ill
II-
I hi Mrml v'lmtr'rr lln' Mute ini;ir,
M v i tu Iiik f il tmin idaurci ...xi nr.
-.V.
. . i . . i .i . ... .i. ft i "... 1 . f,.r.r., l i-jii.'t na.n. a lie .at
London, ami im-scnted the king f iV-nct Uo ovcrfliwin;r with ncronitv la relieve u-
to his father, who received him with the n..mr trris in opposition to the roost urgent can oi
courtesy, as it' ho had been a neighboring pp. own necessities, that none can read 4 de-
tcntate that had viVaintaiil come to pay him tail of it without the liiturst admiration,
l friendly visit. It it impojsible, on reflect- The closing scene of Ids life was the part-
in on this noble conduct, not to perceive the mg with hit, brother, Sir Hobert Sidney, of
jci vantages wniui resuueu iruin me. iniiw -.musu v ww w-.v ... ..w.
tvisc whimsical principle! of chivalry, and my memory, cherish my friends their faith
which cave, even to those rudo times, aomt to me may assure you they ore sincere z but
wr FLotrrt or Lore.
utcTS rsa rut wuit cawumsj t a war.
Tii aaid Uk Hani U I-ove'i own flower.
Ira lluhh so bright; Its ttorns w nunf :-!.
-And winter tm its blooti hat power,"
Hut hi not oa Ju swielnea any.
Tor though young Unt't ethereal rose
Mill droop on Ages wintry bosom,
trf s<U laded leivcs disclose-
Hie fragrance of their curlier bloMotu.
-But ah 1 the frtgraiKeigtmr there,
I Lke the rrcrtsthmt Tnoanrful duty -Jk
itowi, with sadly-sootliing care,
Tokck tWgravc of bloom and beauty t
Tor when ha leaves are shrunk and dry,
Its blush extinct to kindle never,
That fragrance is but mcmory'n sigh.
'Hut breathes of pleasures ja;t foro cr.
y by diil not Love the amaranth choose,
lliat beara no thoriw, and c annot perish f
Aim ! no sheets ita flower diffuse,
Aud nly sweets Lore's life can dteruh.
Hut Lethe rote and sniaranth t in'd,
Atul Love, their Biingleil powcW assuming;
SLM1 round h'.a brou a a eliapk t bind,
Furrvcr awect, forever blooming.
atiiTt' oatvi. y
Te!td softly, stranfer ! t!is Is ground
Wl.icli no rude foutstepit itliouU unprcts,
Willi tender pity gaze arouinl,
-Lt t aadftcaa all thyauul praam i -
1 read softly, leat you crunh the flowers
That o'er tkia turf are tatight to wave,
Tnn"!plantcd from their native bower,
To ahed their awecta o'er Beauty'a grave !
And, stranger 1 let your melting1 heart
Mark well this frtth and vfrdiint sod,
And e'er you from th bccnc depart,
O let vour aoul commune with Cud !
Thus f ide the fragile buds of earth,
Thus fade the lonely and the brave'.
Come liere, ye thought leas Soni of Mirtli,
And pauie awhile o'er Beauty's grave !
Sweet withered Rose ! maythy pak'doocn
Call tear into the virgin's eje j
O iriay the prospect Uiia tomb,
He mind her all that live must die ;
And urn her in tlie wava of vbuth,
ToUunk Him who beinj gave ;
And bid her seek the ways of truth,
1 Like her who sleeps in Beauty's grave !
superiority even over people ol a more cum iDOveii, govern your win inu
vaiedagetndnationL:Iume,v6l.,iii.p,400. the.will.and word tiLyoufXreator, Jn L.roe bet
The Chevalier DaijarJ, the valorous i and holding the rnd of the world with all her van
distinguished companion of ' Ctiaritrihe Cth ities.' Ai he had been during hit .te
f miU iK 1 2th. and I'mneis thu litvJn their loved, admired, and almost idolized by all
X ETT S tLtMEMTS.
wars,- flourished atlhrbrginnmg vt .thrJClh Wnkif pfrnentLSOras his . death jnpst deeply
rrrtttrYi After taltintr the citv of lircssn tlamTntcdiIieinrasthefaireitt flower ot Uiiv-
rrreived alarre sum from bis host for savinp Klry, the brijrht ittwel of an illustrious court,
his house from being plundered. -Of this and pattern of superior excellence, even in
money he generously made a present to Im an age of lierccs. -
,1 ,7 . - I -t-.t -. ft- -
two. luugnicw wno .uroug.i.iu-rin wm: io
lowinc: winter he was quartered at Grenoble,
near t young lady of. J?od family, but of in
digent circumstances : her beauty inflamed
his love, and her situation gave him hopes ol
being able to gratify iu Her mother, urged
by poverty, accepted his proposals, and com
pelled her reluctant daughter to visit him.
