"On foot they went, and took Salisbury in their way, purposely to see the good bishop, who made Mr. Hooker sit at his own table,-which Mr. Hooker boasted of with much joy and gratitude when he saw his mother and friends; and at the bishop's parting with him, the bishop gave him good counsel, and his benediction, but for got to give him money; which when the bishop had considered, he sent a servant in all haste to call Richard back to him, and at Richard's return, the bishop said to him, 'Richard, I sent for you back to lend you a horse which hath carried me many a mile, and, I thank God, with much ease,' and presently delivered into his hand a walking-staff, with which he professed he had travelled through many parts of Germany; and he said, 'Richard, I do not give, but lend you my horse; be sure you be honest, and bring my horse back to me at your return this way to Oxford. And I do now give you ten groats to bear your charges to Exeter; and here is ten groats more, which I charge you to deliver to your mother, and tell her I send her a bishop's benediction with it, and beg the continuance of her prayers for me.. And if you bring my horse back to me, I will give you ten groats more to carry you on foot to the college; and so God bless you, good Richard.'"-See WALTON'S Life of Richard Hooker. Beneath the roof of settled modesty. TROUBLES OF CHARLES THE FIRST. move, The Romanist exults; fresh hope he draws SUCH is the contrast, which where'er we is sad, For every wave against her peace unites. GUNPOWDER PLOT. FEAR hath a hundred eyes that all agree one (Nor idlest that!) which holds communion With things that were not, yet were meant to be. Aghast within its gloomy cavity That eye (which sees as if fulfilled and done Crimes that might stop the motion of the sun) Beholds the horrible catastrophe Of an assembled senate unredeemed To the mind's eye religion doth present; Against the ancient pine-trees of the grove Recals the transformation of the flood, PREJUDGED by foes determined not to spare, From subterraneous treason's darkling An old weak man for vengeance thrown power; Merciless act of sorrow infinite! Worse than the product of that dismal night, streamed. ILLUSTRATION. THE Virgin Mountain,† wearing like a A brilliant crown of everlasting snow, And seeming, at a little distance, slow, aside, (Like a poor bird entangled in a snare Laud, in the painful art of dying" tried, Whose heart still flutters, though his wings forbear To stir in useless struggle) hath relied In this age a word cannot be said in praise of Laud, or even in compassion for his fate, without incurring a charge of bigotry; but fearless of such imputation, I concur with Hume, "that it is sufficient for his vindication to observe, that his errors were the most excusable of period." A key to the right understanding of all those which prevailed during that zealous those parts of his conduct that brought the most odium upon him in his own time, may be found in the following passage of his speech before the bar of the House of Peers:-"Ever since I came in place. I have laboured nothing more, than that the external public worship of God, so much slighted in divers parts of this kingdom, might be preserved, and that with as much decency and uniformity as might be. For I evidently saw, that the publick neglect of God's service in the outward face of it, and the nasty lying of many places dedicated to that service, had almost cast a damp upon the true and in in-ward worship of God, which, while we live in the body needs external helps, and all iittie enough to keep it in any vigour." Till madness seizes on the whole wide flood, Deafening the region in his ireful mood. * A common device in religicus and political conflicts.-See STRYPE in support of this stance. The Jungfrau. Which thou prepar'st, full often to convey, (What time a state with madding faction reels) The saint or patriot to the world that heals All wounds, all perturbations doth allay? AFFLICTIONS OF ENGLAND. PATRIOTIC SYMPATHIES. LAST night, without a voice, this vision spake Fear to my spirit-passion that might se HARP! couldst thou venture, on thy boldest of light, which tells that morning is awake. string, The faintest note to echo which the blast If aught impair her beauty or destroy. If she hath fallen and righteous Heaven re store [newed, The prostrate, then my spring-time is reAnd sorrow bartered for exceeding joy. With frantic love-his kingdom to regain? FROM THE RESTORATION TO THE | And, with that draught, the life-blood: By poets loathed; from which historians shrink! PRESENT TIMES I SAW the figure of a lovely maid For she was one I loved exceedingly); Remaining still distinct, grew thin and rare, Like sunny mist; at length the golden hair, Shape, limbs, and heavenly features, keep ing pace Each, with the other, in a lingering race Of dissolution, melted into air. LATITUDINARIANISM. YET truth is keenly sought for, and the wind Charged with rich words poured out in thought's defence; Whether the Church inspire that eloquence, To the sole temple of the inward mind; Come secrets, whispered nightly to his ear; and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight." NANTERS. With outstretched hands and earnest specch -in vain ! Yea, many, haply wont to entertain WILLIAM THE THIRD. CALM as an under-current-strong to draw Swerves not-diverted by a casual law. PERSECUTION OF THE SCOTTISH COVE-Conqueror beloved ! expected anxiously! The vacillating bondman of the pope, Shrinks from the verdict of his steadfast WHEN Alpine vales threw forth a suppliant cry, The majesty of England interposed And the sword stopped; the bleeding wounds were closed; And faith preserved her ancient purity. How little boots that precedent of good, Scorned or forgotten, thou canst testify, For England's shame, O sister realm! from wood, where lie Mountain, and moor, and crowded street, The headless martyrs of the Covenant, Slain by compatriot-protestants that draw From councils senseless as intolerant Their warrant. Bodies fall by wild swordlaw; [a straw But who would force the soul, tilts with Against a champion cased in adamant. eye. OBLIGATIONS OF CIVIL TO RELIGIOUS UNGRATEFUL country, if thou e'er forget But these had fallen for profitless regret Had not thy holy Church her champions bred; And claims from other worlds inspirited The star of liberty to rise. Nor yet (Grave this within thy heart!) if spiritual things Be lost, through apathy, or scorn, or fear, Shalt thou thy humbler franchises support, However hardly won or justly dear; What came from Heaven to Heaven by nature clings, [short. And, if dissevered thence, its course is Down a swift stream, thus far, a bold design Have we pursued, with livelier stir of heart Than his who sees, borne forward by the Rhine, WALTON'S BOOK OF LIVES. THERE are no colours in the fairest sky We read of faith and purest charity Apart, like glow-worms on a summer night; Nor * Among the benefits arising, as Mr. Coleridge has well observed, from a Church establishment of endowments corresponding with the wealth of the country to which it belongs, may be reckoned as eminently important, the examples of civility and refinement which the clergy, stationed at intervals, afford to the whole people. The established clergy in many parts of England have long been, as they continue to be, the principal bulwark against barbarism, and the link which unites the sequestered peasantry with the intellectual advancement of the age. is it below the dignity of the subject to observe that their taste, as acting upon rural residences and scenery, often furnishes models which country gentlemen, who are more at liberty to follow the caprices of fashion, might profit by. The precincts of an old residence must be treated by and necessity. I remember being much pleased ecclesiastics with respect, both from prudence some years ago, at Rose Castle, the rural seat of the see of Carlisle, with a style of garden and architecture, which, if the place had belonged to a wealthy layman, would no doubt have been swept away. A parsonage-house generally stands not far from the church; this sometimes suggests an affecting union of the proximity inposes favourable restraints, and accommodations and elegances of life with the outward signs of piety and mortality. pleasure I recall to mind a happy instance of this in the residence of an old and much-valued friend in Oxfordshire. The house and church With |