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Review Of New Publications.

Secure in giant strength , her fume defies Alike the warring waves and angry skies . " After tracing the general history of navigation , Mr . Pye proceeds to the naval annals of England ; and gives the following sketch of the spirit of an Eng lishman : ' Never shall sink Britannia's naval fire While rouz'd to glory by her Thomson ' s lyre .

Responsive to bis lay , her genius long-In act shall realize the raptui'd song ' . His fancy heard—what time the angelic train Hail'd the bless'd isle emerging from the main , With seraph hand their golden viols strung , And to his ear the hymn prophetic sung ;—" Long as her native oak's strong limbs defy

The furious blasts that rend the stormy sky , Long as her rocky shores the ocean laves Shall Freedom and Britannia rule the waves . " From these quotations it will appear that the writer is capable of rendering a heavy subject interesting . The versification is solemn and well adapted ; it is harmonious without cloying the ear , and throughout retains a peipetual sweetness .

Anecdotes vfTvJo well-known Families . Written by a Descendant , and dedicated to the first Female Pen in Ii- gland . 3 vols . timo . 10 ; . dd . Longman . THE stoiy upon which the outline of this work is drawn is interesting ; but the interest ceases with the perusal of the first volume . An Epistle to a Friendwith othtr Poems . By the Author of the Pleasures of

, Memory . q . to . zs . 6 d . Cadell and Davies . THE productions of Mr . Rogers are polished and elegant . We shall present our readers with an extract from the E pistle before us , as a proof of what we assert . . .

' Still must my partial ' pencil love to dwell On the home prospects of my hermit cell ; The mossy pales that skirt the orchard-green , Here hid by shrub-wood , there by glimpses seen ; And the brown path-way , that , with carclessiiow , Sinks , and is lost among the trees below . Still must it trace ( the flattering tints forgive )

Each fleeting charm u . iic I ids the landscape live . Oft o ' er the mead , at pleasing distance , pass Browsing the hedge , by fits , the panni ' er'd ass ; The idling shepherd boy , with rude deli ght , Whistling his dog to mark the pebble ' s flight ; And in her kerchief blue the cottage maid , With brimming pitcher from the shadowy glade .

Far to the soutii a mountain vale retires , Rich in its groves , and glens , and village-spires ; Its upland lawns , and cliffs with foliage huu « - , Its wizard-stream , nor nameless nor unsung : And thro' the various year , the various day , What scenes of glory burst , and melt away !' « , , l i ? s ? ' - , tilis c l uotati « n are just and appropriate , and such as will >> e recollected with pleasure .

“The Freemasons' Magazine: 1798-08-01, Page 55” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 3 June 2025, django:8000/periodicals/fmm/issues/fmm_01081798/page/55/.
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Untitled Article 1
A BRIEF MEMOIR OF MASONICUS. Article 2
PARK'S TRAVELS IN AFRICA. Article 3
CHARACTER OF GENERAL CLAIRFAIT. Article 5
DURING THE CONFINEMENT OF LOUIS XVI. KING OF FRANCE. Article 6
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND. Article 12
ANECDOTES. Article 15
THE HISTORY OF MADAME AND MONSIEUR C-. Article 16
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF A DUMB PHILOSOPHER. Article 20
THE LIFE OF THE LATE MR. JOHN PALMER, Article 27
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 35
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 47
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 51
POETRY. Article 57
PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND. Article 59
OBITUARY. Article 61
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Review Of New Publications.

Secure in giant strength , her fume defies Alike the warring waves and angry skies . " After tracing the general history of navigation , Mr . Pye proceeds to the naval annals of England ; and gives the following sketch of the spirit of an Eng lishman : ' Never shall sink Britannia's naval fire While rouz'd to glory by her Thomson ' s lyre .

Responsive to bis lay , her genius long-In act shall realize the raptui'd song ' . His fancy heard—what time the angelic train Hail'd the bless'd isle emerging from the main , With seraph hand their golden viols strung , And to his ear the hymn prophetic sung ;—" Long as her native oak's strong limbs defy

The furious blasts that rend the stormy sky , Long as her rocky shores the ocean laves Shall Freedom and Britannia rule the waves . " From these quotations it will appear that the writer is capable of rendering a heavy subject interesting . The versification is solemn and well adapted ; it is harmonious without cloying the ear , and throughout retains a peipetual sweetness .

Anecdotes vfTvJo well-known Families . Written by a Descendant , and dedicated to the first Female Pen in Ii- gland . 3 vols . timo . 10 ; . dd . Longman . THE stoiy upon which the outline of this work is drawn is interesting ; but the interest ceases with the perusal of the first volume . An Epistle to a Friendwith othtr Poems . By the Author of the Pleasures of

, Memory . q . to . zs . 6 d . Cadell and Davies . THE productions of Mr . Rogers are polished and elegant . We shall present our readers with an extract from the E pistle before us , as a proof of what we assert . . .

' Still must my partial ' pencil love to dwell On the home prospects of my hermit cell ; The mossy pales that skirt the orchard-green , Here hid by shrub-wood , there by glimpses seen ; And the brown path-way , that , with carclessiiow , Sinks , and is lost among the trees below . Still must it trace ( the flattering tints forgive )

Each fleeting charm u . iic I ids the landscape live . Oft o ' er the mead , at pleasing distance , pass Browsing the hedge , by fits , the panni ' er'd ass ; The idling shepherd boy , with rude deli ght , Whistling his dog to mark the pebble ' s flight ; And in her kerchief blue the cottage maid , With brimming pitcher from the shadowy glade .

Far to the soutii a mountain vale retires , Rich in its groves , and glens , and village-spires ; Its upland lawns , and cliffs with foliage huu « - , Its wizard-stream , nor nameless nor unsung : And thro' the various year , the various day , What scenes of glory burst , and melt away !' « , , l i ? s ? ' - , tilis c l uotati « n are just and appropriate , and such as will >> e recollected with pleasure .

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