As soon as she was introduced into his pres
ence, she threw herself at his feet, and with
Variety 'h the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavor. .
V'A 4
Tir. coon .yrjciiBOR.
- The followin dr6ll clrtummncilaltljTddcur
red In the north of the metropolis.' A lady rpro1
ably very ignorant of what was passing' In her
own house, was, as shclhougfitT fciul had reason
to think from her unwearied vigilance, perfectly
Kcquuinted with all the domestic economy of her
neighbors. It happened that, by a long and dill
streaming eyes Ixsought him not to dishonor gent observation of the proceedings iit on oppo
an unfortunate damsel whom it was more con- 8jte mansion occupied by a forcicn nobleman, she
had ascertained, beyond a doubt, that tho fx)tman
went to bed in the niid-servants room.' To be
convinced of error, and to lose jjo time in correc
ting it, is the grace of virtue. A letter charged
with these suspicions, was immediately despatch
ed to the count, who wrote her a very polite an
rith a person of his virtuous charac
otect. Hise," exclaimed the Chcv-
sistent wi
ter to protect
alier, u you shall quit this place as innocent
asounlercd it, Iwt more fortunatc.n " He
instantly conducted her home, reproved htr
mother, and gave the daughter a marriage
portion of 600 pistoles. Thia conquest he
i t ir . .i f . !. i lu- il' .J . u . . r .
gaineu over ntmseii at me ageoi iwcniy-si, iswer. siann nowmucn nc wmouugtu luucnui
when in the situation of the great bcipio Al-the lively interest she took in the morality of his
ncanus, lie was most exposed to temptation, famiv, that he would forthwith institute an in
r m vm m .1 I
as"juvenis, ct caleos, et victor. At oulrv int0 the matter, and put a speed rend to any
battle of Marignan against the Swissin 1515,
he fouitht by the side of Francis I. and so im
pressed was that monarch with the high opin-
' .L .l. ....... t i Lt.1
ion oi nis prowess, inai ne receiveu irom nis
hand the honor of knighthood. IJeing once
asked what possessions a nobleman had best
leave to his son, he replied, 44 such as are least
exposed to the power of time or human
force Vtdom and Virtue. At the retreat
impropriety he might discover ; but he begged
leave to observe, tha he had hitherto understood
that it was the cuitcm cf this country for man and
wife to sleep together ! London Paper.
ORIGLY OF PIVFIiS.
A question has long existed among philoso
phers, and has never been settled by universal
of the French at Rebec he received a mortal consent, whether the livers depend solely for
wound, and with his hut breath renuested "eix suppir upon me water wnicn oescenos irom
his Esquire to inform the king, 44 that the only
regret he felt on leaving the world was that
he could serve him no longer." He then re
quested to be placed under a tree fating the
enemy, and then expired. He was called the
the atmosphere, or whether there is a kind of
circulation of water within the earth like that of
the blood in the animal economy, or that of the
winds of the atmosphere, by means of which pe
rennial springs are constantly supplied, by some
mechanical process in nature, from " the loun
(.l.iinif :,Hc.ln; n1 en Ontnr i.,th in4lit.ii
hem without cdrant4ge, vhrn he it skilful In
vWrvint; the ImpoiUnt cHcita of Mi urt.
