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Poetry.
No I 'tis not a restless spirit Makes me roam from place to place ; 'Tis a deep undying passion For the glory of my race . "Room ! more room ! " aro pleading nations , Mine to bid the forests fall 1 Mine to clear the space for temples I Mine to rear and leave the hall !
Done my labour , Shakospcares follow ; Newfcons glorify fche sod ; Milton stands with blank eyes chanting Opposite the throne of God . Let Napoleon ' s fire-heart thunder Only through a cloudy horde—Labour ' s Sun shall melt the cannon . And the plough outlive the sword ' . R . AV
Literary Extracts.
LITERARY EXTRACTS .
THE LETTEII II . —The in stance of bad pronunciation which is most common , and therefore requires particular notice , is the misapplication of the aspirate li > . This defect sometimes occasions ludicrous and even serious mistakes . When omitted , ifc materially affects the energy of the speaker—the expression of emotions and passions often depending , in a great measure , upon the
vehemence wifch Avhich tho aspirate is uttered . Some not only omit the aspirate where ib should be sounded , but aspirate Avhere there is no h , or whore ifc should be silent , as liend for end , & c . This is tho grossest fault ; but it is not confined to the vulgar , or to those who haA'e acquired the bad habit by mixing much Avith ignorant people . Many clergymen , and others Avith rather
weaker unpractised voices , have astonished their friends by unnecessarily aspirating Avords in church which they would not so mispronounce in private society . This arises from an instincfciA'c effort to bo better heard . Nob having sufficient poAver of voice , or not knowing how to use the power they possess , these gentlemen mistake aspiration for loudness , as others mistake
loudness for aspiration . The difference between the two will be readily understood if the reader will hold up the finger a few inches from his month , and pronounce any word containing the h , If he aspirates , ho will feel the
breath against his finger , but not if he merely speaks louder . Many omit tho aspirate , not only afc the beginning of Avords , but after tho to as in where , & c . ; and in the middle of Avords it is very difficult to give the aspirate correctly without becoming pedantic and constrained in the delivery . ... In practising , the aspirate should be given strongly ; bub in ordinary and public
speaking , all efforb should be avoided . The man who labours ab his It ' s betrays a ' consciousness of his defect . In the great majority of words which coiAfcain the letter h , either at bhe beginning , middle , Ac , the li should be aspirated . In the following Avords the 7 j is silent : —heir , heiress , heirloom ; herb , herbage ; honest , honesty , honestly ; honour , honourablehonourably ;
, hospital ; hostler ; hour , hourly ; humour , humorist , humoursly ; and their other derivatives . Tho h in humble Avas formerly silent , but ifc is IIOAV aspirated . " Humblepie " is an incorrect spelling of "umble-pie , " a pie made ¦ of" umbles , " a plural noun , meaning a deer ' s entrails . To "eat umble-pie" is to eafc of the poorest dish . The
" k is a wrong spelling , and should bo omitted . The h iu the following Avords is silent , though not initial : —asthma , dishabille , isthmus , rhapsody , rhetoric , rheumatism , Rhine , rhinocerous , rhomb , rhubarb , rhyme , rhythm , Thames , Thomas . Also in such Avords as ah , catarrh , Micah , Sarah , & c—C . W , Smith ' s Clerical Elocution .
MODERN LOVE-LETTERS . —Thafc chivalrous idolatry of woman—thab delicate recognition of her claims as mother , wife , and sister—thafc idealization of her sweet qualities and attractive virtues which shine conspicuous on
Literary Extracts.
