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Review.
Our space is limited , but we must give one extract from " The Path of Gold , by Thos . W . Leo Smith . How forcibly ho describes our country ' s curse : — " Then made my mystic guide my footsteps pass Through many a shameless broad , or secret way , AVhcre horrid trade is plied by night and day ; gaudtemples briht with gold and lass
Through y g g , " The lowest deeps To which the wondrous human form can fall , Where frantic passions madly fight and brawl . Where poisoned streams , that wash the soul away , Leave but distortions of the primal day , And where the wretched victim steep ? His soul in draughts from ivhich at length ' tis death to stay . "
To particularise all tho excellent contributions to this number of the Magazine i . not now possible : suffice it to say that all are good , and with this commendation we must leave the matter in our readers' hands . We ought , perhaps , to mention that the more relig ious aspect of poetry is represented by " Salvator Mundi" ( E . Cycl ) , and that there are some excellent Vers de Societe , entitled " Breakfast-Time . " We cannot better conclude than by reiterating that an author ' s trial-ground wa . wanted , and that Mr . Leonard Lloyd has exactly supplied that want in the issue of The Poet ' s Martazine . W . T .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
On the " Vicissitudes of Love : LOVE ' S early morn , how bright , with no dark cloud , Or frown of care , to obscure with one sad streak Its roseate skies ; as if no storm could break ,
Or later glooms the smiling heav'ns enshroud . 'Ere wed , how each glad wooer speaks aloud Of love ; the nymph he woos , how can she speak , Save with her eyes , or else with her flush'd cheek ? Thus only her meek , modest thoughts avowed .
Soon afterwards , IIOAV pleasing the reverse , When once the hymeneal ring ' s put on ; 'Tis hers , then far more loudly to rehearse Ancl speak her mind—and his to hear alone ; And silently t' endure some words , I fear , He often does not greatly wish to hear . BRO REV . M . Goituox ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review.
Our space is limited , but we must give one extract from " The Path of Gold , by Thos . W . Leo Smith . How forcibly ho describes our country ' s curse : — " Then made my mystic guide my footsteps pass Through many a shameless broad , or secret way , AVhcre horrid trade is plied by night and day ; gaudtemples briht with gold and lass
Through y g g , " The lowest deeps To which the wondrous human form can fall , Where frantic passions madly fight and brawl . Where poisoned streams , that wash the soul away , Leave but distortions of the primal day , And where the wretched victim steep ? His soul in draughts from ivhich at length ' tis death to stay . "
To particularise all tho excellent contributions to this number of the Magazine i . not now possible : suffice it to say that all are good , and with this commendation we must leave the matter in our readers' hands . We ought , perhaps , to mention that the more relig ious aspect of poetry is represented by " Salvator Mundi" ( E . Cycl ) , and that there are some excellent Vers de Societe , entitled " Breakfast-Time . " We cannot better conclude than by reiterating that an author ' s trial-ground wa . wanted , and that Mr . Leonard Lloyd has exactly supplied that want in the issue of The Poet ' s Martazine . W . T .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
On the " Vicissitudes of Love : LOVE ' S early morn , how bright , with no dark cloud , Or frown of care , to obscure with one sad streak Its roseate skies ; as if no storm could break ,
Or later glooms the smiling heav'ns enshroud . 'Ere wed , how each glad wooer speaks aloud Of love ; the nymph he woos , how can she speak , Save with her eyes , or else with her flush'd cheek ? Thus only her meek , modest thoughts avowed .
Soon afterwards , IIOAV pleasing the reverse , When once the hymeneal ring ' s put on ; 'Tis hers , then far more loudly to rehearse Ancl speak her mind—and his to hear alone ; And silently t' endure some words , I fear , He often does not greatly wish to hear . BRO REV . M . Goituox ,