M nnmA!K. the man, who, in the prttt4
ne li tne most justly celebrated in this way-
was bom with a popular eloquence, aboundlm'
with metHphorlcal and striking expressions and
no one ever oseased, in a higher degree, the
rare talent of arresting the attention of tin astem '
led multitude.
u He had no fine a voice, as to render c:
all the wonders, which history relates of the dec-
a mat ion of tho undents t lor he was as easily .
heard by ten thousand people In the open fields,
as if be Imd spoken tinder the most resounding
arcb. In all he said, there were observable unex
pected strokes of oratory, the boldest mctaphorr,
thoughts sudden Trcwf and strtktngi alj the msrkt"
of a rich lraaglriafion, some passages, .sometimes
even whole discourses, composed with care, and
written with an equal combination of tastt and
animation. " ; -
I remember ta have heard Mm deliver the'
introduction of the first discourse which ho
preached in. the Church. oL.StSuJplcer lo 1751.
1 he first eompany m the capital went, out ofcu.
riosity, to hear him. . ' ,A
' Uridainb perceived amoatr the con ere tn-
tiori niany llishops, and persons of the first rank,
as well as a vast number ol eccleslasUcs Tbia
sight, far. from intimidating, suggested to him
the following exordium, so far at least as my
memory remains, of a passage, with which I hare
been always sensibly affected, and, which, per
haps, will not appear unworthy of uossuet or
ucmosincncs.
"At the sizht of an auditory to new to mc.
" mcthinks, my brethren, I oujrht only to open
'my.muulh jo.soiicit your Livor in hehaltof . .
"poor missionary, destitute Of all those talents
" which you require of those w ho speak to you
"about your saltation. Nevertheless, I expe
dience to-day, a feeling very difierrent. And,
" if I am cast down, suspect me not of being it
"pressed by the wretched uneasiness occasioned
" by vanity, as if I were accustomed to preach ray
"self. God forbid that a minister of Heaven should
"ever suppose he needed an excuse with' you t '
" for, whoever ye may be, ye are all of you sin-,.
"nerslike myself. It is-before your God and'
w mine, that ! feel myself compelled at this mo- H
" ment to striketny breast.
" Until nowlhave proclaimed the righteous
" ness of the Most High in churches covered witli
44 thatch: I have1 preached the rigours of pen
ance to the unfortunate who .wanted bread. I -
kt hare declared to the good Inhabitants of the
"country the most awful truths of my religion.
"Unhappy man! what have I done? 1 havd
" made sad the poor, the best friends of my God 1
M t have conveyed terror and grief into those sim-
44 Knight without fear and without reproach,", fains of the great deep." Riccioius affirms, upon
and no one could have a better claim to so calculation, that the Volga,
excellent acharactcrr
Tfc Age ot CAiWalry.
In the character of a true knight, during
the golden age ot chivalry, we behold an as
nemblagc of virtues which command our es
teem and admiration, and conferthe most
honorable distinction upon human nature.
His air was noble, his deportment manly, and
his manners condescending and gracious to
a!!. His promise was inviolable and sacred ;
and he chastised that falsehood in others,
which vs the peculiar object of his abhor
rence. His love of arms was softened by the
Tenements. of courtesy, the fair offspring of
that hrgh-born and noble society, which he en
joyed in the castles of the great. His pro
lusions of attachment and service were in-
variably sincere ; and all his actions were dic
tated by courage, and guided by honor. He
.. was as ambitious to render his name iilustri-
ons by frlTalfflfiy Jpr
of the St La wrence,
alone dhchrrxexmrnrallfrrffgrratcr qnarmtrof
water than falls in rain, snow, and dew upon the
Sir Philib Sidneti. descender! from Tohn whole surface of the irlobe., These and other
Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, by the known rivers are said, upon a very moderate cal
mother's side, was born at Penshurt, in Kent, culation, to discharge more than five hundred
i kk n,l AA t th arr nf Tirn h, times as much water into the sea, as falls in rains,
,i...: QkM.k.,, ci-ca &c. It would seem, therefore, that there must
... p . 1 . , , t subsist subterraneous communications between
an astonishing proficiency in all branches of M . A BA11 nf rmm,,:n,. r5vpM. anf,
learning. Hiscondui was upon all occasions . p tnrino.. htf wh:ch these are sunnlied : and
such as to do honor to a true Knight. He could this opinion is corrborated by the known existence
not brook the least affront, even from persons 0f Charybdes which swallow the- sea s if these
of the highest rank, as he proved by his spir- happen to be stopped, the largest rivers have been
ited behavior to the haucrhtv Earl of Oxford, said to be dried upv and wholly ceased to run for
n nohleman verv hio-h in the favnr nf Oneen I a considerable time. It is stated in Ree's Cvclo
.. . . . . : r? i . .. . ..l-
Llizabeth. This quarrel occasioned his re- peoia. tnai mere are accounia in nisiory, oi mis
tirement. from court, cjuring which he wrote having happened to the Thames, the Medway,
h linmnnr.. rallorl Arrarli, vK?rK Ar- lne 111, 111 r.HJJ.ttflU IUC 1.1VC, II1C mo-
. .1 i I . r n i . , i lata, ami uuisiMiiif, iii owcticii, uuu uincr ncin
cated to his sister, the countess of Pembroke. . J.: .u ' . :r .,
At the grand tournament held in 1581, for the Charvbd happened to be too open, fresh water
entertainment of Anjou, when he came to 8rir;.lfy. deDendint? unon them became salt. Pli-
solicit the Queen in marriage, Sir Philip went nv rcatcs, that this once happened i Caria, near
tnrougn nis ieats oi arms witn great auuity Neptune's lempie. Various othei instances have
anu guinea singular commendation, aucn been slated oy Historians, ancient and modern.
