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Hut y^•^t^•r.i!ly I (wo c.iill it years, iiulcctl, (x)
So slowly, yet so swiftly flows Tinu''s coiirso,)
I»y ]>r;MliV sad coiicli, in hour of direst need,
Mournini:;, ihou stood'st, lone hy thfi., Prelate's c
Wliose venerable a^e thy tears forbade,
Arnl liuj>e inspired, that thon shouUr-t lonj:: finn
l'\aithfnl as he had been, in that hii;li irmde,
To wliiith a ])eo)»le's love thy mind i-im\(\ {.^ain.
And, hopeful, through h<tar Time's eventful «h
{);dst thou look out, and many promised years,
^ With richest bJessinnj frauuht, beln^hrst', thy w
Mver to prosper, and (Iis|iel thy fears.
1)m\. vain rlxise lii^^h asj)irin«^s I Time, with thee,
False reckoniriij hath kept. Scarce yet bei^un
Thy irreate.st, noble->t works, in fell envy,
Uenmrseless, she's thy thread of life outspun.
^^ Too brief thy span ! yet, much didst tluni achi
Miditrhti'iicfl J*rclat(! ! Still around the Throne
Of miirhty Jionrbon. doomed so soon to ""riine
Its downfall, ere its powerful sway was irone,
Sto<Ml marshalled haughty Frarlei^'s <'hivairy ;
And thim^ the task, to wield a kcn^ner sword
Than Jlourbou's, lon^ S(» famc<l in historv.
Vain their essay who dared repel thy word, i^l)
And Christian, pious men, list'nin'<', eonsohid,
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III Atlicns' k'!inu'(! Srtuito, a" ' iiiirollcil
Salvation's i>laM, and Paijan niin.is awoki',
Aiul hade tlicrii ivvcl in the noonday Liji;lit
Of l{e\ elation, —Heaven's best l>ooii to man,—
,Ioys unknown betore, — deep, untold delight. —
]>ri<;iit thoughts, their utmost i^rasp ot'niind outs})4ln.
Mourn, loved Ediini I more was thim,' tliis Paid
Than e'er thou 'It kiKtw. Thine all his thouijht, his cure.
For thee, for thine, not t'oi the kindred ({aul,
lliij love j)roiound, no toil eould ever spare.
IIi<ifh soared his mind. No eonmion man wa^ he.
Enthusiast say'st thou { Well, what e'er was doiu;
Without enthusiasm i AVhat e'er eould he,
Improvenjent's \ iews apai't, that ever won
With tirm resolve, the destined, wished tor end,
That haui!:hty minds. Impatient of eonti'ol.
To their j^reat purposes eould m»hly hend.
And hid cielestial thunder da/zling roll (
Dear, ever, to Ids Patriot heart thy Fame.
Vouchsafed liad hountoous Heaven, the j)rogress j)ower
Thy <rlories to extend, a nujjjhtier nanie
Thou list have, than Heroes «i;ave, the world out-o'er.
His spheie though linnted, he made thee shine,
Like favore<l Orleans of high renown.
Lo I now in Euro])e's Tale, two Stars conjoin.
In one, two glori(»s live ; — these both thine own.
Heroic Joan, coiuprring Orleans' pride I
This prid(^ thou 'It share, reinaining constant bound.
By ties historic, t»» fair Joan's side ;
Now Orleans and thou, one classic ground, (2)
Holier than Aaron's Heavenly Priesthood, thine.
Hi»!^h, to its loftiest heights, thou soar'dst siddime,
In thought, in deed, in elo(juence Divine,
Thy memory shall outlive devouri.ig time.
Fade may llavignan's and La(^)r(laii'e'.i fame.
Thine secure, the admiring w^rld shall engrave
Deej) in its lieart of hearts, thy lionored name.
In mockery of the cold oblivious grave.
With Orleans' gifted Prelate, long conjoined,
Ih holiest bonds of Christian an)Ity ;
Like him, thou, earnest, fervent, taught'st mankind,
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Thv irldwiiitr words th<' hiiuirhticst iniiuls ciichaim-d,
Like hi>, whom aii('> styh' thf (rohh'H Toiiuin'. i A i
The waywai'tl and the wavcrini; they re>t rained.
And listriiin;x Senates on thine aeeejits hnn;;.
Thine was tin- L'il't. rdtelliiMis wilU to ([indl,
Tile Af^anasins ol dciri'tierate times.
Few (hiri'd against thy earjie>t will reltrl.
And \aiiily flaunt in o|H'n «hiy, tlieir crimes, {V>)
An .\mhrose wei't thou ;it the ('lnirch's (ratr,
Althou«rh vith (iuhien rinjr, and ]^>val Crown,
Should e(»nu' the sinner, still with pride elate,
And siri unwe|>t. and guilty thouirhts hii>li tlowu,
'^riiou liadVt Idni stand aloot', and meekly stay,
The Klock apart. — seid< lliM who l.orc our stain,
I,(»wly o^'miml, atid ]>enitent to ]»ray.
With joyful lieart, then enter (/iimsi's hiii-h l''ane.
And o|H'n was thy Soul to Friend.-hijtV yu\.
Ti'uder wrrt thou, like Auijustiiie, and kind,
\)\ goodness still, and lovo, thou ledst the way,
"NVhilst «j;ushed, in torrents, from thy well st(»red mind,
Knconiproiiiisin^ Truth, If stern thy ne'ud.
Indignant rolle<l rhy Hin-condemnini; word.
Dark, hardened t;-uilt, all pale and ti^'Uihlii'.ii'. stood,
Diimh. <|iia!lin<:'. shunned tlu' l*re>ence of the Loi-d,
Ihit. softly, sweetly Howrd thy <i;eutl"r to'«(>s;
"Ne'er l)roken he the hruised reed." says IIk,
Who for our crrin«r weakness all atones.
And jdeads for us, Ilis own sa<l a<;»»iiy.
Noilly he sirovi', thine h-mured shiine to save,
Sf(ttia's Saint James I J'lioii. lonir. on (ici'inan plains,
llesplenden sIkuu', IJiit. trom thy d<'>tined <rrave.
Thy life to ?>nat<di. \ain were his care and pains.
Pan-nt of Learninn,"s Homes, thou i^av'st t<» mo!i, ('*)
lMirouo:h num'rmi^ stivams, enliirhteniuir, saving Truth.
One thousand years and mori>. hy word and pen, (4)
'Twas thine, to teaeh famed ICnrope's nohlest youth.
Dark o'er those ai>vs, l)roode<l diivful strif'e.
Ileii:;ned war sui>reme. J>ut for thv warnin<»- voic(\
lo better Wt)rlds tluit called, inspired new JJfe,
JiUst were mankind, in iirm>ranee and vice.
Most llolv iJcnediet I was thine tJie task.
Hi<(li o'er tlio iMorul waste, aloft to hour
L«»vo(l Scie.'KMr Torch, timt huule nil KiirojK! hiwk
In till' liri^jjlit Siiii, tliiit I'ViT slituu' so t'liir,
Tliy l"'!iiu's tliii>ii;xli<»iit, the niatrliloss, railiunt Sun
01" \a\\' lii'st(»'«iM!j: I'aitli, in Ml!^/,i^•^t wav,
Tncrrini; ^iii(l»', like to that I.i;Lrht, which slmno
O'er Israel'^ Host. aM<l made the nij;ht as day,
Ti?ne tavorini; rolls; -thiiu' hojuMs |»r»»s|>'rin<^ ^row.
Witness lirav(^ Scotia's sons, the iMtl)le>t, l»est, T*)
Within thv walls that dwelt, and made them j^low
With <.c«'nius^ tires tillirii; thv wi>e l»ehe>t.
New scenes, new wars, new men, a W(»i-ld all now!
Still traiKjuil thon, amidst the toiiinir raee
( )t' late sjirnnj,' lu-roi's ! Kcsci-iMit. they review
Thy storied years, n(»r iVom thy walls eil'iice (tl)
The record hoar, that ceiitnries had enijraved,
1)(MM» in thy choral aisles. They, in their tnrn,
'Jnv lessons hear, and thev, the lor that hraved
So gallantly, n«»w with new raj<tnre hnrn.
The statesman and tlu' sai^e, with care ontworn,
The warrior, by toil and strife, hent down,
Tlu^ homeless exile, tVom his conntry torn,
Dwell hy thy hi'arth, and thou, St, danus ahme, (7)
Amid the general crash of States, art seen
In pristine ^lorv. — not one honor trofie.
Thy lii^ht refulj^'cnt still, erect tliy mien.
More than thine ancient, was thy modern Kamo,
And he, the I»ard, a world's apjdanse could j^ain, ;8)
Of Scotia sprung, new lustre on thy name.
In iieathless sonj^ t.-onferred, as erst in pain,
liy thy lone strei.ms, niournini!; and sad, he p(»ured,
O'tM- Krln's banished son. his thi-illin^ lay.
Or soai'ini^ hiirh, in tt»ncs sublime, 1k' towered,
And sail;:; t>f llolu'idiinden's jiflorious diiy.
liiit, thou hast been, St. James, and art no more !
Sjtared theo, dread, scour;^in«; war, in ]>eaee to fall,
Of avari(ro tlie prey. Thou, lonu; that bore
A Nation's lijirht, wlio shall thv life recalls
Ni^jrard IJavaria ! was such thy need, (9)
Thine ancient Chun^h bo ftdlen, that thou shouhi'i»t steal
The widow's mite, to satisfy thy ^reed ?
In vain, thou plead'st, 'twas for the gen'ral weal.
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TIhmi <M»ul(i'st not, in thy ilcnux-nitic luotnl,
This Truth hilmld; — it IIcm] thy (hnvriwurd ken.
Siifli, ('V( r, ('n?itiiicTit!il Di'iiiuci'ats.
N(»l an ('iili;,'ht('(i('(l jM'oplc's imhh' iiiiiid,
Nor the hiirh soiil (tt'h<»rn Aristo<*rats,
Nor that «»t'ol.i, wiiicli, |»oW('rfi'', nih'<l iiiiinkiiu],
Ivcjfctctl koyalty,- thy ways coiihl j^iiich'.
No coiiiiscl, wise and kindly, iiiiirht avail (l(>)
'(laiiist thy rajiaciotis hand, and thou 'It ahide
The with'rin;^ scorn, that ever shall prevail.
And thou, wlmin jiroud Toledo's mil re crowned !
Hut Peai-e,— indignant muse! Thou 'rt hund»led now.
The weeping Sisti-r whom thy pride disowjied,
Korii;ives thy sli}.<;ht, and will imt, ,-jiitet'ul, vow
Kternal vt-n^eance. Afore w ill >he rejoice
In thy I't'LTcnerate country's hopcM'ul state.
And mort! Iheria's Fntnii- will she poise.
And prais(! the i^lories (d'hei* new-lM»rn l''ate.
Ihit. speak we now of Ilim, whose early call.
In days ot'titlul chaJiL'e, a place to till,
1'hat c(»minon minds e(»uld uidy hoj)eles.s tlirall
Our ai;e ei\dowed, am! is our honor still.
This ('hild of Destiny, in days lono- ^one.
Vn.i,i:-MAi{iR claimed. Hut no, aspirin-; land I ((')
Too youthful, yet, thoji coidd'st not call thine own,
A son so nohly horn, ids lot to<i w-rand.
His country she, whom a«;es have endowed
With Patriots, Heroes, Sau'es, -goodly thronir I
And Scotia's Fate hath iieiu'rous allowed,
To Scotia, ever, shall his Fame heloiii;.
TrutlTs fearless herald, o'er her smiling plains.
And iji her crowded cities, loni; his nanu.'
For work ami word extolled, and anxious paiuH
lie, faithful, ])atient, hore. as well hecamo
His Miinster, who. meek and Innnhle, strove
Heaven's (lift on Farth to spread, and (!ver i;ave
iiri<;ht ])roofs to irum, of His Paternal Love,
And hade iurgive, as He Himself fori^ave.
Witness, ye teennnjr Melds, where (iala Hows,
Where fahle<l Fildon rears its verdant hrow.
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AihI MrlroK'' li»l!.»\V('(l H^lit in rniii jl^IoWij, — (I);
Mi'lioM', ot' oUI t^»t lii'itrlit. Icr^s liri;rlit than now.
The vase, so ^an;^ th«' I'anl, in tVa).'in»'nfb thrown,
Ot'rosfs >\\\\ the (Vt'^hcniii;; prrt'unic hears;
So, IIolv Kane, thv sliriiM's and altar ^oiic,
The I'il^rnn ni<«re thv >aen'(l inlhienee sluires.
And thnii, -Ufct ^ilver Twee(l, that reitined'st. of m1. (V.)
Of iSc(»tiaV Trath', the (.^ni'en, now |)onr thv hivs
In nioiM'nful nitMxl, o\>r him, who more thati irol<i.
Thy soil enriched, and chiinis thv hril•hte^t havs.
K\i'n as thv chissie Kr>kine, ]iattern hri^ht
Of taste retin»Ml, and tiHal h>ve, wlioLiaNc
Thv ^treaMl^ alonji', >weet howers that eonhl deh'^lit
].>eelinini; aj^e, and >oothe the sinkinj; I»ra\e.
Witli tlieirs. immortal, shall etxhire lii> nam(\
Who o'er thy water- shed their deathless strain.
Till' I'ard, tlie Saint, alike Divine, to Fame
I'elonj;; ;- in om\ thtiir meni(»ries ,>.hall riMiniiii.
Thy lioiii. n-d Scott, 'mon^i; Scotia's (Jreaf. renowned.
To >on;rs imheard hefoi'e. attnneil \\'\> hre.
So. he, whom loni; tliy erritiij; sons disowned.
With mind lii;.;li -oarini:'. caiiiiht Celestial Fire;
And hade it hia/.e, a> ei'>t was sei-n to hnrn
Tlie wariniiu' heal fire, from thy hilU that (h'ove
The rolther foe; and niadi* him l»a.-ely tni'n,
So rolled his Tlnindi'r; — ail was ]>eaee and love.
And sneak, ('«»liiml>a's Fane, hy Solwuy shore;
And Nitn'> fair vale, the first that darinj; (dainied
Onr ajxe's secret, — Steam's amazing power, — ■
Ilis cherished Home. Dai.swini'on's AfiLLKU, nann;d (F)
Who i»ade tlie cleaving:; steamship jdoiigh the n»ain.
Mi_ii;htiest, Reformer of advancijj^ lime,
He his, loved Alhi()n, thy n(>hlest strain,
Wh(» pours into thy lap, from every clime.
In >tream continnoii.-. all thy varied store
Of Itonndless wiialth. and far extend- thy fame
To distant lands, and on thine Empire more
IJestows, than Mede or Roman e'er eoidd claim.
But. mourn, sweet Land, thy jrh»rv needs no sonjj.
T^(» more alon*; tliy plains, shall Heavenward call
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I,(»iu' (Moiidcii ijroaiis, and cclMtt's to tlu; wail, ((i)
'^I'lii' ruiiH'd ai>l(', wlicrc Sc(»tia"> fated (jueeii (11)
Si;j:;lie(l o'er lier warrior- t'alleii, ami e'er her sail
Slie spread, vit. Ii(»|tef"iil, praved. her griefs uiihch'II.
And tliev will earnest iiioiirn, where trampiil Taj (I)
With Northern waves, t'earli'ss, eoniiniii;j:liiiix, l)«'ars
lier wi'alth untold ; and, where, ot' yore, held ?.way
'I'he niitiitoicd Piet, liiMve Scotia's sons, with tear> (J)
Will pav their |jjral<'l'nl trihnte ; and. thv havs,
l.oved City, .-tyh-d *• The l''air," will ever ei'own IK|
The i*atriot and San'i', who>e llciivenly Wiiy.-
Thon Iov'd>t, ret'orniini;. and conld'st call thiiu^ own.
And, far, where ( 'ale(loida's *' Minsiiji;!, " son;;; []>]
Its rapture ilnn<x, and wide o'er teeniiii«jj |dains,
'I'o liirnaiii's ela-^sie shade.-', the wail |>roloiiir; jM)
iNone woi'thy more, >ii('li nn'landioly strains.
Where ope the portals ot'the iiiountain Land,
Tiiy vales, Diinkeld, spontaneous in his praist; [Nj
Their lyre shall tune, and, (t'er thy heath-;j;r(twu ."traiu],
In solemn tones, the eiioral anthem raise.
Nor will tor«iet to mourn that nolile !''aiie,
""Mid hos|iital)le bowers, where I'rcMpient join
In social liliss, iVom care exempt and pain,
The Warrior and Saj;(', whilst coi"t!ial comhini!
(Ji'avity and Wit, with choice rural joys.
That ever on thy hills, and l>y thy streams.
.\l)ouud, fair land. The mind with thei', emj)loyA
llt'al.hfnl. its PowiM's, nor e'er of Luxury dreams.
If art sh;dl plea.-e, alonij; the storie<l wall.
In rich profusion, lustrous, it disphiys
Its i^lowiiii!; hoard, invitini;; t(» recall,
()f(ireece, lioiiie, Italy, the ^l(»rious duys.
if taste [trefer, in rnpture t' ou may'st view
SeeTU'S varied, rare, that will your thoughts en^-a_<^i; [OJ
The day throuj^hoiit, and fai" to worlds al! iu;w.
On vivi(l l<'ancy's devious ]>il^'rimajH'e,
Your mind convey, -now minij;lin>:; in thcM-liaso,
(J'(;r l>()undle>s meads, and ni)w from rockv hei<jhts
In Alpiiu' grandeur, tow(?rin<j:; into space.
