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The Astrology Of Shakespeare.

Look IIOAV the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid Avith patines of bright gold : There ' s not the smallest orb which thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings , Still quiring to the young-eyed churubims ; Such harmony is in immortal souls ; But Avhilst this muddy vesture of decay

Doth grossly close it iu , AA'e cannot hear it . Cleopatra , in her descrip tion of Antony , avers —• His voice i \ -as propertied As all the tuned spheres . And Olivia tells the disguised Viola—But would you undertake another suit

I'd rather hear you to solicit that Than music from the spheres . When Pericles , after his long quest , is raised to ecstatic bliss by tbe discovery of his daughter Marina , he hears this heavenl y music : — Per . —But AA'hat Music ! Hel . —My lord , I hear none ,

Per . —None ! The music of the spheres ! List , my Marina . Lys . —It is not good to cross him ; Give him way . Per . —Barest sounds ! Do you not hear ? Lys . —My lord , I hear . Pei-. —Most heavenly music ! It nips me into listening , and thick slumber Hangs upon mine eyes ; let me rest . MAIA . —Urania .

Camoens: Poet And Warrior.

CAMOENS : POET AND WARRIOR .

BY BRO . J . A . ELLIOTT ( 1777 ) . PORTUGAL lias latel y been doing honour to tbe remains of one who recei \ ed very different treatment during his lifetime , though his genius was such as to immortalize bis name and shed an und ying lustre on the annals of his country . As a poet and the author of the " Lusiad "—one of tbe finest

poems in any language—Camoens stands to-day , three hundred years after his death , in tbe front rank of the Avorld ' s greatest singers , ancl the nations of the world readily ancl cordiall y sympathize with the Portuguese in their attempt to efface a nation ' s ingratitude by a splendid ancl spontaneous deed of national , though posthumous , restitution . Although another great name , that of Vasoo da Gama , the eminent

discoverer , has likewise received the same honour as that of Camoens , the heart of the Portuguese nation has been wholly with tbe neglected patriot and poet , who , after having known nothing but misfortune during his lifetime , was left to die in the bitterest depths of povert y and despair—friendless and alone . It is a romantic , yet sad and strange , story , that of Camoens , and its sadness stands out in dark relief Avhen contrasted with that of the man whose bones now rest with his , and whose deeds supplied the poet with the material

for his famous poem . Vasco da Gama , as one of the , if not the most , successful discoverers of the day , was received at Court , ancl bad honours literall y showered upon him , going clown at last to the tomb surrounded by all the pageantry of state , and buried amid marks of universal respect ancl esteem . As the name and fame of Camoens are known to comparativel y few people in these islands , we propose to give our readers a brief sketch of his character

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WHAT WAS THE HERMETIC SOCIETY OF 1721 ? Article 1
A LECTURE ON THE ANTIQUITY OF LAYING CORNER STONES WITH RELIGIOUS AND MYSTICAL CEREMONIES. Article 3
WHAT'S IN A SIGN ? Article 7
WAITING: THE POET'S GUERDON. Article 9
OLD RECORDS OF THE LODGE OF PEEBLES. Article 10
THE QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS. Article 12
THE ASTROLOGY OF SHAKESPEARE. Article 14
CAMOENS: POET AND WARRIOR. Article 17
THE BEAUTIFUL STONE OF THE MASONIC ARCH. Article 20
THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES. Article 21
LODGE HISTORIES. Article 25
SONNET ON THE LATE LEARNED JOHN OXLEE. Article 29
THE LIVERY COMPANIES AND ART TREASURES. Article 30
"ARS QUATUOR CORONATORUM." Article 33
IN THE LONG RUN. Article 36
LITERARY AND ANTIQUARIAN GOSSIP. Article 36
PERFORMANCE OF THE AGAMEMNON OF AESCHYLUS AT BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD. Article 39
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The Astrology Of Shakespeare.

Look IIOAV the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid Avith patines of bright gold : There ' s not the smallest orb which thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings , Still quiring to the young-eyed churubims ; Such harmony is in immortal souls ; But Avhilst this muddy vesture of decay

Doth grossly close it iu , AA'e cannot hear it . Cleopatra , in her descrip tion of Antony , avers —• His voice i \ -as propertied As all the tuned spheres . And Olivia tells the disguised Viola—But would you undertake another suit

I'd rather hear you to solicit that Than music from the spheres . When Pericles , after his long quest , is raised to ecstatic bliss by tbe discovery of his daughter Marina , he hears this heavenl y music : — Per . —But AA'hat Music ! Hel . —My lord , I hear none ,

Per . —None ! The music of the spheres ! List , my Marina . Lys . —It is not good to cross him ; Give him way . Per . —Barest sounds ! Do you not hear ? Lys . —My lord , I hear . Pei-. —Most heavenly music ! It nips me into listening , and thick slumber Hangs upon mine eyes ; let me rest . MAIA . —Urania .

Camoens: Poet And Warrior.

CAMOENS : POET AND WARRIOR .

BY BRO . J . A . ELLIOTT ( 1777 ) . PORTUGAL lias latel y been doing honour to tbe remains of one who recei \ ed very different treatment during his lifetime , though his genius was such as to immortalize bis name and shed an und ying lustre on the annals of his country . As a poet and the author of the " Lusiad "—one of tbe finest

poems in any language—Camoens stands to-day , three hundred years after his death , in tbe front rank of the Avorld ' s greatest singers , ancl the nations of the world readily ancl cordiall y sympathize with the Portuguese in their attempt to efface a nation ' s ingratitude by a splendid ancl spontaneous deed of national , though posthumous , restitution . Although another great name , that of Vasoo da Gama , the eminent

discoverer , has likewise received the same honour as that of Camoens , the heart of the Portuguese nation has been wholly with tbe neglected patriot and poet , who , after having known nothing but misfortune during his lifetime , was left to die in the bitterest depths of povert y and despair—friendless and alone . It is a romantic , yet sad and strange , story , that of Camoens , and its sadness stands out in dark relief Avhen contrasted with that of the man whose bones now rest with his , and whose deeds supplied the poet with the material

for his famous poem . Vasco da Gama , as one of the , if not the most , successful discoverers of the day , was received at Court , ancl bad honours literall y showered upon him , going clown at last to the tomb surrounded by all the pageantry of state , and buried amid marks of universal respect ancl esteem . As the name and fame of Camoens are known to comparativel y few people in these islands , we propose to give our readers a brief sketch of his character

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