was his tame lor relieving all who were in
distress, mat Wnen tne Spaniards had seized A" member of a certain Lerisljtnre moved for
the kingdom of Portugal, Don Antonio, the leave-to bring in a bill for extending the lower of
t'"". " "r; .'ir.; iL.1"!? cruwn, appucu . i i justices .oiiucreace. ynpurer refptesteu, as a
him for his assistance. He was appointed I previous motion, that a statute might be passed
rt : r j . i . ...... t.-.v..-""-, j . . . i . r
uovernor oi r msning, one ot tne towns de- clc,?a JaPaa"ca
ivrrecj by the Dutch to the Queen and in
nevolente; as by thT'exteh t and number
fus expeditions, trophies and victories. By
such conduct were those knights signalized,
whom their contemporaries celebrated as the
fairest ornaments of chivalry, antl whoso re
nowrt has been transmitted through all suc
ceeding ages. . Such were Edward the Black
Prince, the Chevalier Bayard, and Sir Philip
Oultiey. , t; .
dxvjrdt)ieWaciPriiiccy
yaliarj
havior: will Jb sffi
as modefatc tn the use of victory, as he was
great iu obtaining it. 44 Soon after the jrlori-
ous battle of Poictiers, in 1356, he landed at
mthwark, and was met by a gi c t concourse
of people of all ranks and stations. His oris
oner, John, king of France, was clad in royal
-upparetrantt mountecToii a white steed, dis
tinguished by its size and beauty! and by the
richness of its furniture. The conqueror rode
ry,h;s side in
black palfrey.
ous lhaa all the
.-JS,.....-,., iMrnoJirTr, v . . .
Says fair Ophelia, With surprise.
How dark have Litely grown myeyes : '
True, sighs a lover, they're arrayed
In mourning for the deaths they've made-.
severjtin.ct!osjwtth therenemy behaved with
extraordinary courage, and with such, mature
judgment as would have done credit to the
mo3t experienced commanders. His high
renown and great deserts were so well known
throughout hurOpe, that he was put in nomi
nation Tor the crown ?.pf Potand upbn the
death of Stephen Batorl;" but the Queen re-
WSPdJ0 lurtner his promotion. Uirthe93d ELOQUEXV&vrjirffirtiffiSTE
oi oeptemoer,- I5U0, being sent out to inter- The Asmk Macse, in hia work on tho Principles of
cepi a convoy mat wasavancmg to AUtphen4FJoqucncc, lu the following article, oj the,doq,cnce
tal wound in the thigh "Tif hiCiad" progress' giving alii cxannof d
irom the held ot battlepassing by the rest of i)rocefidajbllows. chbistiah visitant.