Unwonted views heholdin;;', --da/./Jini;- siijjhts, —
Vast rivers, in our nan-ower lands uulvnown,
Internal seas, which cities, fields adorn,
LsleSj nuumtuins, in these rolling Oceans thrown, —
8
Sims, rtklcs. stiirs, — l»n'<^lit iiti :ui Orii'iit morn.
1)0 luished luiiiijiMation, stay thy win*:;.
DuNiJLANK tlie Faitlit'ul, chiiiiis thy stirrowiiiijj hiy. [I'|
And thou, Royal home, that <:;avVt to EiiglaiKTs kinjj;, | QJ
Slieltor and sat'oty, in that direful day,
Wiie!i banirtiu'd Ilidiard soujj^ht the ])tMUtetuI strand
Of Scotia ever true, where reigned of old,
The liiland Monarch, — Lord of half the land.
Hospitable and kir.d, thouo-li iM-avi' and bold, —
Stii4I,in(;. that savvVt of yore, rolled l>ack the Power [\l\
That ' '.iirdtied (raid, in turn, by I*atri(»t arms.
To tii>ji;ht comoelled ; ah ! now, your tears outi)our,
Ilrs |i:;i'ave to deck, inorc; than ibr warV alarnH.
Ye too, shall jn'rieve, DiJN'rKiair.i.VK's Ii(^i2::d Towers,
Wher(> flowed so lat(>, tlu' Patriotic tear
O'er lIiM who, Scion of >!'.ine ancient Powers
Thy o-rief could claim ; — weep as on Bkitce's bier. [S]
But, inost, Edln'A, niouin ! Tlis iji;ifts more thine.
Thy skill in art, thy bi-ight historic i>ai2;e,
All that the r.nnd could store, or taste reiine,
Genius with Science crown, and tlioii<i;lit en,i2;a<jje
\n hi«i:h pursuit, with thee, he early found.
In vii>' rolls youth, thy learnecl sons he soui^ht,
('a;ii:Iit inspiration from thy ('lassi(r ground, —
Of u'lo^ving eIo(|iiem*e, the grace unbought.
liichly and well, di<l hi,> re{)ay thy care.
And time will be, fanie(l age, wduMi thou 'It conceive,
How in the march, he lagged not, Idit would share
Thy i>i'ogress power. Yet will Scotia re(teive
His li e l)estowing views, and wise shall live,
As none till now have lived, — a people, bound
IW concord's ties, and noblest lessons give
To jarring sects, and hostile tribes, all round
The spaciou> world, ]tro\ ing how peace may reign,
And Idess'd • f Him, t(> all, who said, " (Jood will,"'
Sweet Union dvnw that nevtn' can disdain
A Brother man, —though fallen, a Brother ^till.
With Ml liiiAY, thus, lie strove thy ways to guide, (TJ
And him alike, who from thy IIammi bad sprung, [U\
And liberal Okmim.ik, free; from bigot pride. [V|
He, too, though to hi-^ infant Church lu> clung,
Tiiat Church they called " tbc Free," nobly combined.
Sage i)lans to execute, by sectai-y way,
ITntranimelled vet. And, thus, were youth inclined
To sa
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To siierod Trutli,— f'roin evil torn away.
And long shall Erin, true, and steadfast, t(dl
How in her eansi', he toiled, and bade her live
'Mong tree-born men, and, patient hope, and veil,
The wishe,d tor age, when fniitt'nl time shonld j,ive
liencwed existeiu'(% — bright, pro]»itious <lays.
With Ib'itons, in their varicid works, ('((njoin, —
A lot, ineanwhiK', more grand than warrior's l)ays,
Strenuous, with them to concjuer. now combine.
Much hi! aspired her ('hihlren's state to raisi*.
Witness that Fan(% amidst Kdina's towers,
Where thousands meet, the glorious Namk to ])riu.sc.
And man, in thought sublime, his soul outpours.
More longed he to achieve, and would have done.
Works grander still, our eyes would have beheld,
busti'i»us hir> name Vvould live, in living st<nie,
l»ut jealous time her favoring aid withheld.
Of mightiest men, long praised, who lati' held ])hic.o
\Mong kScotia's sons, ho tilled the lofty seat.
But lo I 1 judge him I No. lie sat(i with grace.
Their labours not unworthy to ci»mplete ;
And high this ])ralse, his iianu' tearless t(» join.
With his of ancient line, whose stainhiss lif(; |I |
With learning crowned, shall ever fi'agrant shine,
Towering, serene, hi'vond all critic strife.
With him (tf ileroe^ s[)rung, Iberia claimed, jll]
With him Ii»(>riaii Miti'i' longed to crctwn.
For Saintly /.eal. and Patriot wisdom tamed.
Will he compai'e ; like merits ail his own.
Kven with that light august, which la'cr shone, | IJI
He might be kindred joined ; hut cruel fate
Envious tbrhids. Tlu^ Poiitilf saii;e that's gone.
Whom faithful hearts still mourn, Diviiu^ly great.
Like Patriai'ch of old. his honored years
Useful, prolonged. His veuiirahle >tate
Few may lu'liold. Aloni', he claims our rears.
And great like His, was thy e\})ande(l mind.
That liberal, could the varied world eidbld,
Fn Charity unl'eigned, enlightened, kind,
Ilicher thy welling heart than India's gold.
l>y narrow view- unfettered, Peace thy word.
Alike to all, and lU'ar thee, trusting, claimed
Fach weary soul that, earnest, sought the Lord,
Shelter and Hope, bong, long wilt thou be famed.
10
'Moiiij: tliom, our !i;i;o'.s Hii:lits, wlio from thoiii fliinrj
IjiMiohlc proiudicc, aii(i wisdom's way
E'er (kuMiK^d, whilst to their h(»nore(l eansi; they * lunj;,
Thonjxhts to r(;vere, wide from their own astruv.
Witness A<lolj)hus, Tlioii eaiiVt tridy say.
His early friend, faithful in days ion*;- «ion(;,
Kre yet untimely fate luid torn away
Thy ])rieeh!ss lii'e, liow hriujlitly ever shone
His Sj)irit's fairness, liow ho zealous spoke
In Sai'-e's warfare, anxious to sustain
Truth, one, (;ssential ; nor yet rash, awoke
The hostile mind, from the foul ventjtn stain
Nohly exempt, of bij^'ot ra<i!;c, fieree, proud.
That arii;ument defies, nnd reason's liijjht
Contemptuous shuns, and, seowlini;, throws its shroud
On thou<rlits, faets, words, aifriii'hted truth to bli^lit.
But foreiirn was He all. in manner, <jait ? —
It only was the eulture of liis mind.
That to the hiirliest, holiest mental state,
Oeascdess aspired, by (Jallia's art reliiu'd.
And natural bent, that ever anxious sought
Wliate'tM- was pc^rfet^t, beautiful and good.
Henee was to him that ''grace of life unbouglii,"
Our statesman praisc'd ; hence his morc^ polished mood.
WIkm), in his earlier ilays, tlu! Northern wave
Bore Gallia's exile to Kdina's shore.
He, not ungrat(;ful, cordial welcome gave,
lie but obeyed thy gen'rous will — no more;,
AtkI Scotia, long so hospital)le famed.
Magnanimous rejoiced, a son she owiumI,
Who could misfortune, soothing, greet, that claimed
His care not less, that 't was Gaid's King uncrowned.
Happy, Britannia, thy favored land !
May never be the day, when adverse fate
Scornful r(!pelled, shall shun thy wave bouiul strand,
And stru(;k by j>arty, or by tyrant hate,
A refuge seek, — a peaceful, honored stay,
Far from thy shores, in stranger, distant clin\es
More pros[)''rous, potent, grown, thy power away,
Or less than now. May Heaven avert such tiiru3S !
The exile ne'er, in vain, thy shelt "r chiims.
No care of thine, his country or his cause ;
No less the humbhjst, than the mightiest natuotv
Have ever sought the safety of thy laws.
S(
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11
So lie, wliosc lot wo mourn, no'or yot bclield,
Ami st('('l(Ml liis soul, the hunishcd, or forlorn,
His favor need, nor oVm* his earo \vithh(>hl.
ALlikc! t(» him tlio child in hondajjjc h(U'n,
And he whoso siros in royjd piirpk^ slionc.
Tlio fall'n h»t, tho ( ;u('-\vt)rn sorrowing brow,
Tho hai>})ior days, tho j^ifls of tbrtuno gono,
E'or causod tho sympathotio tear to flow.
And iHjual was hostowod Ids Past'ral zoal.
(^ralHa, iiidcod, miglit loving kindrcid own,
And fair Italia for Koligion's woal,
Uor skill in art, and loaniing's liigh ronown,
Sin)iM'ii)r claim profor ; whilo Piritain's sons
A faithful Patriots love miijht all (!nL''i»i!:o.
Colts to him tho same, Ausonians, Saxons.
Dohtor was ho, gcn'rous, siliko to all.
(irook or remoto Barliarian, bond or froo,
<^Tontilo or Jew, as taught tho inspirod l*aul,
Cimust's Flook in all, his lib'ral gift to see.
Expanded views, tho glory of our ago,
His mind illumed, and groat IlcMlomptioirs plan.
Ho knciw, and could this Truth siiblinui unfold.
For all was given, who borc^ the name (d'man ;
Varied, though one, tho lleavoidy Shephonrs Fold.
This Fold to guard, extend, his constant care.
Its sorrows his. — its joys his bright(>st crown.
Its walls t(> build, time's broa<*hes to ro])air,
His thoughts employed ; and this, his c^hiijf ronown,
That whilst, with vig'rous hand, ho earnest toiUid,
Tho sword, like .ludah's valiant J*riuce ho bore, (IV^,)
And wh(!n foes, jealous, bold, in i)rid(! defiled
Th(^sacr<Hl ])ile, displayed his concurring pow(T,
Rolled back the battle's tide, and bad rov«'re
Tho sacred ])lac(\ so glorious »»f old.
In «];lorv vet renewed to ris^e, whate'cr
The basel(!ss tales, by l*roj>het vain foretold.
To war of words, more than was meet inclined I
^'o. Su(;h not the truth. ALTiTressivc! never.
Hut o'er should they who boasted learning's mind,
The tight, ongjige, forth from well stored (puver,
With (piick, unerring aim, his darts ho nung,
And, they w1k», iiu>xj>erieneed, victory sought^
12
Struck down, witli liiiiiibled crest, and l)ou<i;li unstrung,
Astonished tied, new wisdom dearly bou^lit.
And, surely, not so poor the cause he owned,
As none dare speak, its honor to sustain ;
So deep in mire of libel, ho])eless, drowned,
That honest words shall ne'er its truth maintain.
It' cause like this there be, 't was not the trust
To him divinely jjjiven, — the sacred call
To Israel's itoly Fold, that ever must
Her champions arm, who herald like, to all,
Iler laws pro(daim, and tearless of disdain,
The trumpet sound, lier Banquet, rich prepared,
That chosen souls may share, and they may icain
Who ne'er before, such liiiss to s(K'k, have dared.
A watchman tnu', hij>i:h on her towers he stood,
Iler Peace to <iuard ; not his the i<;noble ])art.
Silent to C(»wer, when bold, in hostile mood,
Approacthcd the foe ; he owned lu* coward heart.
Such not his daily toil, in j'i\icef\d hours, —
Those blessed hours, so fre(]uent now enjoyed.
When tyrant rub? no more the mind o'erpowers,
Nor cherished lif(^ itself, poisoned, destroyed,
In sacrifice continual, writhes, nor dares,
Hopeful, look uj). and sigh for Freedom gone.
On Time's wing change hath come ; and, cheerful, shar«is
Ea<jh iJi-iton now, i-idi gifts, none may disown, —
Li1)ert,y's sweet gifts, — thought no thrall that bears.
Save Heavenly Wisdom's sway, — words — acts, — all. free,
And, what the faithful soul (U)lights and cheers,
Religion free, in new j)rosperity
Rejoicing, as in days of pristine power.
Ere yet, by Time's dull course, her bright car wheels
Encumbered, clogged, sad and reluctant bore
A (-nishing weight, — a weight the soul that ste/ls . ^^
'(4ainst inllucncing Trutli, — the incubus
Of worMly favor, that, deceitful, smiles.
Invites to prosper, luring, thus, and thus,
Whilst ruin waits u])on its treaeh'rous wiles.
Tlu'se Ilal<;yon days, his best, habit\ial care.
The highest, lioliest duty to fulfil, —
His Priesthood's work sublime, — (continual prayer:
Thus, earm^st, and sincere to that High Will
Deferring, wlrch, in Heavenlv Wisdom, made
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Kivoh lieart an altar, wlioroon suorifico
In ri(rliost, dioicost oftorinLr^*, daily laid
To tlio titcrnal Tliroiio, duth i;-ratot'ul rise,
Liko od'rons iiicciitJo, such taiuod nia<i;iai»s hronght
From oastoni climo, the cnidlo of mankind,
Wlioro first, aspiriiii:; sonis their author sought.
And soared, like Sera]>hiiu. the adoring niijid.
N^or, now. with time, have eeasod these lofty eares,
'Tis hut a <'ha.nu:e <»f scene ; and cruel fate
No victory hath won ; it^ victim shares,
Suhdued its power, in glory increat(i.
The (tftice high, angelic, which ere while.
In rohe of light arrayed, and hade Ilim hear
God's message unto men, and sti'enuous toil
In Christ's great cause, that \\\\ might list'ning hear,
Truth hearing, helieve, and meet homage pay.
Adoration, heartfelt, earnest, prid'our.d.
To II iM ever; who Likk is. KXowrjcixiK, w\v.
Whose! tln'one most soaring intellects surround.
From earth removed, hut to associate
With spirits hright, pure essences, suhliiue,
In hliss that dwell, in Heaven's exidted state,
Whose sole employ, scarce known in earthly clime.
His will to execute, v/ho i-eigus aloiu*, I
8tand in His presence, and, delighted, hear
In '• g(dden vials," to the Almighty throne, X
Vows of devoted souls, he^t, holiest prayer.
Is ever glorious seen amidst thi^ throng.
Still, "as if slain," the Lamb that all atones. -
. A thousand and ten thousand tongues ]»rol(uig,
Through Heaven's Douje, the Alleluia tones.
That loud, His praise announce, and !Sera)>h's kneel
Around His mercy seat, and glowing pour
Their hurning thoughts, ;nid hlissful min'st'ring t'eel,
That worlds on worlds, u[)on their wings of |>ower.
Are Heuvenward h<u''ne. — Mid these, now rapt adores
He wlio on earth, so late, in humhlest mood,
Tlib Lamu adored, and of His temp'ral stores.
That he could give, d(!emed it his Sovereign good,
A dwelling not unworthy to jtrovido.
Where willing souls, (■ninsT's loN'ing mysi-ki'v
Might honor, morning, noon, and eventide J
Fate, death, grave, oh I where is vour victovv i*
NOTES
TO THE
»<jiii ^m Btsisajr ^is,i<is.
Note x. — "But yesterduy, ttc."
Bishop Gillis succeeded to the mitre, and liecaiiie virtnnlly, althniiph
with the title, only, of " Vicak Apostolic,''' Bishop of Ki)ixmji{<iii,
and the Eastkhn Distkict of Scotland, at tliedocoai'e of his ininiediata
prcdecossdi-, Bishop Cai:i!i;tiiki!S. on tlic twenty-foiwth day of May,
1852. His widely lamented death was announceil by the Sco/nman,
^dinhur^li Newspaper.) of 27th February, 1804, in the folldwing
words :
"Dkath of Bishop (iii.ms.- -There will be deei> ropret fur beyond
the limits of his Cliureh at the .".nuounooment of the death of the Ri}^ht
liev. James Gillis, D.D., virtually tliouj^h not titularly (Catholic Bishop
of Edinburgh ami the East of Sc(>tla'id. iVishop (iillis has been for
months, more or less, an invalid, but .•; few weeks ago he rallied, and
remained in comparatively fair health until the lai- return of severe
weather. On Tuesday, Feb. 2;?, his illness underwent .: r.-ither sudden
aggravation, and he gradually sank until he expired at three o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon. Bi.-^hop (Jillis' age was Ci2. His father was
a native of the Scottish Highlands, his mother a French Ganadinn;
and doubtless his lineage on the motlier's side, along with his early
training, contributed largely to make him so much of a Frc:u'liinan as
he was in ap|)earance and maimer. He was ordained ])riest, in 1827,
consecrated Bishop of Limy ra in 1838, acted ft r several years as coad-
jutor of the late Bishop Carruthcrs, and since that greatly beloved pre-
late's death has acted as Vicar Apostolic of che Eastern District of
Bcotland. Bishop Gillis p(,ssessed great general accomplishments and
a polished manner; and though very zealous for his Church, he had
many friends and admirers ditlering widely from him in opinion. Ho
was eminent as an orator and preacher, not only in English, but per-
haps even more in French. So highly was he esteemed as a French
pulpit orator, that he v, as lately selected by the French Bishops to
preach before the Emperor the sermon at the Conunomoration of Joan
of Arc. By the death of Bishop Gillis the Catholic Church in Scotland
has lost a prelate of untiring zeal and extensive intluence, and Scotland
herself has lost a son fairly entitled to be classed as eminent.'
Note 1. — " Vain their essay, who dared rej)el thy word."
Shortly before the events of July. 1830, Bishop (Jillis preached,
with universal acceptance, before the (]ourt and Aristocracy of France.