every page of the elder poets , and infuse a certain grace and tenderness into the spirit of the age , has pitifully decayed , and men too often speak of womanhood Avith irreverent freedom , Avhile womanhood neglects to assert her own pure dignity . And as there can be no love Avhere there is no respect , the relations between the sexes are daily groAving less frank and genialj and a
language of slang and persiflage is usurping the place of fche courteous and decorous speech in Avhich our ancestors greeted fche maiden ' s they wooed , or the Avives they honoured . I do not think thafc this can be for the good of society . I think that manly virtues are nourished by womanly graces , and thafc the dignity of ivoman fosters fche manliness and self-respecfc of man . Let not
fashion , then , sweep the love-letters in Avhich young and happy hearts express their happiness—iu which fond and trusting spirits give utterance fco their trust . Still continue , oh friend , to think thy Arabella a peerless lady , and thou , Arabella , to believe thy Frank fco be a loyal and generous knight . Be not ashamed of thy love , but wifch the great singer of these later times exclaim , ' " I hold it true , whate ' er befall , I feal it when I sorrow most ;
"Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all . " In this , your " golden prime , " cultivate all noble aud tender feelings , all generous sentiments , all high and holy thoughts , so thafc , in after-years , if haply the tokens of a vanished love should once more fall into your hands , yon may look afc fchem Avith honest pride , not Avith bitter
regret ; nob Avith tears aud blushes , as in reminding you of Aveakness , and folly , and human error , bub with gaze unflinching if sorrowful , as recalling the brighb lovedreams of your youth , Avhen your hearts beat with the best impulses aud purest affections , and Hope and Faibh were the guardian angels of your souls . — London Society . PARADISE LOST . —Ab ChalfontElhvood first saAv the
, MS . of" Paradise Losb , " which must have been completed in 1665 . No doubt fche mighty bheme had dwelt on Milton ' s mind for years , but the Avouderfitl Avork was only achieved after fche ruin of all his worldly prospects , Avhen he was surrounded by every privation incident to ago , poverty , aud blindness . " Choosing late and pondering long "—bhis Avas bhe noble " something" which
" posterity should nob willingly leb die . " Ib Avas in fche Bunhill Row dwelling , the plague having subsided , that the poem Avas composed , his daughters or any friendly stranger writing to his dictation . The great epic licensed , though not Avithout difficulty , the copyright Avas sold to Simmons for £ o—other sums , making in the whole £ 20 , being promised , should fche demand justify two more editions . —The Old City , its Highways and Byivays .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty and the junior members of the Royal Family are at Osborne . The Prince and Princess of AVales continue at Sandringham . Tbe journey of the King of the Belgians from England to Belgium appears to have aggravated the illness from which his Majesty had been suffering during the last week of his visit to Windsor Castle , and soon
after his arrival afc Brussels he had a severe attack of bronchitis , accompanied with great prostration . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —The HOUSE or COMMONS re-assembled on Monday after the Faster recess . Three new members took their seats—Colonel Percy Herbert , for South Salop ; Mr . T . B . Potter , for Rochdale ; aud the Solicitor General for
Scotland , for tho AVigtonburghs . Mr . Adam , the new Lord of the Treasury , also took the oaths on his re-election for Clackmannan . In reply to a question from Mr . Warner , Mr . Layard said he had received a communication which stated that theru
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Poetry.
No I 'tis not a restless spirit Makes me roam from place to place ; 'Tis a deep undying passion For the glory of my race . "Room ! more room ! " aro pleading nations , Mine to bid the forests fall 1 Mine to clear the space for temples I Mine to rear and leave the hall !
Done my labour , Shakospcares follow ; Newfcons glorify fche sod ; Milton stands with blank eyes chanting Opposite the throne of God . Let Napoleon ' s fire-heart thunder Only through a cloudy horde—Labour ' s Sun shall melt the cannon . And the plough outlive the sword ' . R . AV
Literary Extracts.
LITERARY EXTRACTS .
THE LETTEII II . —The in stance of bad pronunciation which is most common , and therefore requires particular notice , is the misapplication of the aspirate li > . This defect sometimes occasions ludicrous and even serious mistakes . When omitted , ifc materially affects the energy of the speaker—the expression of emotions and passions often depending , in a great measure , upon the
vehemence wifch Avhich tho aspirate is uttered . Some not only omit the aspirate where ib should be sounded , but aspirate Avhere there is no h , or whore ifc should be silent , as liend for end , & c . This is tho grossest fault ; but it is not confined to the vulgar , or to those who haA'e acquired the bad habit by mixing much Avith ignorant people . Many clergymen , and others Avith rather
weaker unpractised voices , have astonished their friends by unnecessarily aspirating Avords in church which they would not so mispronounce in private society . This arises from an instincfciA'c effort to bo better heard . Nob having sufficient poAver of voice , or not knowing how to use the power they possess , these gentlemen mistake aspiration for loudness , as others mistake
loudness for aspiration . The difference between the two will be readily understood if the reader will hold up the finger a few inches from his month , and pronounce any word containing the h , If he aspirates , ho will feel the
breath against his finger , but not if he merely speaks louder . Many omit tho aspirate , not only afc the beginning of Avords , but after tho to as in where , & c . ; and in the middle of Avords it is very difficult to give the aspirate correctly without becoming pedantic and constrained in the delivery . ... In practising , the aspirate should be given strongly ; bub in ordinary and public
speaking , all efforb should be avoided . The man who labours ab his It ' s betrays a ' consciousness of his defect . In the great majority of words which coiAfcain the letter h , either at bhe beginning , middle , Ac , the li should be aspirated . In the following Avords the 7 j is silent : —heir , heiress , heirloom ; herb , herbage ; honest , honesty , honestly ; honour , honourablehonourably ;
, hospital ; hostler ; hour , hourly ; humour , humorist , humoursly ; and their other derivatives . Tho h in humble Avas formerly silent , but ifc is IIOAV aspirated . " Humblepie " is an incorrect spelling of "umble-pie , " a pie made ¦ of" umbles , " a plural noun , meaning a deer ' s entrails . To "eat umble-pie" is to eafc of the poorest dish . The
" k is a wrong spelling , and should bo omitted . The h iu the following Avords is silent , though not initial : —asthma , dishabille , isthmus , rhapsody , rhetoric , rheumatism , Rhine , rhinocerous , rhomb , rhubarb , rhyme , rhythm , Thames , Thomas . Also in such Avords as ah , catarrh , Micah , Sarah , & c—C . W , Smith ' s Clerical Elocution .
