And there lay the rider, distorted and pale,

With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail;
And the tents were all silent, the banners alone,
The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.

And the widows of Asshur1 are loud in their wail.
And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal;3
And the might of the Gentile, unsmote5 by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!

WHEN I WAS A TINY BOY.-T. Hood.
Он, when I was a tiny boy

My days and nights were full of joy;
My mates were blithe and kind!
No wonder that I sometimes sigh,
And dash the tear-drop from my eye,
To cast a look behind! 6

A hoop was an eternal round
Of pleasure. In those days I found
A top, a joyous thing;

But now those past delights I drop,
My head, alas! is all my top,
And careful thoughts the string!

My kite-how fast and far it flew !
Whilst I, a sort of Franklin,8 drew
My pleasure from the sky!

1 Asshur, Assyria, in some incorrectly given as Ashur. Assyria was once a great and powerful country; the capital of which was Nineveh. It derived its name probably from Asshur the son of Shem. 2 Broke, used for broken. 3 Baal, the supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. 4 Gentile, foreigners as opposed to Israel. 5 Unsmote, for unsmitten. 6 To cast a look behind, to think upon the past. 7 Eternal, lasting, without end. Franklin,-Benjamin Franklin of the United States, celebrated for his discoveries in electricity, his

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'Twas papered o'er with studious themes,1
The tasks I wrote-my present dreams
Will never soar so high.

No skies so blue or so serene 2
As then ;-no leaves look half so green
As clothed the playground tree!
All things I loved are altered so,
Nor does it ease my heart to know
That change resides in me!

Oh, for the garb3 that marked the boy;
The trousers made of corduroy,

Well inked with black and red;

The crownless hat ne'er deemed an ill-
It only let the sunshine still

Repose upon my head!

When that I was a tiny boy

My days and nights were full of joy;
My mates were blithe and kind!
No wonder that I sometimes sigh,
And dash the tear-drop from my eye,
To cast a look behind!

YOUNG LOCHINVAR.6-Scott.

O, YOUNG Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border? his steed was the best writings, and the part he took in the American Revolution. By means of a kite which he flew during a thunderstorm, he showed the identity between lightning and the electricity produced by batteries or electrical machines. He died in 1790. 1 Themes, exercises. 2 Serene, clear, calm, pure, bright. 3 Garb, clothes. Deemed, thought. 5 Repose, rest. 6 Young Lochinvar, from Scott's "Marmion." 7 Border, the land within a few miles on either side of the line which marks the division between England and Scotland. This district was once the scene of continual strif - between the two countries.

And save his good broadsword, he weapon had none;
He rode all unarmed,1 and he rode all alone.
So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war,
There never was knight3 like the young Lochinvar.

He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for stone,
He swam the Esk5 river where ford there was none;
But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate,

The bride had consented, the gallant came late:
For a laggard' in love, and a dastard3 in war,
Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.

So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall,
'Mong bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all:
Then spoke the bride's father, his hand on his sword,
(For the poor craven bridegroom said never a word,)
"O come ye in peace here, or come ye in war?
Or to dance at our bridal, young Lord Lochinvar ?"

"I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied,-
Love swells like the Solway,10 but ebbs like its tide ;—
And now am I come, with this lost love of mine,
To lead but one measure,11 drink one cup of wine.
There are maidens in Scotland, more lovely by far,
That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar."

The bride kissed the goblet; the knight took it up,
He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup;
She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh,
With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eye.

▲ Ail unarmed, that is, without armour, helmet, breastplate, etc., used for protection. 3 Dauntless, fearless. Knight, in former times a knight was a man of high birth or fortune admitted to military rank. The title was one of honour. 4 Brake, a thicket of bramble. 5 Esk, a river in Scotland. 6 Ford, a shallow part of a river. 7 Laggard, a sluggish, backward person. 8 Dastard, a coward. 9 Craven, cowardly. 10 Solway, a river in South Scotland. 11 Measure, a dance.

He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar,— "Now tread we a measure!" said young Lochinvar.

So stately his form, and so lovely her face,
That never a hall such a galliard1 did grace;

While her mother did fret, and her father did fume,
And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and
plume;

And the bride-maidens whispered, ""Twere better by far

To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar.'

One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear,
When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood

near,

So light to the croup? the fair lady he swung,

So light to the saddle before her he sprung!

"She is won! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur;3 They'll have fleet steeds that follow!" quoth young Lochinvar.

There was mounting 'mong Græmes of the Netherby clan;

Fosters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves, they rode and they

ran;

There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lea,

But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see!-
So daring in love, and so dauntless in war,

Have ye e'er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar!

1 Galliard, a gay active young man. 2 Croup, on the horse, be3 Scaur, a steep bank of a river. 4 Quoth. Gallant, a lover, a gay man.

hind the saddle. said, exclaimed.

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BATTLE OF THE BALTIC.1-Campbell.

Or Nelson and the North,2

Sing the glorious day's renown,
When to battle fierce came forth
All the might of Denmark's crown,

And her arms along the deep proudly shone;
By each gun the lighted brand

In a bold determined hand,

And the prince of all the land
Led them on.

Like leviathans 3 afloat

Lay their bulwarks on the brine,
While the sign of battle 5 flew
On the lofty British line :

It was ten of April morn by the chime:"

As they drifted on their path,

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

But the might of England flushed
To anticipate 7 the scene;

1 Battle of the Baltic, or the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801, between the English under Sir Hyde Parker and Lord Nelson, and the Danish. When the English fleet arrived in the Sound the whole of the Danish men-of-war were stationed off Copenhagen, flanked by powerful batteries, some floating, some on land. At dawn, on April 2nd, Nelson sailed towards the Danes, and began one of the most memorable sea-fights on record. Nelson said it was the bravest fought battle that was ever placed in the annals of our country. 2 North, the Danes, Russians, and Swedes were allied against England, but the two latter nations took no part in the battle of Copenhagen. 3 Leviathans, sea monsters. Bulwarks, ships of war and floating batteries. 5 Sign of battle, signal to commence action given by means of flags. Ten of April, etc., ten o'clock in the morn. See note above. Anticipate, to be beforehand, eager for the battle.

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