Although his object w.is only to interest the French jjeople and their
nilers in the cause ol the Scottish Catholic Church, which was, at that
tim<
by hi
julgr
"not b
(h-'.ra
(■•■nti
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witli
orditi:
TIk'
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rtnnlly, altlionph
ov Kdi.nhi'hou,
of l>isiiiiiiie()i.'ito
■til (liiy of May,
y tlie St'ofsmun,
u tlio following
?!jrot far beyond
iatliof tho liif,'lit
(Catholic Hisliop
lis lias hi't^ii for
i lio rallied, and
roturn of severe
.: ratlier siiddon
at tliri".' o'clock
His father was
ncli (Canadian;
with his early
Frciicliinaii as
priest in 1827,
years as coad-
y beloved pre-
rn District of
)lislinients and
Church, he had
opinion. Ho
kHsIi, bnt per-
1 as a French
'h Bishops to
oration of Joan
ch in Scotland
e, and Scotland
inent.'
word."
rillis preached,
racy of France,
ioplc and their
eh was, at that
tiiu", Itt'L'ii'^.in^r to n 'ivf. bo priKluced a profound relijrions impression
l)y his i'> Iraordir.ary ciixpience. which was pronnniiccil by conipi'tcnt
jtidfTcs. to be \inri vall<-d. His kiiowlod;.'e ol'tbi' Frcnrb liin<;u!ij;e could
not be surpassed. His «li(tion was cou'^idered pure and unexcoi)tu»n-
tMc Ml the |i(.li>lied Court of CliMrlcs X.
NoTK 'J. — •• Now Orleans and thou, one classic ground."
IJi-bop (iillis wjis iuvitfd by tiie Mishops df Fr;inco to preach at
Orli-aiis on •. •i-a>ion of tlic uniLcnilb'eiit iiai'ional cclcliratinn there, of a
ci.-nteiiary fe-tival in luuior of .lnai: of Ar--. The Fn-iicli people, — and
they wore lar;.'vly reprc-iiited in the Callu'dral of Orleans, — toyretber
with their Kuij i-rM;-, tlnir PrebiU- and linir Srnatc. li^ri^nt-d with no
ordinary fleliirlit. to l!ie truly uNand (^'ation of the Scotti-h Uisbop.
Tliv- ]>et)iile <il" nrb;nir. in order to tnark their apprecialion of the
r Mrued "Jid bi^'iily i^il'i.d Trelat.', n.jilidrtl tn hi-, care a valuable relic
—the 11kai!T ok Kim. Hr.MtY II. ov Knolaxp-- which bad bet.'ii sd
lon^' |ir< served in their cily, i:i order thai it mifjbl be borne back in
s.if/ly. Ill I he c.niiiiry ii\er nlncli tbat nionarcb had reij.'ned.
Noji; :',.-- •• l*ariMt of Learniuu's Homes."
Korin"i".i-.N Sitileii .\loiias;ei-ie-~ in liermaiiv. Iiad -iiiMin^c fVmn the
Founda;ion> of the Seottisb IJeiiedieiiiu- House of St. James at Rati.-.-
iion. ~-(Srf II ra'i/ abU «rtich — " Scott Li/i /u! iff ions i/ousea AbrodJ." —
iti the •• E'lhihnr,j}i I'l i-'nir.'\for tliiunnrji. iNUl.)
XoTK -i. — "One thousand years and more."'
Tiie riiuiidatinu of tb(^ Monastery of St. James, wa>co-e\!il with
the Norman Coucpiest. H\it, it v'ms a < ou-e(jnenee of the wonderful
Scoto-Iri<b civilization in the si\'iii and MVenlh centuries, which is.
now at leii-th. 1h sxiuiiinir to attract tiie attention of the uk '•(• fashion-
able LiTKH.VTi. H was nnu'e directly the result of those Hospital of
The Scots which Holy men of that i;!)tion l.'iid l>i:!!t in (Jerin.'tii} , pre-
viously to tla uiuiii e. nlury.
Nori" T). — "SeotJaVs sons, the nolilesl. best."
In the latter years of St. -laiiies, alter the ri-nio<le]lin^' ol tiie estal*-
nieiit by F.ulier l*iacidu> Flemintr, of t!ie Scottish Family of the Karls
of Wi^^louii, many of the b'adinii: lamilies o'i Scotbind sent their ■-oiis
to be educated under the su]>crintenilei)ce of the Heuedictiiio Fatliers.
Of these soii'ie thirty made their reliiriou^ profession, either as Hene-
dietiiies at Katisboii, as Cistercians at \Valdsa.-<as, or as Tiieatim-s at
Munich, whilst ten, as nearly as can be at present ascertained, became
Secular Priests lor the Scottish Mi-<ion. The irri'ater number I'emaiiied
r.aymen. Anionir their names, are obsei'ved those of (lonbui of Hel-
dorney. (iordon of Dorleathers, (iordou of Leclieson, (iordon of T.etter-
fourie, Anderson of Teiuet. .\rbutlinot of Mora, Dujiuid, Aui-heiileck.
i)rummond (of the Dukes of Perth), Leslie of Pabpi.'iiii, andMeii/Jesof
Pitfoddels.
NoTK 0. — " Nor from i\i\ walls etVace the record, itc."
At the Peace of Amiens, Najioleoii spared the Institution, exempt-
ing it from secularization, on the ground that it was an educatiouai
t'stablishnient.
i
16
Tlio k'unioil Kdiiiliiir;,'!! Hcv'u'svt'i- iiil'tirins iis, (iiiotin,',' Koiiuiiia
Kobertsori's Jdui'iial, tlmt at tlii.> porioil, (tin- IVaco ot' Aiiiions.) " Tlic
Lord Abbot Arbiitbiiut, and ^<!Vfrul iiu'iiibors of tlio coimmiiiity wiTf
to be -ffii ill tilt,' lii-t ciriKs oi lliat. Iiui>' rial I itv ( liati.^lii.ti, wIhti-
thf [>i(jl ussc'iiililiil.) wlivrc tbcir cxti'iisivo actiiiiroiiU'iit.H, ami ot soiiii-
ol'tiio muiibi'r it may be sfiid tiu'ii' l>riHiaiit talciit>^, iravi- tboiii a coii-
spiciioii.s position." The Hriti'^ii Kllv^^ ;.'iiKi'ally avaiU'd biiiiM-'lf ct
iboir sfi'vii'i's, as IntiTpi'ctcr at ibr hitt. ami. ••lu-t mit'rLMHioiitly I'om-
iiiissluiifd lliciii to act in Iiisstvad."
XoTK 7.— •• Dwell by tliy iifartb, vVrc."
Iln-pirality was ;>luay>' <'bii!'aftori vii' of tbi- Ijom'dii'lini' IIimisc of
St. .Iam.'>. ll I'l'inaiiK'd to the latv. ; hour, ti'iu- to ils liio*. -Iioiiorcil
tniditioii,-. Ill the <lay.s ot' luthei' I'hiiidii.s, llie a(-'ompli>bed writiriii
llie Ivevli'W abovi' (Hioted. inforhi> lis •• we liud traces of aued Sn'iti-li
(ienlleiiien, who had been eii;Z'i,i:iMl iii l'oi'ei,.':ii iuilitary service, weai'y
of til'' wars, comiiiir to pass a ti\!i|iiil <dd ave. widioiit tiu' vo\v<. iiithi>
qiiieL Cloi^te^ ; >ucli as (ieor;.'e (lordoii. a lirollier of the liar! of
Alioyne. Sir (!.'orji:e F.lhcreirc. the ;,m\ compiinioii of ('hmK^ ji. had
kiiidlv lelatiuii'j w illi St. James, lor be lelt tlieiii a library of vahiulde
books."
Noii: 8.—" And he the I'.anl. ite."
Amoni; those who resorted to the Classic Halls of St. Ja'ties, at the
coinmenceineiit of the jiresent century, was t'am|)bell the I'oft. lb-
was most kindly received, hi- bi(;;ii'aidiei' states, by his t"ellow-coiintr\ -
men, the iiiemiters of the 1>. iicdictiiie ( omiimnily at Uati-l'tm. it was
here that, be linl beludd the sad lealilies. and the iioi-nu's of war, and
derived from thence his inspiration of "the noblest lyric in the Knjr-
lisb ]aiiinia),''e," iiis ode on the battle of llolienlinden. From the walls
of the Monastery, he beliehl sijj,lits whicdi nothing,' coulil ever obliterate
from his recollection. In company with his new friends, the monks of
St. Jame.s, be witnessed a cbar^'o of Klennan's cavalry up<in the
French, under (ireneir.
Note 9. — " Nij^-irard Bavaria! was such thy need,
Thine Ancient Church so fallen, that thou sbould'st ste.nl
The widow's nute. i^-c.''
It is luit yet very lonij; since tin- unplea>ariL iiitellif^eiice was pub-
lished, that the bavarian (iovi'iiiiiK'nt bail seized and apjM'opri.ated for
iJavarian j)urpose^, the (.'hurch anil Monastery at St. .(ame<. with w hat-
ever property remained in connection with these Imildin^fs. None of
these propei'ties were Bavarian. The circumstance that they were
held for eight hundred years i: ider the protection of (ierman (ioveru-
inents, did not constittite them .such. And the (iovernmontof IJavaria
felt that in takinfj; [i(is.session of them, they were guilty of an initpiitous
act. They acknowledge this by pretending to pay for them. I'dijilo
do not pay for what is already their own. A forced sale, even at an
adeipuite price does not constitute a Just transfer of property. Far less
is such transfer ell'ected without any sale at all, by a violent sei/nre, in
opposition to tho Welshes and earnest remonstrances of the party or
parties in possession. A comparatively small sum given, as compensa-
tion, on account of such seizure, does not remedy the matter. The
(]hui
whic
The (
tempt
how V
that i
ba> I
.111-'-;
•tpini
•lu-l If
Tl
.l.'inii;
Kat.i^
1
|U(iliii<; Iwoiiimin
' Aiiiiciis. ) " Tlio
I'oiiiiiiiiiiity wiTi'
U:iti?il)(i|i, wlii'li-
'iil>, uiiil ot' sdiiii.-
rnw tlu'iii a coii-
.'lilrtl liiiii.-clt" I'f
iliftiin' ildiisf (if
ils lil;a-lii'll(trtil
i|4i>lie(l w riu I- ill
1 lit" ii^i'il Si'i'lli>li
•y siTvici', wiai}
tiu' VIlW -:. ill ttli^
i)f tin.- Karl cf
r Cliurk's II. Ii.iti
ln'arv t.r Viiliiiil'lr
St. .lu'iifs. at tlio
•II tlu- I'nrt. lie
is t'l'llnw -i'(ilinti;\ -
liati-i'dii. It was
•nu's of waf. and
lyri(,' in tlu' Kii^^-
Fnim tliu walU
1(1 I'viT oMiti-rati'
lids, the iiiiMiks di'
.'avalfy npon tlio
1 slioukl'st steal
ap|»i'(i])riated tor
aiiie-. with what-
liiij^'s. Ndiie dt"
l.:it; they were
rei'iiiaii (iu verii-
niK'titdt' IJavariu
ol' an iriiiuitous
V them. i'e(i|ilc
-ale, even at an
)I)ei'ty. Far less
iolent seiznre, in
of the party or
en, ascompensa-
le mutter. The
17
Olmrcli of St. .lames nlniie is worth ten times the snm (Cl'^.OOO) with
whieii Havaria pretends to pay for the jiroperties it has niijiistly seized.
The (io\eriiment of tiiat country, |ieriiaps, ealcnlated on the Protestant
teniper of the Itritish (Jovernmeiit. Thoy Jiiay havo been mistaken
however, .tad they may «'ven discover that tliey iiave only I'orfjotten
that in the at;e in whi(di we Iiv»', there is a nevv sjiirit ahroa<l, wiiicdi
lias not yet travelK'd so tar as « '.'rtf\in parts of (iermany — the spirit of
•lii-'ii-e, whiih ;ii''le> out cjiial n\ea-nr(' to all, irro -iiective of relii/ioiis
opinions. It i-* hy no lai aiis extravaLr.iiit to suppose, therefore, that
Justice may yet he done. Finf !
The tollowiiiLC heantil'i\l passai^'e from the ICdinh'irtjii licrlnn tor
January last, will shew that the ('liiir<di of the ScnoTTiiX Ki.ostkii of
Ratishot; is not here over-rated.
'•The r>ritish Traveller who visits the ancient ami heanlifnl (Vity of
]vC;,'en>liurL'h, the lU'ijina A^vifrc of the Roman the y^^<^^•* /^ly^^f, or con-
venient landiiif,' i)lace, of the Middle A^ro, wheiv. in early times, the
Latin merchant hartered the commodities of civili/ed life, t'or the furs
of the eternal I'ori'st : where, in the days ol" Ariiniph the l>astar<l, a
miirhry commerce had e-<ial>lished it<ell': and wIkm\'. for many a yeai'.
the IMet of the Ilolji lieich u.-ed to assemhle, — will not have exhausted
the ol)jeets (»f interest in that most i)ictm'es(|ue Cathedral City, nidess
lie see \\l'.:t is teriiu d, tie.' Kirrhe dri* Sr/ioftcn Floslo'S' Zii S. JacoJi.
lie will there tind a most remarkahle Romanesque Chnr'di, whicdi owes
to the later jiovorty t)f the Monastery, a comparative immunity from
.Hci-ccnto restoration. He will note the two F.astern Towers, of ^n-eat
beauty and ^race ; the well developed narthex, in the upper part of
wlii(di is the l5enodi<'tine Choir ; the solemn Cloister paved v/ith the
eepuKdiral stones of many generations; and above ail, the rich ami
elaborate Xormnn doorway, unique so far as (rermaiiy is concerned,
.Mid recallini!,' the jieculiar sculptured stones which !ire found, most
jileiitil'idly, in the Kastern Counties of Scotlatid, a- well as the serpen-
tine ami interlacing; decorations which are n'-ted as tln' distinctive
ornamentation of tlie ancient Celtic manuscripts. In this almost
deserted spot, ho will recoicnize the dwelling phu-e for nearly ROO year'^.
of ,1 small and intere-ting colony of his countrymen, who, after having
done their work, have yielded to time, and to circumstances, and, not
without some remonstrance, have, lately, surrendered their jiroperty.
for the use of tl>e Fpiscopal Seminary, to the authorities of the Bava-
rian (ioveniment.'"
That this surrender was by no means voluntary, is clearly estaii-
lished by the same well informed Reviewer
•• In IH48, the (Joveriiment of Pyavaria founding on the ditliciilty of
perpetuating a succession of Scottish Benedictines, determined to trans-
fer tne estaldishuient to Bavarian members of that order. The Scot-
tish Vicars Ajio^tolic resisted on the ]>)ea that the Crovernment had no
righi; to alienate an Institution, intimately associated with such .•;
School for the secudar education of Scotsmen as was the Fouudatioi!
of Abbot Fleming, and ihey succeeded for a time, in staving olfthe
evil day: but, within the last three years, a new enemy, in the form
v»f the Bishop of liatisbou, has succeeded in nniking good his jioint.
Finding the remains of the ancient Nnnnory of tb.o Oborminstcr. a
very insut!icient. Episcopal Seminary, he determined upon possessing
IS
liiinsclfof tli(> Si'liottc'ii Kldsti'i". niiil ill s|>ilc of a "^pii'ift'd |iriiii'>t Ity
Fiitl'i"." Aiisclrn Uoliortsiui. tli*' milv n'miiiniiit,' i»r(ili's>ir(l I''iiMur. (iiid
the last of tilt) Snottisli Hi'iiiMlictiiieH. fliis I'rclati' lias imliict'd tlio 15a-
variaii (lovi'miin'iit to ihkxi's^ tl' hIvcs ut' tlic Iiuililiii;.'-^, ami to
bestow ii|ioii tlu' Scdtcli, in lii-ii ol . lir |ios-fssiuiis. tin- iiiail('(|iiiito
{•oiiipi'iisatioii ol' .t'lo.OOd, iiml. tii In- Vi-mrnMo t'oiimlation of
MaiMaiiiis. till' last ri-conl of a Scotic cIn lii/atiori of tirarly a thousand
yi'iirs (hiration, lias passed, if is to \>v trared, for over into {ii-rniari
hands."
Tiio Ui'viowo!' niiiy not bo mistaken as iVL'ards the eondiict of I ho
nishoj) in the nefarious transaction, (ami this rennirk is not iiuule from
a conviction tliat Hi^hops are e>seutiall\ aliovi- doini; mean and dis-
lion"st t|iin;;sj Imt, it is well km-wn tiiiit when, aitoiit IKlS, Uishop
(Jillis went to (lerumiiy, in order to negotiate with the bavarian (iov-
crnmi-nt. as the repi-esentative of the Scotch Vicars Ap<»tolic. he wjis
kindly received by the l»i>ho|) of Uatishoti, who moreover, employed
his y;()od services in suftport of the oliject he iiad in view. Since that
time, however, there may have arisen a riiaraoh who knew not
Joseph.
Note 10. — '• No counsel wiso and kin^rly, ttc."
When liishop (iilJIs w.vi de|iMted by the other Uishops (»f Sci)t|aiid,
to ne^rotiate with the Bavarian (iovernnient, with a view to the |)re-
fierviition of the Scotch l>eiiedictine House of iJatisbon, he was tsva-
ciously received l>y Kin;x I.oiiis. who advised, moreover, that his min-
istry siioiild arraii<.'e the matter in a manner satist'actory to the Bishops
of S( Gotland.
NoTp; A. — '' r/ike his whom ages style the (ioldcn Ton^riie.''
St. Joim Chrysctstom.
NoTic B. — " Aiul vainly flaunt, in open day, their crimes."