tne army, where his juncle, Uobert Earlof 44 If there be extant among us any traces of
ciwsicrwas anu ocing inirsty witn exces- tnis anticnaoa encrgmic Eloquence, which is
sive loss of blood, he called for drink,' which (nothing else than the original voice of nature,
us ouuu uiuiijii nun f-ui as ne was putting i " " i" n BS1UII0UC9, una in me country,
the bottle to his month, he aw a por nrr where we must .seek for exampJr-Thcre, some
44 pie and honest souls, whom I ought to have pit-
" led and consoled 1 It is here only where I be
44 hold the great, the rich, the oppressors of stsf
" fering humanity, or sinners daring ond harden-
" ed- : Ah, it is here only .where the sacred wont -"
should be made to resound with all the force of
f rfrfliunder ; ami where I should place with mo
"in this pulpit, on the one side, Death which
" threatens you, and on the other, my great God,
" who is about to judge you. I hold to day your
" sentence in my hand. 1 remble then in my
"presence, ye proud and disdainful men who
" hear tne ! The necessity of salvation, the cer-
" tainty of death, the uncertainty of that hour,
" so terrifying to you, final impenitence, the last
"judgment, the number of the elect, hell, and,
44 above all, Eternity ! Eternity I " These are tho
"subjects upon which ! come to discourse, and
" which I ought, doubtless, to have reserved for
14 you alone. Ah ! what need have I of your com-
"mendauon, which, perhaps, might damn mc,
' without saving you ? God is about to rouse you,
44 while his unworthy minister speaks to you ! for
"I have had a long experience of his jpercjes.
" Penetrated with a detestation of your, past in
" iquities, and shedding tears of sorrow and re
pentance, you will, then, throw yourselves Into
" my arms ; by this' remorWyou will prove that
" 1 am sufficiently eloquent." J
" Who doth not, by this iTme,5perceire, hotr
much this Eloquence excels the frigid and mis
erable pretensions of modern' wit? In apologi
zing, so to speak, lor having preached upon bell
in the villages, IJi tda1hTuoIaly1iiisned all the
authQrityom-hi3jkuditory.whicfaIbeIongedMO':
lus ollice, and prepared thctr hcartslor the awful
truths,: which he intended' to i anncHiiice" "fhii
e xortlium ttlonc gave him aright6f say every
t hingT AlanjjieTsonrwilf reffientf
on Eternity, and the terroFVvldch he ditTused
throughout the congregation, whilst blending,
was usual with him, quaint'coinpaiisons with stih
carried along, w ho had been wounded at the iyposlp"c men, endowed with a vigorous jiid hold
same time, eagerly fixing his eyes upon it - h ' ' ! now ntoincr success man conver
t- . . o- r; ... 0 . J. ..r. sionss no other nnnboAAs ih.n tPft nh j.
As soon Sir Philip perceived his inclina-. TJSriMi) tears. Often de.
meaner atnre, and carried by a lion, he delivered the bottlejo him with these , -7 7' y ' r -5 eM' l bur,stlu
In this situation, more Rlofl- words 44 ThV-necssitv i, ,S ? h . (om
insolent parade of a Ram.n Phi, nc?nn lUrr'l . ,t " I ; Z ."l 1 --"V pPrcsstcrro.; thepcoplehs-
-v . v . . yujmyu y jcj -Miaiu uJti ma nccuU mat!V amcnctlvemhitrA
lime transports! he exclaimcd'.What foufnda
44 tion,- my brethren; have you for supposing you"
44 dying day at such a distance ? Is it your youth i
44 Yes,' you answer j I am, as ycU but twenty
l Kn ihtt'ttr Win. '1:. tu,n mm.. m urritif
44 or thirty ye
"advanced twenty Or thirty years towards you.
44 Obsen'e i Eternity anni-oachea Do yOu knM
"EverT-Always Always I In the meanwhile .
14 a reprobate cries oyt, 4 What o'clock is it
"And the same voice answers, Eternity
The thundering voice of Bridaine, added. Pa
thesi occasions, a new energy to his Eloquence :
nnd
niiu iiiG auuuui v iaiuiuuiii.vii ins u..kuK'r
iilii. nnnonroH at curh timso in rlicm.1tf
him,; ?'T'hc profound silence which reigned hj
the congregation, especially wherthe- preached
uiiut iit- ypjjitjatii oi niiu was unci i iv -
time to time, and in a manner very perccpuu"
Kit ll.A trwrvr. onT r., a!i fv ! .Iirlw. wIllCD hrOCeCO
ed, "oIl at oncer from every corner of tiie Church ,
1 p
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