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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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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 .