This line was sii::!.'ested by a circumstance which occiu'red many
years ai:o, and which may now, not inappropriately, be called to mind,
us it not only proves the power of I'.astoral /.eal and truly ('hristian
eloquence, l-ut shows, also, at the >ame time, what the opinion ol" n
learned and pious 'Vishop was, in reju'artl to a species of pastime which
has, of late, enjoyed more than its diie share of iiorico by the press,
but, which hf,s, iieVvU'thelesa, subjected the priiici|)al actors on a ricent
occasion, to certain loi^al coiiseijut'iices, which are. perhaps, as hard to
hear, as. at least, any ordiiiarN '•millinir." Ibc Bislup]) iiavin^' learned
that it was proposed to hold a ]>v\/x' lijj,lit, in the iieiijhbourhood of the
city, at which, many of the uiemhers of one of tho e.onjfrefjfations over
which he presided, were to be the jjrincipal s|iectators. In: addri'S-^^^^d
the assend)led peojjle, so vigorously on the iniipiily of such spectacles,
pointiiii^ out their demorali/,in;j: and ritro^rade tendency, iind s1iewin<r,
likewise, that he was perfectly well acipniinted with all the details ot
the inteudi'd arraiiL^ements, that 'he j)ro]>osed coiispirac} aiiainst peace
and oi'(ler, was abandoned. The oration that proved so successful,
coidd be likened to nothin^i' less than the celebrated si)eech in which
Cicero, the Priuee of Orators, iid'ormed the Ronuin Semite, of Cata-
lino's most miinite proccediufxs. and struck terror itito the hearts of the
conspirators.
I
Th
1<)
liiiti'il pniU'st by
L'sxid riitlu'r, niul
>i iti(liict'(l the l'»;i-
liiiililiii;.'-. mill to
ii>. the iiiuili'i|U!ito
jK> I'liiiiiilatiiiii iif
IC.'irlv a lhnVH;ill<l
vor into (Ic'i'iiiaii
romliict of tlio
; is 111)1 iiiiidi.' iVnin
{<; nu'iiii mill ilis-
iiMlt IHIS, l>isliii[>
III' UuviU'iaii (iiiv-
Alii»ti)li(', lio wu-i
iro(i\ iT. ciiiplovcd
view. Siiii'c tiiat
will) knew not
^1h)])s of Scotlatiil,
1 view to tlio jire-
■'lioii, lie was .ura-
iver, that liis iiiiii-
)ry to tlie Hislio|is
I'M Ton^nie,"'
eir eriiiies.
h oeiiirred many
lie ealleil to iiiiiiiK
il truly Chrisiiaii
the opii'.ioii of !V
of |)astiiiie wliieh
ice l>y the press,
aetui's on a reeelif
■rhaps, as hard to
o]) havin;.; learned
hiioiirhood of the
m^reirations over
irs. hf addri'S-^ed
f such spectacles,
cy. and sliewiiifr,
a'll the il.-taiU ut
■ac} aiiaiiist ]ieaco
d so successful,
speech in which
Senate, ofCata-
' the hearts of the
N'oTK (;.—'• Viile-Marii-."'
Montreal, called also Villi ■ Mitvlf, the lilrth place of ni>-Iiop (rilli*.
It is at pre>*eiit the iiio<t populous City ol' l!riti>h Norlii Aniciiea.
N'oTK I). — -Mel lose."
'• 'I'lir ancient and heaiitil'nl Monastery of Mtdro-e \\:\- fminde 1 '>y
Kiiiu l'u\iil !. lis ruins all'ord the fiiM-t specimen of (lothie architec-
ture mid (lolhic ^eulpliiie which Scoliaiid call hoal. Tin- stone of
wir.cli it ix hiiilt, fhouii'h it has re^iNted the weather lor >o many aj^'es,
retaiiiH perfect shaipiic?";, so that, eveii the most ininiitc ornaments seein
n> entire, as when iieuly wroii;.'!it. ill some of the Cloi-tcrs, as is
liiiited ill the iiext Canto, tliere are ri'pre^^eiilat ions of tlowers, vep'tii-
Mes, itc., carved in -toiii', with accuracy and precision mi delicate, that
we almo-t distni-it our seii-^e^, when w »• consider tlu' ditliciilty of sui)-
jcciiim' ••11 hard u -ii'i^laiice to siicli intricate and exipii-ite modulations.
This superb (Niiivciit was dedicaiii! to St. Mary, and tin- Mmiks were
(>l the Cistercian Order."— I. S'/;" U'-ilhr Sro/f, l.iiij nj' tin lnnt Minxtirl.
NoTK K. — The Tw( cd-llcrw ick (on the Twied.)
The LN'e.'it mart for t'oieiu'ii comnierci'. in the Kin;;'doni iot' Sentlaiii:)
]ire\ ions to l'J!Hi. appears til have heiii lierwiidv. The importance of
this place was eonsideriihle. Kveii in ihe ivi^'ii of Malcolm I\'., it
jmsse-sed more ships than any other town in Scotland, and was exposed
from its wealth, to visits Irom the piratical tieets of the Norweu'iaiH.
The wealth and import nice of this auciciit iMiporimnol eommt'rce,
ln'caiiie so i^reat in the reiijn of Alexander 11.. as to excite the adiniia-
tioii III' contemporary .•lUthors, one of whom calls it a " second Alexaii-
driii," and euloixi-es the inhahitaiits (or the extent <»f their donations
to ivliirious hoii-es. •• i>ut we have,"' says McPlu'rson, in his Ann.'ils
of Connnerce. " hetter authority than the voice of paiieiiyric, for tho
])ros|ierity of iJerwick; as we lind the eiistoiiis of it assifiiied hy l^in;;
Alexander, to a merchant of (lascoi^ne for ,i,'2,1!)7 Ns. sterlinfj;, a sum
equal to ;5"2.(t(51 hulls of wheat, at tiie usual price of sixteen pennies.""*'
None V. — •■ His cherisiied iioine, I )nlswintoirs Miller, iianu'd."
So hm^' a,L.'o as ITt'T, the idea existed I hat v>-.>els miirht he pro]ielled
li\ steam. Several expciinieiits wei'e at that time tried hy M. I*npin,
on the ri\er I'nlda. in 1 7.s:'., siiuil.m' attem|its were made hy <le.Iouirriiy
in France, .niid Filch in America. "The lirst pi'aetioally sucoessl'ul
steamhoat,"" s.ays the Loinlon llluKh'ntal J\'nrs, of .laiiuary (Hli. 18(14,
"was worked in IT^'s? hy Mr. Miller, of Dalswintoii in Scotland.""
XOTK G. — " I.oiU' ('louden. "
A trihutary of the Nitli, celehrated In Scottish soiiir. On its hanks
stand tho ruins of ihe once magnilicent Collegiate Cliureh of liincluden.
XoTK II. — "The ruined aisle, where Seolia's fated t^''^'*-""-'"
|)rNiii:i:N>; AN Anr.KV, where (.^)ri:K.N' M.m:v ot' Scotland. ;it'ter the
fatal field of Liineside. sjient the niiiht precidiiiir that ill-tated day, on
which, the unhajip} Princess omharked for n land, wliich, for once
jirox'ed ungenerous.
* Till' Customs of Knt'laiul. finm Knstor 12S1. till Easter 12S2, netted £8,411 10s. lljd.
Thi' v;iliu! ol'inoiu'y at tho tinu, was tlu' shiiu' in Ijoth cmuitrics.
-J
•JO
NoTK I. -" Wlieri' Iniii'iuil '{'.\\. t'cc."
TIk' LMV.'it cumiiu'rfiiil City nt I>iiiii1t.'0, wIut*' iIuti' ;iiv two larj^o
C'litliolif C'lmrclic's, iiiid :i iiiiiiktous Itoily >»f CutliolicH,
N.-ikJ.-
-'• NVlicrc ^^\' \i)\\\ ll.'Iil swiiy,
Till' iiiitntor.'d Pict. iVc."
Ahkwnktiiy, tin' aiiciiiit rictisli Capitiil.
NoiT. K. •' I,ii\i'(l City. styli'(l 'tin' I'air.' \i',"
Till' ;iii('ifiit I'ily ni' ri:i:Tii on iln- river T.iy. (>ii arcoiiiil nt" ilir
Hiir|ias7.iiii;' liraiity of In x'fiK ry. it is caili'il "tlic lair city." In llic
tiiiii' lit' till' Uniiiaiis. liu'rc appears to have heeii a liaiiilet, or village of
8(11110 kind wiii'to tlie eits now stands. When tin iiivadin:; je^rinns lirst
came in si^rlit of it. lluy eoidd not avoid e\''hiiiniii^' : " A''vv' '/'ihtrlm.
€('i'f h'oiiiitin .'"
NoTK I,.--'" And I'ai' where Caledonia's ' Mi.vstuki.' son^. »fee."
Lawrence Kii'lv. the hirlli place oi' Hcatlic. ill!' anilior of ''The
MiNSTUKI.."' \v.. I'VC.
None ^^. — "''I'o liirnanrs elu'^sie shades. iVc."
l)irnani hill, ne.ar hniikeld, celohrated hy Shakspc are. — Sir Mirlxth.
\,)TE N.— "Thy vales KnnUeld."
Tlii^ Catlici^ral of this See has not hecn demormhed. (iawiii
Dou^ilas, known ns the pot'ti<\al translator of V'irfA'il's .Kneid, was
Bishop of I )Mnkeld.
NoTi: ().—'* Sceiu's, varied, rare, itc."
In nllusioii to the highly arti-<tic representations of American sco-
iiery, which u corale some of the apartments of Mnrthly (.'astle, on the
Tay, near Oniikeld, Scotland.
XoTi; P.— '• hnnhlaiie, the faithful, .vc."
An allusion to the coiiratrcous rcsistanci' mad'> hy the Clortry of
Dunblane, when ii lawless mol) came to "purify '' the Cathodral.
NoTK Q. — "And thou lioyal Homo, that ^av'st to Kn;j;laud's Kinir
Shelter and safety, iVic,"
It is now ii well ostahlishod fact that Trn^hard IT. of En,ccl;md, esca-
ped from the ('astle of I'ontefract, where he was supposed to have died
800U after his deposition, and that he touiid means to coTivey himself
in the disiTuise of a poor traveller to the Western Isles of Scotland,
whore he was acci<lentally rt^'OL'tiized hy a lady who had kintwn him
in Ireland, ami who was sister-in-law to Domdd Lord of the Isles.
Clothed in this mean Imhit, the nidiappy Monarch sat down iu the kit-
chen of the Castle (of Diinavertie) helon^'iui^ to this Island Prince,
tearful oven iu this ronu)te roiiiou, of heinirdiscoveri'd and delivered up
to Henry. He was treated however with much kindness, aiulfj;iven in
charj^o to Lord Montf^omory, who carried liim to the Court of Ilohert
III., where ho was received with honor. It is certain, adds the emi-
nent historian, M. Patrick Praser Tytler, that during' the continuance
of the reif.;n of Iit)bcrt III., and after his death, throu;^hout the rof^cncy
of Albany, a period of nineteen years, this mysterious person was
treat. d
delaine
llsse' Ic
ahle !o
kelil ill
of IL II
spii'aci
W hlch
ccrtaii!
tii'ity,
lie livt
Willi I
» i
21
lore !iiv twii Iiii'i^o
tl ssviiv,
< III llri'olint III' llir
fiiir fitv." Ill llu-
iiiilff, or villii^N' of
vinliiit,' lf;:'n>iis tirsi
: '• Hi'Cf Tihiriin.
tKI.' Sdiijj, &c'."
iiiitlinr lit' "Tli'>
•AW. — 'SVr Miif/>rf/i.
iiol'mln..!!. (iawiii
irfA'il's .Kiinid, was
of AiMi'ric'in <<co-
rtlilv (-'iistir. oiitlic
c."
ly till' CliM'iry of
10 (':itlu'(lr;il."
'Jililniid's K\\\y;
(if EiiltIiiihI, esoft-
losfd to liuve died
I) coiiwy Iiimsflf
.li'S ol' Sciitluiid.
Iiad kiiowii liiiii
oi'd of tliL' Isk's.
down in the kit-
~ Island rriiico.
iUid di'iiv(.Tod uj)
lu'ss, ;md fi;ivoii in
Court of Robort
!iin, adds tlio oini-
tlio rontinnaiico
l^lioiit the rofifoncy
ions poi'soM WHS
tr».atftl witli tlie considcnition lu'f'Utin^' I lie r.iiil-: of ft kiii^,'. idthoiij^di
(k'Uinii'd ill II hort of hoiiuniliK' caiitivity ; and it wim coii^iantly
iisM.i'tcd ill Kn;.rl.uid and Train'i'. imd holii vid liv many of fhosi- lu-st
iiliK' to olitiiiii an urate infoniuitioii. that Kin^' Itiiliard was niivi- and
ki'iM ill Scotland. Su iiiuf!i. iiiTU'i'd. w ■.,•* \\,U tlu- ra-i'. that the rei;rii
of lleiiry IV. and lh;ii of lii» .^ncci s-or. weiH' di>iiirhed iiy repeated coii-
«|iirati«v. w liiih utif iii\arlali!s eunn.'cted v. ilh that eonntry. and
w hiih had for tiieir olijeet hi- ( Itiehard'-i re-|o; nfinii to the throii. . It i^
<'ertain ai-o, tiiat in eoiiU'in|ioiary rei'"ri!«< ti ninitie.'^lioiialile aullnn-
tieity, I,e is s|.iil;fii ot' as Uicliard tlie SiMoiid. I\'in;r of Kii;.dand : that
lie lived and di>d in thf I'ahiee ol' SiiiTniLr; and tiiat he w a.< hiiriiil
with th' iiaiiie. «lMre and h.^no; - of that nnf. ;itnuati' Mniian !i.
The-i' taeis are al! etaiJiin'd I'y .|iioratioiis from l'iou\r, a eoiitei i-
yi>:- ir» hi .tiii'i.ui mid the eiait.iiin.t'^r of Furdiiii, .'IS Well as nians ntliei'
diiriiiin nl-* of I 111 1 1 -| 111 I aide alil hoMi \ . Iiuwi r'x :i''eMiiiit nf li,o deaili of
llirhaid, in lil'.t. ; iidi'mcd hy ,-,n 'ine'.nr ni; nn-.Tii.l ( Mxtraeta > K
Ciii'tinleis Sotiie ) [ii'i'servi'd in thr Adv.ie.iii •■' l.ihrary at Iviinhiirn'h :
• liieliarl the Seeoihl. Kile.!' of Knulaiid. die<l iti the Castle of Slirlin;;,
in the afiri-said veardll'.i). niid wa- huri"d o!i 'he fea^t nf St. I.neio
the \iiviii. on ihe North side of ihe iliuh Altar of ihi' Treaeliin:;
Friais."
Kill},' Uiehard's Koyal iiiia;j;o u as iiaiiiied there, and over it, wero
written tiio fullowiii!.r lines :
" Aiiulia' Kieardiis jic.'t hi<' C'-x ipse septiltiis.
l/iiira>t;e i|iiein l>n.\ .KJeeii arte. !M'it;i pr'Kiieii.iic,
I'rodieiono potfiis. sc^ptro potiinr iiiiipm.
Snpplieiiim hiit hnjiis-ip-^iiis omne jreims.
Kicanluni inferi.s hniie Seotia Mistnlit aiiiiiM
(^ni Caii'-lro Siiavelintr \iliu pereirit iter.
Anno milliiio ipiatcreeiio ipio(pic dono
Kt noiio Christi. lU'^ris liiiis Init isle,"
'riie Chureli of the Dominiran oi- I'reachin;;- Friars, no l()iii.fer exists.
Hut, tlie et'lelirated writi'r. IJoeee, speaks of tliis iiiserii)tion over King
Richard's Tonili. as visihle in his day.-/>W<v! f/ist. p. :V,','.),
Tlie Chainlicrhiin accounts translated and (pioted hy Frnser Tytler,
are eonelnsive as to the long sojourn of King Rifdiard at the &c(>ttish
Court. The first ])a.ss:ige occurs at the end of fin- accounts for the
year 1-1 OS. it is as follows: '• I5e it rciiiemherc<l also, that the said
Lord {ioveriior, down to the present time, has neither demanded nor
received any allowance for the sums expended in the support of Ri(diard
King of England. ainl the nies>engcrs ol' l''rance and Wales, at dill'ereiit
times, coming into the country, upon whom he has defrayed iniudi, as
is well known.''' — A'o/'//i compotor>im, lol. III., p. 18.
At tiie coii(dusioii of ai'counts for the year 1414, there istlie follow-
ing passage: " He it reinemhered, also, that our T.ord, the Duke, (iov-
ernor of the Kingdom, has not received any allowance, or credit for
the expi'uses of King Richard, incurred from the period of the death of
his hrother, our Lord, the King of good iiieuiory, last deceased." — Ih.
rol. HI., p. 18. A similar statement is found, and in precisely the
same wortls, at the termination of the Chamberlain accounts for the
year 1115.
At the conclusion of these accounts for the year 1-117, occurs the
followiiitr passiitfo : "Ho it remotiibercd that tlio l^ord (Jovcnior hns
not received any ftllowaiice for the expenses and l.iirdens wliich he sns-
tiiiiietl for rlie oiistody of i\ini: lliehard of Kiiu'hind, from tiie time of
the death of the late Kini^ his hrother of jrood moniory. heiiig a in.'riod
of eleven years, which ex])enses, tlie Tvords Anditors of accounts esti-
mate, at the least, to have amounted, annually, to tiio sum of a hun-
dred marks, '.vhich for the past years, makes in all, seven hundred and
thirty-three ])oun(ls, six sliillinij;s and eight jience."— /?>. p. i'o.
