thee meet;Yet one thing more I'd fain behold in thee—A little love, a little love for me.Marian.
I'vetried in much bewilderment to findUnder which phase of loveliness in theeI love thee best; but oh, my wandering mindHovers o'er many sweets, as doth a bee,And all I feel is contradictory.
I love to see thee gay, because thy smileIs sweeter than the sweetest thing I know;And then thy limpid eyes are all the whileSparkling and dancing, and thy fair cheeks glowWith such a sunset lustre, that e'en soI love to see thee gay.
I love to see thee sad, for then thy faceExpresseth an angelic misery;Thy tears are shed with such a gentle grace,Thy words fall soft, yet sweet as words can be,That though 'tis selfish, I confess, in me,I love to see thee sad.
I love to hear thee speak, because thy voiceThan music's self is yet more musical,Its tones make every living thing rejoice;And I, when on mine ear those accents fall,In sooth I do believe that most of allI love to hear thee speak.
Yet no! I love thee mute; for oh, thine eyesExpress so much, thou hast no need of speech!And there's a language that in silence lies,When two full hearts look fondness each to each,Love's language that I fain to thee would teach,And so I love thee mute.
Thus I have come to the conclusion sweet,Nothing thou dost can less than perfect be;All beauties and all virtues in thee meet;Yet one thing more I'd fain behold in thee—A little love, a little love for me.
Marian.
DEER.The deer is the most acute animal we possess, and adopts the most sagacious plans for the preservation of its life. When it lies, satisfied that the wind will convey to it an intimation of the approach of its pursuer, it gazes in another direction. If there are any wild birds, such as curlews or ravens, in its vicinity, it keeps its eye intently fixed on them, convinced that they will give it a timely alarm. It selects its cover with the greatest caution, and invariably chooses an eminence from which it can have a view around. It recognises individuals, and permits the shepherds to approach it. The stags at Tornapress will suffer the boy to go within twenty yards of them, but if I attempt to encroach upon them they are off at once. A poor man who carries peats in a creel on his back here, may go 'cheek-for-jowl' with them: I put on his pannier the other day, and attempted to advance, and immediately they sprung away like antelopes. An eminent deer-stalker told me the other day of a plan one of his keeper's adopted to kill a very wary stag. This animal had been known for years, and occupied part of a plain from which it could perceive the smallest object at the distance of a mile. The keeper cut a thick bush, which he carried before him as he crept, and commenced stalking at eight in the morning; but so gradually did he move forward, that it was fiveP.M.before he stood in triumph with his foot on the breast of the antlered king. 'I never felt so much for an inferior creature,' said the gentleman, 'as I did for this deer. When I came up it was panting life away, with its large blue eyes firmly fixed on its slayer. You would have thought, sir, that it was accusing itself of simplicity in having been so easily betrayed.'—Inverness Courier.
The deer is the most acute animal we possess, and adopts the most sagacious plans for the preservation of its life. When it lies, satisfied that the wind will convey to it an intimation of the approach of its pursuer, it gazes in another direction. If there are any wild birds, such as curlews or ravens, in its vicinity, it keeps its eye intently fixed on them, convinced that they will give it a timely alarm. It selects its cover with the greatest caution, and invariably chooses an eminence from which it can have a view around. It recognises individuals, and permits the shepherds to approach it. The stags at Tornapress will suffer the boy to go within twenty yards of them, but if I attempt to encroach upon them they are off at once. A poor man who carries peats in a creel on his back here, may go 'cheek-for-jowl' with them: I put on his pannier the other day, and attempted to advance, and immediately they sprung away like antelopes. An eminent deer-stalker told me the other day of a plan one of his keeper's adopted to kill a very wary stag. This animal had been known for years, and occupied part of a plain from which it could perceive the smallest object at the distance of a mile. The keeper cut a thick bush, which he carried before him as he crept, and commenced stalking at eight in the morning; but so gradually did he move forward, that it was fiveP.M.before he stood in triumph with his foot on the breast of the antlered king. 'I never felt so much for an inferior creature,' said the gentleman, 'as I did for this deer. When I came up it was panting life away, with its large blue eyes firmly fixed on its slayer. You would have thought, sir, that it was accusing itself of simplicity in having been so easily betrayed.'—Inverness Courier.
IVORY.At the quarterly meeting of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire, held in the Guildhall in Doncaster, on Wednesday last, Earl Fitzwilliam in the chair, Mr Dalton of Sheffield read a paper on 'ivory as an article of manufacture.' The value of the annual consumption in Sheffield was about L.30,000, and about 500 persons were employed in working it up for trade. The number of tusks to make up the weight consumed in Sheffield, about 180 tons, was 45,000. According to this, the number of elephants killed every year was 22,500; but supposing that some tusks were cast, and some animals died, it might be fairly estimated that 18,000 were killed for the purpose.—Yorkshire Gazette.
At the quarterly meeting of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire, held in the Guildhall in Doncaster, on Wednesday last, Earl Fitzwilliam in the chair, Mr Dalton of Sheffield read a paper on 'ivory as an article of manufacture.' The value of the annual consumption in Sheffield was about L.30,000, and about 500 persons were employed in working it up for trade. The number of tusks to make up the weight consumed in Sheffield, about 180 tons, was 45,000. According to this, the number of elephants killed every year was 22,500; but supposing that some tusks were cast, and some animals died, it might be fairly estimated that 18,000 were killed for the purpose.—Yorkshire Gazette.
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FOOTNOTES:[1]The sad story of Queen Matilda, who was sister to our George III., is related in full detail in an interesting book recently published, 'Memoirs of Sir Robert Murray Keith,' 2 vols.[2]Thiele's Collection of Popular Danish Traditions.[3]See Popular Rhymes of Scotland, third edition, p. 229.[4]London: Colburn. 2 vols. with Plates. 1849.
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[1]The sad story of Queen Matilda, who was sister to our George III., is related in full detail in an interesting book recently published, 'Memoirs of Sir Robert Murray Keith,' 2 vols.
[1]The sad story of Queen Matilda, who was sister to our George III., is related in full detail in an interesting book recently published, 'Memoirs of Sir Robert Murray Keith,' 2 vols.
[2]Thiele's Collection of Popular Danish Traditions.
[2]Thiele's Collection of Popular Danish Traditions.
[3]See Popular Rhymes of Scotland, third edition, p. 229.
[3]See Popular Rhymes of Scotland, third edition, p. 229.
[4]London: Colburn. 2 vols. with Plates. 1849.
[4]London: Colburn. 2 vols. with Plates. 1849.