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to come and take shelter under him; so that be- | heart, rallied back; the film forsook his eyes for fore my uncle Toby had half finished the kind a moment; he looked up wistfully in my uncle offers he was making to the father, he had the son Toby's face, then cast a look upon his boy; and insensibly pressed up close to his knees, and had that ligament, fine as it was, was never broken. taken hold of the breast of his coat, and was pull- Nature instantly ebbed again; the film returned ing it towards him. The blood and spirits of Le to its place; the pulse fluttered-stopped-went Fevre, which were waxing cold and slow within on-throbbed-stopped again-moved-stopped! him, and were retreating to their last citadel, the Shall I go on? No.

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[EDMUND WALLER, born at Coleshill in 1605. Was Member of Parliament, but vacillated between the royal and popular party. Was exiled for a plot against Cromwell, who afterwards pardoned him. Returned to England, and died at Beaconsfield, October 21, 1687.]

Go, lovely Rose!

Tell her, that wastes her time and me,
That now she knows,

When I resemble her to thee,

How sweet and fair she seems to be.

Tell her that's young,

And shuns to have her grace spied,
That hadst thou sprung

In deserts, where no men abide,

Thou must have, uncommended, died.

Small is the worth

Of beauty from the light retired:
Bid her come forth,

Suffer herself to be desired,
And not so blush to be admired.

Then die! that she

The common fate of all things rare
May read in thee:

How small a part of time they share,
That are so wondrous sweet and fair!

THE HEIGHT OF THE RIDICULOUS.

[Dr. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, of Mass., born 1809. Practised as a physician at Boston; is Professor of Anatomy at Harvard University.]

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[JAMES SMITH, born 1772. Published "Rejected Addresses," in conjunction with his brother Horace, in 1802, when Drury Lane Theatre was about to open after being rebuilt. Died in London, December 29, 1836.]

"TIS sweet to view, from half-past five to six,
Our long wax-candles, with short cotton wicks,
Touch'd by the lamplighter's Promethean art,
Start into light, and make the lighter start;
To see red Phoebus through the gallery-pane
Tinge with his beam the beams of Drury Lane;
While gradual parties fill our widen'd pit,
And gape, and gaze, and wonder, ere they sit.
At first, while vacant seats give choice and ease,
Distant or near, they settle where they please;
But when the multitude contracts the span,
And seats are rare, they settle where they can.
Now the full benches to late comers doom
No room for standing, miscalled standing-room.
See! to their desks Apollo's sons repair-

Swift rides the rosin o'er the horse's hair!

In unison their various tones to tune
Murmurs the hautboy, growls the hoarse bassoon;
In soft vibration sighs the whispering lute,
Tang goes the harpsichord, too-too the flute;
Brays the loud trumpet, squeaks the fiddle sharp,
Winds the French horn, and twangs the tingling
harp,

Till like great Jove, the leader figuring in
Attunes to order the chaotic din.

Say, why these Babel strains from Babel tongues ?
Who's that calls "Silence!" with such leathern

lungs P

He who, in quest of quiet, "Silence!" hoots, Is apt to make the hubbub he imputes.

FAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM.

John Richard William Alexander Dwyer,
Was footman to Justinian Stubbs, Esquire;
But when John Dwyer 'listed in the Blues,
Emmanuel Jennings polish'd Stubb's shoes.
Emmanuel Jennings brought his youngest boy
Up as a corn-cutter—a safe employ;
In Holywell Street, St. Pancras, he was bred
(At number twenty-seven, it is said),

Facing the pump, and near the "Granby's Head:"
He would have bound him to some trade in
town,

But with a premium he could not come down.
Pat was the urchin's name-a red-haired youth,
Fonder of purl and skittle-grounds than truth.
Silence, ye gods! to keep your tongues in awe,
The Muse shall tell an accident she saw.
Pat Jennings in the upper gallery sat,
But, leaning forward, Jennings lost his hat:
Down from the gallery the beaver flew,
And spurned the one to settle in the two.
How shall he act? Pay at the gallery-door
Two shillings for
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Or till half-price, to save his shilling, wait,
And gain his hat again at half-past eight?
Now, while his fears anticipate a thief,
John Mullens whispers, "Take my handker-
chief."

"Thank you,” cries Pat; "but one won't make a
line.'

"Take mine," cried Wilson; and cried Stokes,
"Take mine."

A motley cable soon Pat Jennings ties,
Where Spitalfields with real India vies.
Like Iris' bow down darts the painted clue,
Starred, striped, and spotted, yellow, red, and
blue,

Old calico, torn silk, and muslin new.

George Green below, with palpitating hand,
Loops the last 'kerchief to the beaver's band.
Up soars the prize! The youth, with joy
unfeigned,

Regained the felt, and felt what he regained: While to the applauding galleries grateful Pat what cost, when new, but Made a low bow, and touched the ransomed

hat.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, born at Stratford-on-Avon, April 23, 1564. Was an actor, but subsequently obtained position and wealth by his writings. Died 1616, at his native town.]

Lorenzo. The moon shines bright: in such a

night as this,

When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise; in such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojans' wall, And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.

Jessica. In such a night

Did Thisbe fearfully outstrip the dew;
And saw the lion's shadow ere himself,

And ran dismay'd away.

Lor. In such a night

Stood Dido, with a willow in her hand,

Upon the wild sea-banks, and waved her love

To come again to Carthage.

Jes. In such a night

Medea gathered the enchanted herbs

That did renew old

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