It was i^enerally believed in France, also, tiiat Kin.i,' Itichard had
fiscaped and was in safety. A T'oet of the time. Oreton. addresM,'d to
him an epistle in prosi', in order to express his joy at. his escape, ami
his astonishment that he r^hould have hecn al)lt' to siirvive the wreU'hed
condition to whi<'h he had been traitorously reduced. The epistle i'^
thus i!i>cribed : "Aia-i cim.Ic vraye aiiKiui- recinierl. a \ve< noMv'
Prince et vraye Catiiorupie. Kiehart I)"Kiigle-terre, Je, ("retoii. ton
liege .serviteur. te reuvoye ceste Ei)islre."
"The same Poet wrote a Dallad, called, "the metrical History oftlc-
<lei)osition of IJicdiard the Second.*' The tirst stanza is as follows:
"O vous Seignors de sang lloyal de France,
Mettez la main aux amies, vistoment,
Et vous avez certaine i'o;j,iiaissaiice
I)u Itoy ipii tant a sui'lfert dv touniKiit
Par faulx .■ .ji'lois, (jiii traitcusenujut
Lui out lolln la domination;
Et puis de mort fait condemp'.iation.
ilais Dieu. ([ui est le vray juge es saintz cieulx,
Lui a sauve la vie. Main et tart
Chascun Ic dit par tut, jeunes et vii-ulx,
C'est d'Alhion le noble lioy liichart."
!NoTE R. — '"Stirling that saw'st of yore, &c."
The Castle of Stirling overlooks the Field of Barmockburn.
Note S. — " As on Bkuck's bier, A-c."'
Tlie late Eaui. of Elgin, whose lamented death so shortly preceded
that of the gifted Prelate. Dunfermline was for several centuries.
the burial place of the lioyal Family. It was also the lioyal residence
till th« accession of James I. to the English crown. Its historical
associations are of the highest interest. The unfortunate Charles I.
was born in its Palace, aiul Pobert 1., the liruce of Bannock!)nrn, lies
buried under the Tower of its Church.
NoTeT.— "MUKEAY."
The late Sin John Mi-hhay, Part., known as Loan Muhuay of Ilen-
derland, a distinguished Judge of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Note U. — "From thy Ralpu had spruug.''
The late Loed Ahebckomuy.
Note V, — " Oemeue."
The late Maequkss of Breadaluane, so long known as Loed
Obmelie.
IL-ivi
I
/eal,
■He h
Sin(v
■««tc.
Kec;.
whdi
T^
Lord (iovenior luix
rdoiis wliicli lie siis-
I. from tin,' time of
ov\\ Imuii Ji in.'viod
•^ of iU'oonnts osti-
lIio sum of ft huii-
sevoii liimdred and
—Th. p. 515.
Kiiit,' Kicdinrd liad
vtitn. addi'c'SM'd to
' lit. his osc'iipo, and
irvive the w reUdied
•e(i. The <'i>istli' is
ierl. a tres nolil.'
e. Je, ("retoM. to'.i
rieai 11 isli. ry of t!i"
ii i.s us follows :
Liiee,
ilz (sieulx,
&c."
inoekhiirn.
shortly jjrceeded
■<ev<'riil eoiitiiries.
le lioyiil residence
'n. lis historical
tiuiiite Charles I.
Jannoekbnrn, lies
MiJuuAY of lleii-
of Scotland.
known as Lokd
Note J. — Hisriop Hay.
Rorn at Edinhurfrh in 172i»; died 1811. He was the last of tlio
Hays of Monofon, a iiranch of the Fanuly of the Marquess of Tweed<lale.
' IVishop Hay was m>t only a pattern of unatfeotod Piety and Pastoral
zeal, hvit also a profound Tlieolo<flan and painstaking IJihlical Scholar,
•He is well known to the C'atholic world hy his learned works: "The
Sincere Christiati," "The Pioiis Chrisrian," "A Treatise on Miracles,''
&c.. «tc., &c.
NOTK II. — BiSllOl' r.V.MKIJOX.
Born 1747; died 7tli Febrnary, 1.S28. In 1780. he \v;is appointed
Rector of the Scotch Ccdlege at Valladolid in Spain, by Bishop Hay.
whom, at a later period, he succeeded as Catholic Bishop of ICdiiiiinrjrli.
He was so hiirhly a|)preciat('d when in Spain, that he w;us prevailed
upon to supply the place of the aged J}ishop of Valladolid. He was
Administrator of that Diocese for about three years, when on the
demise of the Venerable I'rehite. he was stronjily urged, both at Val-
ladolid. and by ihe Coveriiiiieiit of Spain to accept the vacant mitre.
But notiiiiig could divert him from his purpose of returning to Scot-
land, ill order to devote his energies to the service (jf his country.
Such a cliaracter could not fail to win golden opinions amongst the
intelligent citizens of Edinburgh. The fidlowiiig quotation from a
work which enjoyed great poiailarity at the time of its publication,
will show in what estimation this Prelate was generally held. The
author was a Protestant, and if -we may judge liy the impartial and
fre(]uently unsparing manner in which he deals with many of the pub-
lic characuv'rs delineated in his book, he w.ns by no means disposed,
either to overpraise, or to depreciate, on account of r.ankand position,
whether i 1 Church or State. He speaks, as follows, of Bishop (,'ameron,
under the name ot Binhoj) /V?"Ar<.'
" He looks sti-aighforward to the interests of bis religion, and to
rendering it amiable, exemplary, I'asy and respectable. He is mild,
unatr'ected. ciieei Cul and gentlemanlike. There is a beauty of holiiies*
wliicli exalts iiini, and a highly finished polish of manners which tits
him for any Ci>urt in Euro|)e; nay, there is in him. even such a viva-
city of exjiression. accompanied by politeness, and the beams emana-
ting from a good heart, which so ])lay over and enlighten lii.s counte-
nance and his smile, that you might fancy him liandMune while
conversing with him. No man could ever have l)een better chosen to
accommodate iiis religion to a country inimical to it than tlie Bish(>p
is. Besides these (pialities, he i> a man of scit-iiee, and of deep reading,
which, however, has never disligure<l him into a bookworm, nor
unlitted him fni- society, nor t'ettei'eil him with a uKUiastic air. In a
word, he is a Vdra arin, being a Bishop without !i Bishn|)i-ie. a Scorch-
man without a national prejudice, a zealot willmiit liigo'ry. a man of
learning without pedantry, and a Uoinaii Catholic without prejudices,
religious, political (U- in any pt)ssil)le slia[ie."
NoTK III. — BiSlIOl' CAI!in;TllKl£S.
This ''greatly ludoved Prelate" — we use the language of the well
informed jind lil)eral minded, as reeorded in the. Sfotninun new.-|)aper
{see Feb'y. 27, IH('I-), deiairted this life on the 24tli day of .May, 1H52,
at the advanced age of biJ.
i
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Note JV. — " Tlie sword, like Judiih's vulinnt Prince, lie bore."
— ( Vide II. Endras, cap. 4,)
Bishop Gillis' "Letter to the Moderatok of the Asskmuly ok
THE Free Churoh of Scotland, containinjz a refutation of certain
statements made in tliat Assembly by the Rev. Fkku. Monod," and
also, his smaller work on Tahiti, shew liow ably, and how temperately
the learned Prelate could wield, on occasion, the sword of controversy.
It was generally remarked that when he conceived it to be his duty to
discuss any controverted niutter he invariably did so as became the
Preacher of peace, not in the spirit of disputation and angry contro-
versy. The works alluded to, wore published by Mr. Marshall, Fidin-
biirgh, and at 61, (now 53,) Mew Bond Street, London.
Note t — " Ilis will to execute," &c.
Minstri ejus qiti/acitis verhum ejus.
Note I — " Having every one of them harps, and (jolden vialu full ol
odours, which are the prayers of the Saints." — Apoc. V. 8.
Note * — " In the mid.st of the Throne and of the four living crea-
tures, and in the midst of the Ancients, a Lamb standing as it wer$
alain.^'' " Tanguam occisum." — Apoc. V. 8.
nee, he bore."
/. Eadras, cap. 4,)
THE AsSKMni.Y OF
itation of certain
{KD. MoNOD," nrid
1 liow temperately
•rd of controversy.
t to be liis duty to
so as became the
xiid anpry coiitro-
r. Marsliall, Kdin-
(jolden rm^ full of
!. V. 8.
e four living crea-
mdlng as it v:er$
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THE LATE BISHOP GILLIS, OF EDINBUKGE
{From the Trihnne.)
Sketch of tiik Rev. Mr. Dawson's Lectiiub on the Latk Bishop
GiLI.IS, DKUVEUKI) IN St. PaTUIOK's HaI.L, OtTAWA, ON StTNDAT
EvKNiNa, lytli June, 18G4.
Till' liberal portion of the Protestant press in recording the death
of Jiishop Ciillis, had remarked that not only the Catholics of Scotland,
but also the country itself, liad lost "an eminent man," and, indeed,
there was scarcely a Prelate of our time, so highly disiingwished.
There were pious and very learned Hishops, but with the single excep-
tion of Mgr. Dupatiloup of Orleans, none had been more prominently
before the European world, in the zealous fullilment of his sacredotal
functions. His fame would ever belong to the nation to whose lamiliea
lie owed bis descent, and which had been so long the scone of his la-
bours and the witness of his success. liut Canada, the land of his
birth, might well be jtroud of so great a son. His extraordinary
elo(|Ui;nce, more a gift, than an ac(piisition, was warndy admired at
the polished Court of Charles X. of France.
At a later period, such was the estimation in which he was held,
the Bishops of France invited him to preach in the Cathedral of Or-
leans at the national celebration in honor of Joan of Arc, the heroic
liberatri.v of her country. On that occasion the people of Orleans
marked their appreciation of his character by coiitiding to his care a
[)recious relic which had long remained in their keeping, tlie heart of
Henry IF. of England, in order that it might be safely lK)riie back to
the country over which that monarch had feigned.
His earnest labours in behalf of the Church to which the learned
Prelate was called, were as successful, as they were strenuous and
unceasing. He bore a ])rincii)al part in j)roviding funds for the revi-
ving missions of Edinburgh, and he succeeded in eiulowing them with
invaluable institutions. The Guild of St. Joseph, entirely his creation,
will long survive, and prove a lasting monument t(» his memory.
Generations to come will praise him for having introduced into the
Scottish inetroi»olis, that devout and accomplished community of Re-
ligious Ladies, who act in the two-fold capacity of Sisters of Cliarity
and teachers of youth.
Of no Minister of religion could it be more truly said, that ''he
loved the beauty of (Jod's house." The principal Catlioli(; Church ol
the ci<^y which he imi>roved and decorated, bears witness to his un-
questioned taste, and to the -^ouiKliiess of his views as regards the
ornamentation of churches.
St. Patrick's Church. Luthiau Road, in the erectiim of which,
together with his venerated predecessor, he shared so largely, entitled
him to the gratitude of the Irish portion of his fellow-citizens. But
this work, however important at the time it was acc(>in|ilislied, is now
lost fight ot in the presence of the greater tilings that have since been
done. T(» the zeal and nuuiilicence of Bishop (iillis alone are the Irish
people of I'idinburgh indebted for that more spacious and magnificent
church, known as " New St. Patrick's," which, may wo hojie, will
long remain a bright ornanjent in the most densely i>opulated portion
of the city.
2G
Tlie Chapel of St. Margai'ot, aitlioii;,'Ii not of lar^co ilimensioris,
would uloue sufTice to show tliat his itloas of I'ccKsiastical art'hitoctiire
were in perfect luiniioiiy with those of the j,'reattst masters. This is
fdrther shewn by the cordial and liberal manner in which he seconded
the laltours of the celebrated Well)y dePnjJcin, in his endeavours, wlii(di
have proved so generally successful, to ri'vive, throii^diont the liritish
Eni[)ire, that beautiful and nui>t appropriate style of Ciiurch architec-
ture, wjiich had so loi)|,r been one of its cliiefe>t <rloricH.
it liad been remarked tiiat t lie deceased iiisliop was •'a«'«licted to
controversy." If to rej-'cl with becominic spirit the calumnies that
have been heaped n[)on the t'hiu'ch, of which ho Vtas a minister, coidil
lay him ojien to this charg'e, he must, indeed, be found j^uilty ; but if,
when driven by hard necessity to d-fend himselt and the cau.se he had
es|)oused, lie spoke and wrote in tin lani:ua<?e of courtesy and mode- '
ration, we must hold liim to be hdnorr.bly accpiitted. And sueh was
the verdict of the enlij^htened portion of the Protestant world, by
whom he was held in the highest estimation. With Protestants too, '
he was accustomed to live on terms <.i friendship, and concur with '
them '" the ])rom()tion of schemes of charity, benevolence and improve-
ment. The country now laments the loss of many of those large- '
minded men — who co-operated with him — such as Lords Murray and
Abercrombie, together with theManpiis of Hreadalbane, who, although
Htnembor latterly of the Free Presliyterian ('hurch, had always been,
like the celebrated Dr. Chalmers, a friendly advocate of the Catliolie
cause.
llis energetic eftorts to preserve the celebrated Scottish Beneditf ine
Monastery at Ratisbon, must be gratefully remembered by the polite
and learned, as well as by the whole Catholic world. In . order to
effect this pnr|)ose, he went to (Jermany as the rejwesentative of the
Catholic Hisliops of Scotland. Highly recommended by the liberal'
government of the time, he succeeded in obtaining the favour of King
I.ouis, of Bavaria, who advised his ministry to deal generously witli
him, as regarded tlie object ot his mission. Finally, however, he only
prevailed .so far as to retard for some time the unjustifiable act of
spoliation, which wo have now at last to bewail. It was not the fault
of Bishop (fillis, if that splendid monument of Scoto-Celtic civilization
in (rermany, which had outlived the disorders and the disasters of the '
dark ages, and which, in a hiter age, even tjie fierce Bonaparte res-
pected, came, in our days, to be aniiihilated.
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arf,'e iliiMotisioti.-:,
'ticiil architecture
musters. Tliis i»
lii«"Ii lie secoiuled '
mloavoiirs, wliidi
-'lioiit tile liritisli
Cliinrli architec-
vjis "avMictod to
^ cahimnics that
a miiiisttM', could
111 #,niilty ; luit it',
the cause ho hiicl
.rtcsy and mode- '
. And such was
ostarit worhl, liy '
Protestants too, '
and concur witli '
TOO and imj)rove- '
' of those hirfjfe- '
>rds Murray and
e, wiio, alt)>ongh ^
lad always been, ■
of the Catholic. •
-tisli Benedictine
d by the polite '
1. In . order to
sentative of the
by the liberal'
? favour of Kinjjj
!;eneronsly witli
:)wever, be only ■
istifiable act ()f
•as not the fault
.'Itic civilization '
disasters of the ''
Bonaparte res-
C^ovints (I'hvi.^ti.
WK'niKV i.y FrjKXcir, my AF.i'iroxsE ksijciros.
T.
Pure is the uir, all cloudiest? cloar-—
^ Motlicr (trdcvvs the paly dawn
I. prises, fresher now appear,
The leafy hower and verdant lawn ;
The Imzzino,' hee 'mono; lilies pale,
The tuneful birds with loud aeelaini,
And the far sounding village hell
Jkuovaii's festival proelaim.
Xow ivy K'aves ad(jrn the w^ay,
^ And now, with veils of pui-est white,
Full many a cottage wall is gay,
The poor now hail the God of mi^dit,
A |. raver the wretched orphans breathe,
While joyful 'mid the tlowery fields,
A beauteous blue-bell crown beneath,
rier tresses fair the milkmaid shielils.
Xow od'rous incense mounts the sky,
And now, amid the gath'ring throng,
With angel voice and downcast eye,
^The virgin choir their notes prolono-,
While flowers are strewn in every part,
And tuneful boys their Savioi-'u i^reet
With cherub lips and guileless heart,
An offering more than perfumes meet.
Jler new-born l)abe tlu^ mother bears,
The solitary path along.
And this the burthen of "her prayei's ;
"Mine infant shield, () Loiir),'Vroin wron<r."
.Not miich she says, but with a smile, '"^
She fondly throws sonu' flowrets w'ild,
And her full heart thus speaks the while ;
" Jvin<l Father, bless, O bless thy child'"
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O'er garlands frotili, and roses jxiiy,
O'er carpets and o'er scattered hoiiglia,
The loving Jesus hends his way,
Attentive to His j»(H)ple's vom's.
Of old lie hore the tempest's shock ;
And now He finds no ]tla(ro of rest,
Save the cold bosom of the rock —
The woods — mayhap, some friendly breast.
Be runij ve bells, the valleys round,
Be oj)enetl every temple gate,
Bid musie's sweetest voice resound,
To hail the Almighty Potentate!
To-diiy let ev'ry tongue proclaim.
In ev'ry place by nu)rtals trod.
The praises of Jkhovah's name
The triumi>h of the incarnate God.
The miijhtv Coiuiuerors of yore
Through Pagan Ronu^ exultant rode,
Some lifeless idol to adore !
'Mid sufferers' groaiis, they hailed their Ood,
While moved along the vaiupjished f(je,
Sad victim of destructive war,
With uncrown.ed head and look of woe,
Before the hauijhtv Vic^tor's ear.
This is the Saviour's festal day.
How j)eacefid He, paternal, kind !
Before Him, all, is elieerful, gay ;
Kejoice, bids Hk, the lame, the blind ;
And sufferers all his goodness tell.
The fields are blessed, the grafted tree
Is blessed, and the pure village well,
'Tis thus, II K crowns His victory !
II.
The soul of man this world and Goo between.
To man by ties (;orporeal bound,
Is, by the sacrament of Ciiitisr, unseen.
The Fane au<j:ust, where 'mid this earthly scene,
Is felt the Dkity j)rofound.