MODERN LOVE-LETTERS . —Thafc chivalrous idolatry of woman—thab delicate recognition of her claims as mother , wife , and sister—thafc idealization of her sweet qualities and attractive virtues which shine conspicuous on
Literary Extracts.
every page of the elder poets , and infuse a certain grace and tenderness into the spirit of the age , has pitifully decayed , and men too often speak of womanhood Avith irreverent freedom , Avhile womanhood neglects to assert her own pure dignity . And as there can be no love Avhere there is no respect , the relations between the sexes are daily groAving less frank and genialj and a
language of slang and persiflage is usurping the place of fche courteous and decorous speech in Avhich our ancestors greeted fche maiden ' s they wooed , or the Avives they honoured . I do not think thafc this can be for the good of society . I think that manly virtues are nourished by womanly graces , and thafc the dignity of ivoman fosters fche manliness and self-respecfc of man . Let not
fashion , then , sweep the love-letters in Avhich young and happy hearts express their happiness—iu which fond and trusting spirits give utterance fco their trust . Still continue , oh friend , to think thy Arabella a peerless lady , and thou , Arabella , to believe thy Frank fco be a loyal and generous knight . Be not ashamed of thy love , but wifch the great singer of these later times exclaim , ' " I hold it true , whate ' er befall , I feal it when I sorrow most ;
"Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all . " In this , your " golden prime , " cultivate all noble aud tender feelings , all generous sentiments , all high and holy thoughts , so thafc , in after-years , if haply the tokens of a vanished love should once more fall into your hands , yon may look afc fchem Avith honest pride , not Avith bitter
regret ; nob Avith tears aud blushes , as in reminding you of Aveakness , and folly , and human error , bub with gaze unflinching if sorrowful , as recalling the brighb lovedreams of your youth , Avhen your hearts beat with the best impulses aud purest affections , and Hope and Faibh were the guardian angels of your souls . — London Society . PARADISE LOST . —Ab ChalfontElhvood first saAv the
, MS . of" Paradise Losb , " which must have been completed in 1665 . No doubt fche mighty bheme had dwelt on Milton ' s mind for years , but the Avouderfitl Avork was only achieved after fche ruin of all his worldly prospects , Avhen he was surrounded by every privation incident to ago , poverty , aud blindness . " Choosing late and pondering long "—bhis Avas bhe noble " something" which
" posterity should nob willingly leb die . " Ib Avas in fche Bunhill Row dwelling , the plague having subsided , that the poem Avas composed , his daughters or any friendly stranger writing to his dictation . The great epic licensed , though not Avithout difficulty , the copyright Avas sold to Simmons for £ o—other sums , making in the whole £ 20 , being promised , should fche demand justify two more editions . —The Old City , its Highways and Byivays .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty and the junior members of the Royal Family are at Osborne . The Prince and Princess of AVales continue at Sandringham . Tbe journey of the King of the Belgians from England to Belgium appears to have aggravated the illness from which his Majesty had been suffering during the last week of his visit to Windsor Castle , and soon
after his arrival afc Brussels he had a severe attack of bronchitis , accompanied with great prostration . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —The HOUSE or COMMONS re-assembled on Monday after the Faster recess . Three new members took their seats—Colonel Percy Herbert , for South Salop ; Mr . T . B . Potter , for Rochdale ; aud the Solicitor General for
Scotland , for tho AVigtonburghs . Mr . Adam , the new Lord of the Treasury , also took the oaths on his re-election for Clackmannan . In reply to a question from Mr . Warner , Mr . Layard said he had received a communication which stated that theru