Lo ! natur(;'s Priest, a puny mortal even I
Creation's centre He, His lieart
1
:#
B
breast.
T
leir God,
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An altar, wliere all iiattin^'s yjraisc is i^Ivon,
His yoi(!e, the echo of ineirs tli(Ui<rhtri't(» Heaven,
Ills vows, the vows of all impart.
A poet and a proi)het, heav(!nly tire<l,
The rapturous transport warms his hreast,
Tlis <rlowinir words hy Goo's own Itrcath inspired
WiMi tluMu as with a charm, is Truth attired,
The will of Heaven to men expressed.
A body vast this world, the sea its zone,
The starry spheres its canoity,
Its eyes oVr shinin-.^ bri^dit, the sun and moon ;
Its locks aye waving, are the forests lone,
Its soul, the wis(h)m of Divinitv.
Ketlected are these wonders all in man.
His soul beholds the Dkity ;
With comprehensive glance, he dares to span
The Earth an(l Sea, each hidden thing to scan,
A world amidst immensity !
Great Heaveti itself, as owning Him its Lord,
Descends, obedient to His nod !
Bright proofs of power (.-reated things afford,
Vast worlds existing by the Eternal word,
Whilst thine, O Priest, presents to man'his God!
it ween.
ily scene,
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Tl
lUl
Dies Irae.
Day of iin«ji:or, dav of (Iread !
Tlio \V(»rl(l, in tiiv, shall i)ass a way :
The (loom ill David's and Sihylla's lay.
Oh I what fL'ar shall then piwail,
When (t(»(1 sliall couu', the judi«;(.' of man,
And all his deods inoxorahlc scan I
Lond shall the last trnmiu't sound ;
Shall hear the sik-nt <!;rav(' its tone.
Shall face each startled soul the jud<^ineiit throne.
Death and Nature hoth shall see,
S])i!iiu- from the du>t each ci-eatnre forth,
lu-foi'e the dudg(! severe, to })lead its \V(»rtl!.
The doom hook in Heaven writ.
Wherein the witness all is read.
Mankind to judire, that day will l»e outsi)read.
Vhat. ah I wretchi'd, shall I say ?
What patron's aid shall I invoke i
When scarce the iijood shall Vea])e stern justice's stroke.
Awful Thou, Heaven's Majesty !
Yet free doth Thy salvation iiow ;
i^id oi)e Thy mercy's fountain, — fav(»r >how.
]-'\)r<i;et not, Saviour, Lord,
My guilt hath caused thy nu)rtal lite,
(live me to <'on(|uer in the final >trife.
Borne for me Thy crushiuij:; load.
For me endured the Cro".-^' pain :
Oh I he not all Thy mcrcy'.s toil in vsiln,
J list Thou art, aven<j;in»2; Judiic ;
Oh ! yet ere dawn that awful day,
Do Thou, in pity, wipe each stain away.
Ever scourges me remorse,
Exev burns me sin's devouring shame,
I, supj)liant now. Thy generous pity claim.
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it tliroric.
i-tl.
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juistu'ii'rt stroke.
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Tlioii (lid'st Mu^diilcii t'orf]jive,
And liejirdVt the rohher's luiiiible prayer ;
Mo, too, (I hope in Thee) Tliou'lt gracious spare.
All I how wortldess all my vows !
Yet, for Thy boiuiteous, IJeaveiily name,
My soul ThouMt save from Heirs eternal flame.
Ever 'mon<,',>t thy faithful few, —
'Thy chosen ones,— Thy throne beside,
'My ]»hice secure, — far "from Tliy foes divide.
I'e Thine enemies abashed,
lIopeh>s, condemned to endless fire ;
Amidst Thy saints to dwell sliall I aspire.
Humble and supjdiant ever,
C(>ntrite, my soul eacli sin deplores ;
]\Iine liud be; peace,— my treasure Heavenly stores.
Oh ! hat day ! what tears shall flow !
When .«,niilt-stain'd man from dust shall come.
The judi^'uient seat around, to meet his doom.
Spare, O Lord, each sinner spare,
Thy mercy, Jesus, liberal show.
Thy l>lessed peace eternally bestow.
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Amen.
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^e Drum ^audamuK^.
Praise, praise ever, to (lod lie given I
I'lue. I.oi'd alone, l»itl men proclaim ;
Parent ot'all adored in Heaven,
On earth. Internal (^ne Thy name !
Th<'e, rapt. (>xtol the antjel choirs,
Tlie Iieaven> and all the Heavenly ]^o\veris ;
The Chei'nh's strain to Thee asjiires,
The Sei'aphim liis sonji; outpours.
AVith eeaselos and with glad acclaim,
Knrajitnred, thev Thy glorv sing.
Holy, thrice lady is Thy mime.
Oh, Them. Lor<l (Jod, great Sahaoth's King I
Tliy majesty the Murld i)ervades,
The Heavens immense tliy glory own ;
A})ostle?- in exalted L^rades,
T'he Prophet band of high renown.
The IVFartyr host in robes ot'liglit.
The Holy Church all eaith around,
Th e, ^rajc>ty, sole great and bright.
Confess, and loud Thy praise resound.
Thy veneral)le only son
True (iod, idike we faithful praise.
To Him the sanu;, till time be done,
The ISjurit J'araclete, our lays
AVe ceaseless |)our. (Hirist ever more,
Of God alone, etermd sprung,
Iji Truth !ind ISpirit we adore.
Oh! let Thy praise be cordial sung !
Our erring, fallen race to save.
The meek and lowly Virgin's wonil)
Thou willing songlit'st, and freely gave
In expiation to the tond»,
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Tlie life wliicli f^imtclicd tV<mi doatli itrt stiiii;,
Ami llitiivcii's liiirn'd ]M»rt!ilM oncMfd wide,
To all who Ijiitlit'iil I'ouiid Tlit'o clin;:;';
Whilst Thon, ill ijlorv, l>y tho hide
<)t'(fi>d the FatluM* rcii^ri'st siinrcMiio.
From tluMicc txir day. 'l'lio\i It ])o\vorrid conic
The World to jiid;;-*'. That hour cxti'cnic
Who .shall a!.M(h'; Ihit Thou the doom
J*h\'ou> nvi'i't! Thy servants jdcad,
Foi' whom was shod thy precious hlood.
Oh I III their utmost, direst need,
'I'hinc aid cxtcMid ; 'JMiy Mercy's Hood
I'id |>Ient('ou> llow, and 'midst Thy Saints,
Our place secure in Glory's state,
All itowi.M* beyond of worldly taints,
OTerrimr. I>lind, ca[»!'icious fate.
Thy people, J^(»r(l, look down to save,
Thy choicest hli'ssiiiLTs ever pour
On them whom Heaven jtroj»itions ^ave
'J'o dwell in shadow of Thy power.
Oh, he lliey ever 'nealh Thy sway!
'I'hou wilt e\alt them evermore,
And, as they liund)le, earnest, i)ray.
Wilt aye dispense Thy bounteous store.
Each day, our voiee to Thee we raise:
From a^'e to ai^'e, we bless Thy name,
Ami bid our childrtMi s]>eak Thy praise —
'I'he praise Divine none else can claim.
Vom-bsafe, O Lord, that free from stain.
We pass Time's bourn ! Thy c;uaid bestow:
Sin's lui'injj;- snares, like victims slain
O'erthrown, Thy mercy shew.
Fails iH>t, gotnl Lord, our trust in Thee;
Wlien faint and weak, in darkest l)our,
l)oundle-s ti> us thy mercy be.
Oh, never can we doubt Thy power.
And ne'.er shall confusion see.
Amks.
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,itabat ^ttatct ilotovo.oa.
Hy tlic lost \vorl<]"is nMU'ciiiiiij; wood,
Moiifiit'iil tln' Holy Mother stoinl,
A> Hiiit iitoiiinir life was ;;iveii,
Wliit'' o|»e<l tor man the i^ates of Ifeaxcii,
IFow <2;roaiie(l that soul with anguish torn.
The load of sin that lon^ had hornt I
How sorrow |>i(!r<'0(l as with a sword,
The lieart (.f Christ, the Incarnate Word '.
Oil! how that hlesse(l tnotlier lone
J>ewailed lier afj^oiiizini; S(»n I
Oh I how she we])t her ernel loss,
AVheii racked n]>on tlii' hitter (^ross
The hest of sons she ti'end»lin<»; saw.
Home tlown by (.leath's uiic(»n(jnered law!
II(»w could their sorrow's flood restrain
They who beheld tluit mother's pain (
N(m(> could refuse her |)an<;s to share
Who saw the feelini; mother there.
The anguish other Son jiartake.
Who loving souj^lit our yoke to break.
Oh I cruel ji;i'ief, the Lord to see
Torn. scour<xe(l, and bleedinjx on the tree !
And she beheld, (»h ! woful scene '
II im who in life her joy had been,
An outcast now, and desolate,
Pursued Ly unrolentinii: liate,
As in his last ex )irini:; hour.
Earth felt, and the dark i^rave His power.
Blest motlier! may I favored I*e
Thy ke(!nest irrief to share with thee ?
The fountain of thy love impart,
Bid sorrow till, like thine, my heart.
Oh ! be my ice-cold soul on tire
Witn love divine ! may it asi)ire
(Jhrist the Lord God ever to seek.
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Ills \V(»r<l (iln'y ivvci'cnt uiu! iiu'ck.
( )li ! let it l)(' my diMircst cure
My S;i\ioiii''s wouikI,-' tliJit I may >li!ir(' I
( )li I let tliciii ever "xruvrii he,
liikc tlidic vvliicli pierced lliiii on tlie tree I
Wa«^ williiijLT hriiised tor me tiiy !S<ui ;
Let iii»t His work ill \iiiii Ite dotio!
Hilt ill His |»jissi(tii j:;ive me i>iirt,
iMv otreriiij' meet n edtitrite liejirt,
W liilst yet reimiiii life's Meotiii*; yeiirs.
Shall tlow my sym|>utlii/iii«^ tears.
Oh I lie my sorictw like to thine,
That wept sincere thy Son Divine.
Near to tlie Cross my place shall 1)",
In Iih'st society with thee.
Oh I earnest ever shall I iiKturn
IJke thee, so laithl'iil when t'orlorn.
Oh I lirii;htest ot" the X'ir^in train,
lie not my prayer to tluio in vain,
I)e like to tliine my sorrow jioiired
O'er llim the lSa\i(tur and Lord,
Oh ! in my heart I'll ever hear
Christ's death, His passion taitht'ul sliare.
And thoii His wounds around me tlirow,
A ^uard secure 'gainst every foe.
v)ii me His cruel bruises fall,
His cross my erring' nund re(tall.
His love my S(»iil inehi-iate,
\o better portion can I take.
This o'it't alone I favored claim ;
With love divine my s(tul on llame.
Safe, 'neatii thy jxiwerful sluehl atid sway.
r hopeful wait the judj^ment day,
r>id aye the cross my ^uard remain,
My surest stay C^hrint's ietluil jiain.
His ^I'ace be evermore my liijht.
My refiiije, hope and <2;reatest mi^ht.
When death shall seize nune earthly frame.
Oh I for thy Holy Son's liii^li name.
Be every sinful deed for<;iven,
And oped for me the gates of Heaven,
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.^onilcvbovji bomlu\V(UM], uithout uavninn, by the i*vu,o,oian,^i.*
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T.. A
SFA'KNTV WOMKX AM) CIllI.DKEX SKALN.
J)i(!">t lii'iir tliat <i'i'oan — tliat an'oiiiziii^x wail,
So (jiiickly wat'ted o'er tlie Nortlieni wave {
I'etter thy death knell, Pnissia — so sad the tale
^Mou'ii sha'l thy iron soul that gory g-rave.
'I'hv war till now was with the warrior Dane.
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Till now. 'twas man 'ii'ain^t man, 'tw;is sti'el 'ii:;ainst steel
Inist onlv hei'oe
fell I
lone (laivd ('om|tlain
l>nt now thv ti<iht in '<>'ainst the e-omnion ^\eal,
V\'a>'t not (Mion«i;ti, |)resum})tiion>, ii])start race,
I'ni'ojie's peace t<» mar, and proudly defy
()|iinion's ])ower. and stniu'irle to efface
A nation s name m
histo
rv so
hiii'h
TIk- London ('ont'spoiidonr of tlio Ottawa Citizen (ne\vsj)ft]ior).
wrili's a'^ 'nllox
London, April OMi, 1804.
"T!u' hoinliiirihiient of DnpjK'l proci-eds at a steady pace, and witli
inarvolloiis Herci'iu'ss. Soiidui-liorfr lias been nearly destroyed by tlu'
I'inssiaii siii'lls. It was crnel pofH-y to cast these iiiipleiiients of
deatli ain(»n;j; the women and children of a consideiTible town witiiout
iioticf. N'early seventy of these iion-eonibatants — for children and
women do not tifrlit — were killed. The fnrnitnre and homes of many
mon^ of the iiihai)ita!its were bnrned or destroyed. A feeliii.'.t a^'ainst
iMissians is common everywhere. No doubt the Danish armv
the r
made Sonderborn an>wcr their purpose. Understarid that Dnppel is ii
])roniontory with whieh the continent terminates there. Alsen is an
island that, at the foot of the I)up])el promontory, approaches within
200 or 800 yards of the mainland. Sonderborf: is built on the point of
Alsen nearest, I)ni)i)el. Two jiontoon bridges <'onnect the batteries on
the continent witli the town on the islaiul.
Tl
lese
brid;
'es were not
reached by the Prussian shells ; therefore the commanders decided to
honit)ard the town. By bnrnirifj; and destroying it fhey would oblige
the Danish army to encamp farther from their batteries. This step
was ailowalile liy tlie modern rules of war. Tt iiiifj;lit have been fol-
lowed, but lirst warnin^j: should have been given to tlie helpless iidiabi-
tants. Therein the Prussians failed — so shame rests on them."
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37
We
ALN.
/
ale ;
*j2:;iinst steel :
eul.
e.
en (iie\vs|)ai»er),
)ril 9Mi. 1804.
r pace, and with
jstroyed ])y tlic
iiiipleiiioiits ol'
le town witiioiit
ir diildren and
lionit's of many
feoliiifr af,'ain.st
e Danish army
:Iiat Duppel is a
v. Alsen is an
roachcfl wiMiin
- on tiie point, of
ho batteries on
idf>;es wore not
dors decided to
^y won hi obli^jje
ies. This stop
have been fol-
holploss iidiabi-
thorn."
r^ere such tlie lessoiiri of tliv s;i|>ieiit Iviii<r,
Thut tierce thou shouhrst wao-e reckless' cruel war
()u helpless w<.inGii ^ l.(,ni,^ thou'lt hear the sthu.-
Ol hurnnio: shanu", and curse thy fatal star. '^
Tlmu. Prussia, first 'niotiu- modern states, as sa..v
IdJ now wert held. No more thou'lt lustrous 'shino
J n wisdom s path hrmht pattern of our aoe.
rrath fallen the Avitherini.- curse on thcT' and thine
()t slaughtered Innocem-e; and reekino- homes
In (lavs to (•(•me shall tell of tliv disgrace
Ami the dire tale, wide o'er thy reiral dome's
Aloud proclaimed, th.y glories shall ett'ace.
S])eak shall the nations .^til! thv ]»v-o;one tame,
^^ P*ut on thy 'scutcheon dark will e'er he read
The deep rcproacli tluit now must l)li<,dit thy nanie—
The stain of hlood, so hasely, foully shed.'
Oh \ woful day !— the fateful In.ok of time
Thy like contains not—wiien a des])ot kino-
Brave men reluctant drives to deeds of crim(?
Yet, o'er thee, Prussia, shall tiap its wiui,^ '
Aroui^rtMl Scandinavia's Jiaven, and thoul't share
Strano-e ills tlum wot'st not of,— dread war's alarms -
Intestine strife that knows not whom to spare —
'Oainst thy own children turned thy dastard arms
88
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if
ffributf to the l«tf tf-att of (Mtjin, Vicctoy of Jfuaia,
&IV
iVC.
I,
itf.
M<»urn, Ilcro-Lnnd, as for a Monarch gone I"^'
Till' <;-oo(l, tlie brave, the sao-e, in Eastern clime.
Untimely falls ! lie was thy noblest son !
Krewhile thy Freedom's (>ham})it)n, ere the time
[lad come, wi'cn it should need no Statesman hand,
Iliji'h, o'er the admiring \V(»rld, its Hag to raise,
And, lond, and long, as in his own famed Land,
In deeds of glory, sj)eak its deathless praise.
II.
On I'annock's str(>ani is heard the Banshee's wail ;
llock, tlood an<l mountain, re-echo the ^ound ;
On Forth's dark wave, lanu'iiting tones assail
The listening ear; and, all her waters round,
The lowering wo(tds in direst sorrow bend ;
lie's tied, who was the honor of these shores !
And, patriot, kindred s})irits solemn lend
Their voict', amid the melancholy Howers
That vainly paint the mansions of the dead.
A nation's grief t(^ teH, a ]>eo])le's tears!
Soon as the warning, withering words are read,
That hope shut out, that rouse all true men's fears.
Ueneatli the sondtre ^rypt, is heard a groan.
Echoes the dim aisle that shadowy strain ;
Fi'om hoar Dunferndine's tower, a disnuil moan
To parent dust recalls, and, not in vain,
Oru Age's Bruce. As tolls that fatal hour.
'Neath India's sun, succumbs he in his })rime,
The Statesman and the Sage, endoM'ed with power,
To coufpier worlds, and rule in eveiy dime.
And,
AVe
Nobh
Bii't
If ne'(
Wi
Til at
Th
The h
To
'Xeat
liai
Thim
Wit
And s
r>en
Freed(
Enr
Tlu! SM
Tha
* Lord Elgin uied at Dhuruiiisallii, Itidiii, on the 20tli Novonibor.
186;!.
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III.
And, iirst, i^reai Wilboriurce, thy work hU care ! *
Well hiukt thou torn tlie lettors from the slave ;
Nobly, Britannia ])rcsfte(l, tliy toil to share.
But vain the lioon, even Freeih)in's boon slie gave,
Jf ne'er in timely hour the mind had risen,
With genius blessed as thine, lamented sage,
That made avail to man the gift of heaven ;
That eould in salutary toils enscajie
The hand unused to holy Freedom's sway,
To sloth inclined, and deadly jileasure's lure
'Xcatli VVc'stei'ii skies, where Sol's refulgent ray
liank wx'eds of vi(te uprears in soil inipiire.
Thine was the task, each art of life tct blend.
With Liberty's sweet joys, unknown before ;
And savage men, with ra]>tiire, learned to bend
Beneatli tlie yoke thou bor'st from Ih'itain's shore-
Freedom's sweet yoke — labour with social bliss,
Enriching commerce, — interchange of niiiuls, —
The sacred care, no useful aim to miss.
That !nan to man in holy concord binds.
fears.
ver,
Novembor.
IV.
And, mourn Columbia I thine, too, the soul
That bade the Negro live, in Freedom live,
And, when emam'i])ate from base control.
Of peace and order brightest le-soiis give.
Vain, but Ibr him, were liberal Dlmuiam's t(»il,
IjOUiX liad'st thou i>;roaned beneath the bio-ot swav
< )f luirrow-minded tyrants, born to foil
The best laid schemes, an<l drive fail- Peace away.
Divided wert thou, Canada! the s])oil
Of faction, warring lierci;, unsatisfied.
Ambitious, graspimj. — in eternal nu»Il, —
That lu'ld all minds, and sacred Truth detied.
Of what avail to thee, that Freedom's Sun,
The Party strife, that raged so long, now ijUcH'd,
O'er Albion's favored Isles, trium])hant shone
* I have liearJ persons of tiie inoiit liberal evluoation, and who were
(leeitly interested in the welfare of the West Indies, speak in the
highest terms of Lord Elgin's rnlo in Jamaica,
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Tliou from the Constitution's pale, expelled,
An Iron age endiired'et, and lielj)less lay,
Yanqiiisncd, despairing, powerless, at the feet
Of enemies, who quenched the fijlorious ray —
The light of Liberty — thou deemed'st so sweet.
Ah ! long unheia'd thy voiee — thy tale of woe !
It fiiinter grows ! — 13ut, ere 'tis stilled in thy gore,
Enlightened Dukham nobly strives to show
Thy griefs, and Elgin hastens to thy shore.
Victory awaits thee, Ekuck, and fields are won.
That long shall live in History's proudest page ;
And, when our Age's Warriors are gone,
Will genius' toil, in days to come, engage.
Loud, jubilant and long, bid swell the strain.
As erst o'er Him, who in the days of yore,
By Bannock's brook, heedless of toil and pain,
A Nation's Liberty victorious bore.
Mourn not thy Bruce, the Saviour of thy Race !
He loved thee well, and did thy land adorn;
But ne'er shall envious time his fame efface,
Although from bleeding hearts too early torn.
Cold wert thou, pale and dead ! He bade thee live
Fair Freedom's life ! and thou becani'st a gem,
The Richest, Earth or Ocean e'er could give,
The brightest in Victoria's Diadem !
And equal wert thou to the improving age.
Great Elgin ! Nought but a vast Empire's fate,
Thy course might stay. If India could engage
Thy counsel and thy arm, its power shall date
From that auspicious day thou lent'st thine aid ;
And thou shalt honored live, in History's page,
'Mongst them whose memories shall never fade —
With Havelock and Clyde, brave, good and sage !
Now onward speeds thy Bark, and Tartar hordes
Vanquished recoil. The conqueror Mongol's prido
Subdued, craves Peace of Europe's mighty Lords,
And vows that Europe's laws it will abide.
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Yo boast, in vain, proud Ivace, C'elostial fire,
Nought in your varied ways, was tliere of Heaven,
Till IIk whose soaring genius could inspire
New thoughts and sweet humanity, was given.
England, in rapture, hails her honored son,
Rich with new spoil, returns he o'er the main ;
Kinj>ires, not gold, the Gloricus Trophies won !
Thine own, loved Albion, "\er to remain.
Elate, each haughty Conqueror of yore
Fast bound to victory's car, the trampled foe !
Pageants, so monstrous, shall be seen no more.
Impious, unworthy Britain's Crown, such show !
Isles, Diamond bright, in the far Eastern Sea,
Thy power attest, sage Bruce, and long thy Namk
Thy country shall embalm, and twine for thee.
Perennial wreaths, decay shall ne\'er (;laim !
Peace to thy Shade ! Secure is thy Eenown !
And thou, as calm, shalt sleep on Orient plain.:-,
As if by warm and weeping Friends laid down,
By thy loved Forth's fair tide, 'mid llegal* Fanes.
Xear Scotia's Patriot Chief, thou may'st not dwell ;
But, o'er thy Laurelled Bed, shall reverent sweep
Saved India's perfumed gales, and thou, as well,
Whilst Guardian Spirits Holy Vigils keep,
Shalt patient wait, in Cashmere's balmy vale^
The hoped for, glorious Resurrection Morn,
As if recorded were thy deatli's sad tale.
In that Dear Land, thou didst so long adorn.
February, 1864.
* Tlie ancient Abbey Church of Dunfermline wa?, for several cen-
turies, the burial place of the Royal family. A stone sarcophngus
containing the remains of King Roukijt tiik Biuce, the Hero of Ban-
uockburn, is placed immediately under the great Tower.
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I
ps
prido
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^l mnatciv'.c' Day nt (»>ttau*a, i8r,4.*
Hail, patriot baud, loved Scotia's cliildren, li;!il!
JJid sj)rcad the least, bid joyous soug ju'evail.
IIow bnji'ht this day !
Each heart so n'ay.
Yet long hath rolled time's course,
Since first, this festive l)oard around,
Flowed sweet discoui'se
And music's stirring sound.
r>id till the bowl !
V>'h\ flow the soul !
Lo I Ileason's festive hour !
Lo I now blest union's power
Iler throne around, in s[)acious halls,
Iler charm bound votaries calls.
* Tlic natives of Scothuid and nnnicrous persons of Scottish dosCL-iit
resident on tlie continent of Anioric'U, take great deliglit in oelebratin^;
their national tV'^tival.
This year, tlie St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa caused the feast to
be observed with more tlian tlie usual eclat. A numerous body of the
members, together with invited guests dined together in a large room
attached to one of the Hotels. A Legislative Councillor, a Member of
]*arliau!ont and many gentlemen of the learned professions honored the
festive board with their presence. The Artillo.y of the place also did
Jionor to tlic occasion l)y firing a salute as each toast was given.
kSi)eecii and Song jirevailed throughout the evening, and it were dif-
Ik'ult to decide whether the former or the latter e.\'])ressed the greater
amount of iJatriotism and good humor, whilst there was not the slight-
est inclination to depreciate the other important natiomUities of whicli
the Emi)ire is composed.
The hall was elegantly — even richly decorated. The Banner of St.
Andrew was conspicuous. Fdll length portraits of the Queen, ami
other members of the Royal Family ; a beautiful trans[)arency rei)re-
senting the Poet Burns, together with other paintings suited to the
occasion, were seen along tlie walls. Magnificent vases of flowers, as
fresh and fragrant as in July or August, adorne<l the tables. .\nd if
in this, the feast was classic, no less than as regarded the elegant and
rerJierche nature of the viands, it was more than classic by the admi-
rable moderation which ])revailed. It may well be doubted whether
such luxurious revellers as those who graced the ban(iuets of tJroece
and Rome, would have enjoyed with so keen a rolisii, the remarks
illustrative of the history, the warlike achievements and the jdiiloso-
phy of ancient Caledonia, which the occasion called forth, or could
have i)articipated in the sentiments that opportunely found utterance,
and were received with manifest delight.
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O
er wnr's iilanib
ail!
' ?
tisli dosct'iit
oelcbriitiii;;
the least to
body of tlio
, l.ir^e room
I Member of
honored tlic
ace also did
was i^-iveii.
it wera dil-
tlie ;;'roater
>t tlie sliirht-
ianner of St.
Queen, and
ency rcpre-
lited to the
'flowers, us
es. And if
elegant and
y tlie admi-
ted whetliei'
i of Greece
the remarks
tlie i)hiloso-
th, or could
1 utterance.
Ami hostile nnns,
Victoi'ioiis of vnrc,
From never failing' store,
Hold iSeotiii ojive,
^ Each wnrrior bravo
Nol.ly to eheer, as home he sped,
ilis toils aehieved, his toes all Hed.
The wine eup flowed.
Gladdened hearts glowed ;
In thrillino; strain"
— Song's deathless vein, —
The tale prolonged each patriot hard.
And highest praise, dear hought, was hea
<)f victor Kings that valiant led
The hattle's van, and giorions hied
In Freedom's eanse, a nation's lil'o
Foremost to-save, in gore-dyed strife.
Lo ! now no more,
"What was of yore.
The nation's task now done.
The hard-fought battle M'on,
The Peace wreath, brightly now,
Surrounds her tranquil brow.
Now toils her care (lenian<l,
jS^ew leaders take command ;
Onward, aye, onwartl still ;
Such the great age's will.
Songs new be sung,
The harp nnstrung,
Encliantress like tha't bonnd,
The festive board around
Our hero sires, and iired
The raptured breast, inspired
Each ardent mind, and nerved
The arm that never swerved.
Now changed the tone ;
To Peace alone.
The gifted muse will bow;
IIku victories to show.
The s\\ eetest songs will pour.
And all the world out o'ei-,
Her praises loml proclaim,
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IIkii iiiitlis to lasting Fainu
Ave Iciidini!: sure, ouv davt,,
(Mdfe bloHit than {incient ways,)
Ilastciiiiiii: h\ rajtiil pace,
With tr(»i)hi(.'s new, to <;'ni(!e.
All strife away,
Bid cease the fray,
S»» lonji; tliat vaiidy ra;i;e(l,
And war eternal wa^ed.
And cruel nnide eaeli mind,
That else were c'ood and kind,
A shrine to hatred ij:;iv(>n,
llin'h swollen with evil's leaven.
5Sweet l^eace and Union dear,
Around our board a|)pear.
Qui" sainted patron true.
Bound by no narrow view,
A debtor was to all ;
Nor eo\dd his mind enthrall
Secttarian bigot ]>ride.
That dared the world divide,
Maihj fiendish dis('ord reign,
And ills on ills, an endless train.
Bid flow tlic bowl,
Kejoice each soul !
So Bruce of old.
As bards have told.
The wine cuj) (|ualled,
Whilst Barons laughed
Kight jovial round.
And music's sound
The victor praised,
And sky-ward raised
Each victor bold.
For deeds extolled,
Of high renown.
The hiurel (trown
That bravely won,
All foes out-done,
And Freoilom given,
ik'st gift of Heaven,
Our land to save, —
Loved Scotia, — ever gre?t and brave,
To
EDlNBUluni.
<io()i) Tidiiiij;. iVoiii vciir distant slu.re;
For wliicli luv thiiiik-s, tlio pleasure nun-v
Tliau words, jiowovcr true, can tell.
You joy, ill turn, to learn alPs well.
^ Much doth MMir ..Mivicd land of bliss
Contain. Nor will it e'er to this
Our ni)start world, the palm resio-n.
To speak its i)raise, no task of mine,
-fts list ol"«i;lories, hrio-ht and loni>;,
All ehronieled in tale and son<^% "'
Familiar to your patriot mind',
Like o-olden liidcs that faster hind
The many eharm-hright fairy chains,
That tie you to loved Scotia's plains.
^ Thonu'li ]iroud he your liistoric name.
Ijnrivtdled in the rolls of fame,
Far o'er the nniin with ]earnin<^/s eve,
And taste relined, you can descry
Whate'er of beauty boasts our clime,
Its story read by hoary time
Unliallo\V(3d yet, and with the sao-e
And statesman, watch its tender 'a<;-e
With proo-ress crov.ned, in all the ways
Of various ait, — a iiation's praise, —
With stej)s unbroken, onward ])orne,
As erst, ere yet, by discord torn.
In (hiys }»rimeval,' A(him's race
Stro(hi powerful on, with <2;iant i)ace.
And all those wonders early wrout:;ht
Best fruit of knowledge, lore un!)ouo'ht,
That still our admiration claim,
And eterni/e the ancestral name
Of mighty Ximrod's ancient sway
Of Nineveh's and Egypt's day.
Of Babylon the gretit, and Rome,
Of licioiico iis (»t'i»o\V('i tlio lioiiie
Till [)ri<l(' iiiul |)(tiiii> iiiul w Tccki;!*;- M'ar
StalkcMl tui'tli, iiiiinV n»»l»lost wu.'ks to inar.
MiU'li tliiit was ^roat with yo i of yore,
Its ancioiit ;i;r('atiH'ss t»wns no luuro.
Where proudly rise i-jliiia's Towi'rs,
Exist not now tliorfe sovereign powers
That wisely gave a nation's laws,
And waved the sword in freedom's "aiise.
Famed Stirling^ grandeur "s but a name,
And now are onlv known to fame,
Dunstati'nage and Dunolly hoar,
With Uoyal IVralcolmV rootle.-s tower,
And storied Lithgow's shattered walls.
And statcdy Scoue's histi)ri(' halls.
Even Ilolyhood is desolate,
Its monarehs gone and regal state.
With you hath heen what here may be.
Yea, will be yet, and we shall see
New glories crown tViis virgin land,
Whate'er is beiiutiful and grand
Its own become, as time pours forth
Of art and toil the varied store,
Us now enriching, as of yore.
The father people with the sp(>ll
Of ages gone, the treasured hoard
Into the lap nneeasing })onred
Of generations as they rise.
By lib'ral sires, whose high emprise
Bids earth and air and ocean wide
Their wealth untold with man divide.
With you, Prometheus' like, Heaven's fire
Bold men have stolen, and bid aspire
O'er isles and continents, its light
Daring to throw, its radiance bright
Intelligence diii'using wide.
Vast seas beyond, wmere Ocean's tide
Sweeps India's shores, and fabled lave
The Ganges and Euphrates wave
The Hindoo land. Your concpiest great,
But, yields it yet to ours, complete
Our victory more, in forests drear
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And (lisiiijil rtwainps tliat l)i(lrt appear
Tlie ucriiil iiiesscii^cr to joy
Tlic (!xiU', and briiii; swi!i't alloy
T(» sorrow's ciij), in lo^- huilt home
So oft that dwells, (jro yet have coine
TolFs liiseious iVtiits, and, eheerin<i; more,
Loved friends lon^ lost from Britain's Hhore.
Au;j;ht, is there, favored, yon possess^
This Western land that does not hless ?
FamcMl are youi" num'rous streams, and lonu
Have echoed to the voiee ot'sonji;.
Not useful more than ours, whieh flow
T^nsunj:: as yet. Loni:; years aijo
Arose your liards. The torrent Avild
Immortal jjjrew, and to each chihl
Familiar was your hero tale,
A\u\ e\'i'v hill and storied vale
With life instinct, 'ncath genius spell.
Forth mirrored as the lim[)id well,
Your more than thousand vears of fame
That ave the Poet's meed will claim.
Ilarj) of the North I thy deathless strain
lie wafted o'er the foamiua' niiiin I
Bid thine ecstatic numbers flow.
Where bright Colund)ian waters glow.
Echo thy music to the roar
Of cataracts I Bid smile the shore
Of beautiful Ontario's flood,
Where late the red man's wigwam stood,
With song wreaths new; — with such of old.
As tlimi didst crown each warrior bold.
Who for his Sco'ia loved to wield
In ptitriot warfare's gory held.
Bright freedom's dauntless sword, and \vell
1 1 is laurels won, as they can tell,
Exultant, free as breeze of morn.
Whom victory's happy iruits adorn.
The gifts so fair, that blessed their toil, —
Laws Equal, — grace Canadian soil.
Nor to her coiupiering patriot sires
ITngrateful, Canada aspires.
Onward, in time's great march to s[)eed.
Like them to win the victor's meed.
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And (low, with riK'ru<li<' will.
Anxious iu'i" liiuh ("trcci' In (III,
Tlio ^•('iiiiis ot'licr lak'c,^ apiK'uiv,
And as on Xitli's fair stream, in ycan-^
Not yi't l(»iiii,' ^uiir, tlic woiidrous jiowor,—
This a^vV l)oast, uvcii iiow Iiri- own,
l)i(ls IVciinctit jtly, wlicrc late uid\n(»wn
All kind of rail, rlic st< anishi]i jjrand,
Tlu' sons (»f tra«l(' from cn'i'v land
riiat uilliui; ln-ars, and on onr sliore.H
The wealth of w<»rlds continual 'Miurs.
Yet Is not commiTC' all our care;
Destined each biessiniT rich to share,
Kai'th's teeininu!: hosom ceaseless })onrrt
Into the hand of toil, are onrs
The healthful labours of the Held,
And the dark forests ever yield
New scenes of indiistry, where man
All ^kill and art (Muploys, that can
T'he untamed wilderness sididui',
And di'ck with verdure ever new,
Untrodden, trjickless wilds, whei-e roamed
riio sava<;e bear, i nheeded tbamed
The tori'cnt haul, and winter's rei^■n
ITiU'heered, nncliecked by joy or ])ain.
Held sway indiroken o'er the laiul,
Fast clenchinij in his icy ban<l,
The nuii'lity world tliat lay concealed,
Expectant still to be revealed.
And open thrown, t<» bless inaid-cind.
Tbus, to the all-disposin<:; mind,
Obedient nu)i'e, tlian wlien unknown,
And M'olves fierce howled in forest lone.
Xor ^voods and fields alone bestow
The ji'ifts that bid us })ros[)'rin<i; o;row.
Lo ! treasures vast the niljieral rciirn
()ut])0\irs, and now, advent'rous jjain
Our hardy sons, wiiose skill ex])lores
Tracts desert, pathless, and their store*
Plenteous and rich, strives to possess,
More than in ai>;es gone, coidd l)less
The race of man, in fabled times.
Or now, in cartli's more favored climes.
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Nor (hiritl !.':iil(l, lUU* ;;'('iiiy (.r [ii(l
Tho WL'iillli .siiipji > (Mil- c'liildrcii timl.
Ah nvv wllli science lor tlieir hiihIc.
Tliu field tliey M-iircii so j:;niJi(I aiid wide,
l^'oiii di.tniit I(ud<(»ii's iVozeti w.-isc
'!'(» Iiiiids reiiiole, \sliere Invc
Tlio Atliimic tides I. leak (liis|.e's .-.hore.
Tlniius IxMiitt (MIS, I'iire, iinl<iio\vii before,
And |iiirest p»ld iiiid iiuirlile hriuiil,
'J'lielr toils I'eward,— tlieir luiuds deli^lit
W'itli prospects jvr.'md ; — ^vItil^t Iiold aspires
Our iiilaut I'ace, their ^'iaiit sires
'J'o eiindate, Inmi sea to sea,
Tlieir Kinpire'.- power one day to 1)0.
AVJicre llou. [lie \a>t I'acillc tide, (*)
Even noM' mankind our laws abide;
Where sweeps the ruij^^ed Eastern strand
Wild ocean's foam, our rule and land.
Not liberal initnre's uit'ts alone
Our soil enrich ; each art its own
AVants to sujiplv, lite to adorn.
Here revels ji;enin,> iiiitive-born ;
Hieir u'ilte<l sons remotest climes
i'estow : these Avillin<i; urace our tijnes
With ornament and vealth of nnnd,
Their study to improve mankind.
With soai'iini' view they anxious tend
The openini;; intellect to bend,
l>y hues that art and science lend.
Thus, where by great St. Lawrence tide.
Stately arise in martial pride,
Quebec's famed walls, and Diamond's towers (1)
Defiance frown to hostile ])owers.
The ])ainter's varied skill disi)lays
The artist mind of other days;
The architect's ingenions lore.
The art of times gone by, even more
Sets forth, as "wond'ring yon behold
Those massive walls now gray and old,
That oft have beat the foeman back,
Eepelling, firm, each bold attack,
As powerless fell the shattering ball
Against the eompact, boml)-proof wall. (2)
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Nor fail witli tiiuu our wisdom [xiwjrs
Of modern skill tlie i>"eiiius ours.
Witness those edifices jji;rand
That deck the foamin;»; Ottawa's land ;
Ma*i;niiicent in all their ])arts,
The Architect's and Sculptor's arts
Our peo])le's taste and i2;en'i"«»ns will
Glorious dis])lay, as on to till
Their high career, they e:'<!;er s])t.ed
By honor's' ])ath:;, more ])least'd the meed
Of industry to win, than fame
Of hero bold, wh(;se laurelled name
In fields of blood that lustrous shone,
Survives. — a shadow, bright but lone.
Nor deem our lot so wretched here ;
Winter terrific more than half the yea!'
O'er rivers, lakes and si dling fields,
Steridy his frcxoi sce})tre wields.
Meaiiwhile, are we, not all forlorn,
As if from ev'ry pleasure torji.
Changed is the season, true : arise
New scenes, and, freijuent now the sk!e>
In all their wintry grandeur l.(\ver.
And conscious of their giant power,
The tempest hurl. To refuge *lriven,
Wayfaring men 'gainst angry Iltaven
Contend not. To their homes they cling.
rio[>ing the God of light will bring
Ere long, the sunshine back, — the ray
So briglit of the Canadian day.
In winter, eveii, S(.> cloudlcs^^, — vjeiu'.
We think no niore this time oi'year
A period dull and tii'esome grown,
When summer's Halcyon days are flown.
And Autunm, as for very grief,
Hath strewn the sere and withered leaf
Each frame, the winter air so keen.
Not languid i'ow, as it had been
In scorching Sinnmer's heat, delights
In healthful exercise, excites
Anew its powers by manly toils
And sports invigorating, spoils
The forest of its wealth, and rears
Tlie fal)ri(^ vast, in tntiire ycavs
Will hloss the store, and bid inercase
The luitioirs strength, secure its ])eac'C,
Its bulwarks raise, that will dety
Each t'oe that e'er shall dariu*;- try
Its soil to win. Thus plies his axe
The hardy wooduian, to relax
ruwilliuii:, even when rudely blows
The bitiui;- wind, and jjatherini;' snows
Whiten the i>;rini pines, and all trace
Of lierb and footpath to ettace
Hasten infallible. His art
Fails not meanwhile, and his bold heart
Exultant wars against the l)last
Nor thinks he till his toils are past.
Of cot or wigw.an. They who can
Crush this unconcpierable nuii].
Dreaded is our winter ; but amiss ;
Sweetest home joys and social bliss
Its ever fruitful growth. These nu)re
Here dwell, than on the happy shore
Of pros]>"rous Britain. Here is found
True happiness, and here abound
Pleasures all pure, now long uid<nown
Whence truth and fruijfal wavs are tiown.
Favored Isles ! by Steamship and Rail
Onward you speed o'er hill and vale.
Nought can your progress stay ; your ways
Like net-work spread, the land unite
As nnigic spell both strong and bright
The votary binds in charmed tie
That none may break, so wide and high
Your art extends ; and now no more
Yotu" races foreign arc, the shore
Of mainlaiul, in our day, conjoined
With islands lone, bid live numkind
In amity, by commerce bound.
And social joys, your Empire round.
Thus, they who barb'rous erst were deemed
And lost their lot and hopeless seemed,
Delighted now the progress share, —
Our age's pride ; — and glad prepare
For times to come, all that is grand
Ill [)ro>j)cct vet 1<> !ll^,'<^^y^lm• land.
Not voins alone, llic ])o\\'ei- of steam.
The sea-wide la.ke and linijtid sli'eani,
Tlie li'o-lit canoe so late tliat bore,
Kow, ui;laddened, waft fVoni -^lioi-e to shore,
The ;i,'oldeii iVei^'ht, 'neath swell ini;' sail ;
With eon-'-ions art, n'>w hid avail
The mv.-tic en!^'im\ Tliu-, on land.
As on onr M'aters, di ■[) and i-Tand.
An c^ver livini.',' scene von view,
l^ehold. wiiii |)l(>asni\ ex'er new.
The fleets that ricddv laden Li'lide,
Ave hearinu' on the peaceful tide.
( )ur people's ho])es, — the costly stoics
That ii'i-eatlv hless these Western shores.
JSor only this the \ictory we (daiiu ;
Even now much honored is our name
'Mon<i;st all who for the loveof ^uin
Or ])lefisnre's dreams; heedless of [)ain
And travel-toil, seek distant climes.
And here meet all that modern times
To please or to enricdi luive found
III art's or science' ('iidless round.
Welcome to these the coinsinii' rrain
That u'randly swee[)s the lake hound plain
Th(! ii:loomy swanq) aiul forest wide.
From farthest lake to ocean's ti<le.
Severe ».)ur winter; u'lant you this;
But who shall tell wh:!t .-tore i>f hllss
From (dimes remote, uyiow \\< win^•^^
Unto thc-e i('e-i>;irt shores !t hrinu's.
Scarce wafted o'er tlit^ surii;in_i!; hrine.
Rich laden ships with snows romhine
Their ti'easures on our land to pour;
And now, when h(.»wlini>: tempests lower.
And hlindinii' drift, each way to bar,
Hastens resistless ; when the car
Steam-j)Ower defies, then riipid ^'lide
ThroUi!;h field and swam]) and forest wi<U\
On thousand roads of beaten snow,
Slei^hdiorse and man ; now bi-io-litly glow
'Neath wintry Sol's returning- ray.
The merchant loads that ci'owd (>ai'h wav;
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Now pleasure's votaries liealthful scorn
Both time and distance, lightly borne
O'er land and lake and ice-hound stream ;
Nor pain nor labour now they deem
The forest dark and dense to scour,
Nor rock nor mount resists their power.
On, on, they, joyous, eager, speed ;
Nor the keen piercing cold tliey heed,
Braced each nerve by the cheering day,
And glowing warm in furred array.
What with our Sunnner can compare ?
Nou, dit you^ possess, though great and rare,
Our lays of sunshine can ex(!el ;
Pleasing your clime, and who can tell.
What victories art with you hath won —
— Art that bids of ( )rient Sun
The warmth, though not the light bestow ;
That causes o'er the land to glow
Each beauty of the floral reign.
Sweet, luscious fruits, your wondrous gain.
But cheering more the gifts of Heaven
Beneath our Sun spontaneous given.
Too short, we own, our Summer time.
But glorious bright, — in Eastern clime
Unknown its splendour ; the clear day
Sheds genial the refulgent ray
Our earth that warms, and bids appear
The lustrous honors of the year.
Flowers of innumerable hues
The eye in rapturous transport views
The land around, — in shady vale.
Hill-side retired and forest dale.
The garden's various, rich array
Even Science' pen could scarce portray,
So vast the store kind nature gives
Where every plant unbidden lives.
Some care in Winter's keener hours.
Shelter from chilling Springtide showers,
And ea(;li exotic you descry,
Exultant in the Summer skv.
Too brief, alas ! this season bright ;
Yet to a time of new delight
Softly it yields ; cooler the days
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Tluit, now. loss \ivi(l, nu'llowc'd rays
Shed o\m- the rii)ene(l fields ; juid now
Freshened with dews, the sweet tlowei's <j:]t>w
In chastened Snnshine ; now the leaves
Their I'ieh hues chanu'e. as SuiniiUT <j:iMeves
Iler tlnone ti> ahdicate, her ray
(Traeet'nl to l>ale, 'lU'ath the nuld t'allf <lay.
Ts\)r p'ic^ves she as if Winter's blast
AVhen she Avithdraws, rushed 'lerce and fast
J>ut mournfully recedes to i)\\n
A rival worthy of hei* erown.
Kind, fruitl'ul Nature's revel time
Is the rerrplendent Snmmer's prime ;
Her rest, when torrid days are tiown.
And Antumn's o'entler hreath hath Idown.
Fai' less t'xerts she now her p(»wei'
The eoiKjnest won. In traiujnil hour
Rejoiciui!;, now her ii;iant nniiht
j*nt fortli no more, her sole delight
Sweetly to bask in the soft ray
Of the less warm Se]>tembei' day.
The Sun uneloiuled, bi-io-htly still
His ciilm, eool beams o'ei" dale and hill
l>eni:>'nant ])onrs, invites to i'i\-t.
As now serene, on Autumn's breast
He s'nks to sleep, the toil-worn race
Of busy men. ami bids efitice
l]ach furrow dark that care h;id wrouii'lit,
Whilst striving- to attain, d( ar bonght.
The wislied for ])rize. in searching glow
Of Suunn<'r's heat. Xov\' iVom the brow.
Anxious no more, are wiped away
'i'he dews of toil, and the blest swain
From labonr now of Sun-stiMick ])hn'n
Emancipate, with Nature'.- song,
IMends his glad voice, and bids ju'olong
Thi'onghont the calm, sweet Autumn time
The joyful strain, in favored elime
That grateful swells around the land
Where Sunnner with nnspuring hand.
Into the la]) of Antumn pours
Bounteous, her never failing stores.
Frou) heats oppressive now relieved.
Si^dV brighter, fiercer course achieved.
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fast
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The season (.'ver (^alin, serene,
(Tracioiis. a sw<M3t and soolliing scene
To wearied nu-u prosciits, the eye
AVitli new ideasure briii-ht, to the skv
Lni'a])tiired sours, and tlie joyed nn'nd
E\i)andinii;, LiTatet'iil, hids niankijxl
Then- thousand voices clioral raise
And jubihmt, tlie Ykau-King praise.
When iVoiu liis concli of driven snow
Came vIo-'i-ohs Spring, and tirst bade glow
The earth witli venhire, and arrayed
Each herb and tree in garb new made
Of ricliest foliage, the view
So cheering, jovous was, that few
Conld lo(»k nnnioved. Of coldest steel
The soul, that could iu)t i""'ard feel
The inlbiL-Jice sublime, thai I'an
I'lintugh ev'rv sense, aiul made each man
riiM woi'shi}) true, who bids appeal*
Tlie gl(U"ies (»f the rolling year.
More lovely Autumn. Hope's kiiul ray
Cheering t(» man. In rich array
Comes hojH'd for good, and now sweetly
YichU ))roniise to re:dity.
Thus, Spring's livi' joys that ho[te inspires
The baiKjuet s[)read may all adnnre
l^ut taste not yet, ]>ale their glad ray
To glorious Autumn's teeming day.
And now the feast, so rich |)rei)ared.
And lib'ral gi\en. is thankful shared.
'J'he happy g'uests expectant long,
The board artumd. iii raptures throng.
And lo I tliis Autumn feast to g)-ac(\
Tlicir beauteou> leaves the woods a[)ace
"With lo\'elie>t tints endle-> adorn.
Tlu'^e ever changing hues each morn
Ra])t y<»u descry in aspect new
Of luiiny colored robe, the view
S»» rich and cheering, varied, gi'and.
That annual decks this Western hind,
'I'he tbrests \ast in their array.
The sxlories of onr Autumn dav
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With fieUls and flowers consnire to raise,
And waft to distant shores its pr.nise.
Adieu my RAVENi-OiiAiG ! no more
Beliooves it now tliis <»;it'ted sliore
Joyful to sing. Will come the day
Wlien not unworthy Poet's lay,
A titting theme, — its social state,
Its statesmen and its sages great, —
The muses shall inspire, and song
Shall sweetest eulogies prolong.
Till fleld and flood and forest lone,
Harmonious, echo to their tone.
Remotest shores shall hear the strain.
And far, beyond the Western main.
In days to come, shall speak its fame
The fiard unborn. Its honored name
Glorious, with wreaths unfading twined,
'Mong them wliose labors bless nuw)kind.
Whose con({u'riTig power, nor warrior band
Xor Ocean's waves may now withstand.
Deign, gentle Peace, thine aid to lend.
Thy yoke beneath, willing to bend,
Bid all incline. This favored soil
Ever to bless, the sons of toil
Bid happy si)ecd in the grand way
This better age hath traced. Bid grow
With time their growth. Bounteous bestow
The progress meed. With garlands new
Thy votaries enwreath. Aye their view
Guide onward, till thy crowns of gold
Their brows encircle, wealth untold.
And all thy treasures, Peace, abound.
And Happiness each hearth surround.
Ottawa, October^ 18G4.
NOOTES.
* It hns hccn proved that those portions of the North-Wost Territory Tvhieh border ou
tlio I'aciflc Ocean, were subject to Canadian law until erected lately into separate Colonies.
'I'liey arc still governed by the same laws and the same Sovereign "authority as Canada.
(1) The renowned Citadel on Cape Diamond.
(2) Some of the ancient buildings at Quebec are known to be bonib-proof.
t I have no wish to introduce a Provincialism. But, I must aim at being understood.
On the continent of N. America, the word " fall " is universally used instead of " Autumn.' '
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"T.o! treasures vast the ininernl reign outpours, itp."
— Panes 4 and 5, oj Ejmth- to ~ — Edmlvrqh.
' Tt may be stated in reference to wliat is said in tlie foregoing lines
n. regard to the mineral resources of Canada, that no fewer than
thirty-five Acts have been passed in the Canadian Parliament, during
tlie course of the current year, for incorporating (^old-nuning or oth.^r
nmnng Companies, or otherwise regulating the working of valuable
•nines m Canada. Thus, there are Acts to incorporate " The Eastern
Townships Eldora.lo Cold and Copper Mining Conipany," "TheOi-hir
Cold Mining Company," "The River Famine Cold Mining Company "
"The J)u Loup (iold Company," "The Atlas (iold Mining Cmipany',"
"The South IlamCiold and Coj.per Mining Company," "The Kennebec
(Jold Mining Company," "The Havalah (}old Mining Comi.anv,"
" The Magog tJold Mining Comj.any," "The Hu.d<er Hill C„],l Mining
Company," il-c, ic, &c.
Eruata.
Page 2, 7th line, for ont-spim, read out-span.
Page 12, 10th line from end, for steals, read steels.
Page 18, at end of second last line, for (0, place (;), and at the end
of the last line, for (;), (?).
At the end of Note 0, page 1(5, for interpreter, read interpreters.
Page 24, Note *, for (Ajioc. v. 8,) read (Apoc. v. 0.)
C O ]N^ 1^ E N ^r s
P.M1K.
Lament for tlio Right Rev. IJishop Gillis 1
Notes to the Lament, &c ^^
Corpus Christ! 27
Dies IriB 30
To Deum Lauclamus 32
Stabut Mater Dolorosa 34
Sonderborg bombarded without warning by the Prussians 36
Tribute to the late Earl of Elgin, Viceroy of India, &c., &c., &c. . . -iS
St. Andrew's Day at Ottawa 42
Epistle to Edinburgh, descriptive of Canada
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27
30
32
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36
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