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neighbours, or aimed to rock his slight weight on 

 the topmast branch, and indulge in a day-dream of 

 naval glory to come. The author, bending over his 

 literary labours, may now perhaps sigh for the plain, 

 though plentiful fare, which, as a school -boy, he 

 despised, and long for a breath of the pure Dart- 

 moor air to cool his fevered and anxious brow. 



Poor H., thy constant song of "Away with melan- 

 choly," may too often be required in thy present 

 arduous undertakings ! 



How often is the future character of the man 

 traced in that of the boy! One youth, who has 

 since risen to no mean fame, proposed as a variety 

 in the amusements of his companions and himself, 

 to commence a manuscript periodical, which might 

 contain the learned effusions of the juvenile party. 

 This suggestion was received with loud acclamma- 

 tions, and under the appellation of " the Attic Bee*' 

 our little work flourished for many years. Solemn 

 and demure were the countenances of all during the 

 important task of composition, and sadly disfigured 

 with copies of hobbling verse, and meagre prose, 

 were the suffering editions of Homer and Virgil. 

 Specimens of bad orthography sometimes occurred, 

 but on the whole, pieces of no inconsiderable merit 

 graced the clearly written page. The following 

 extracts may serve as examples of the style of your 

 young authors. 



"THE ATTIC BEE, 



Published Monthly by the Young Gentlemen of 

 KILWORTHY SEMINARY." 



*'To Mrs. E., by whose kind patronage this undertaking has 

 been encouraged to proceed through all difficulties, these num- 

 bers are humbly dedicated by her much obliged and obedient 

 servant, 



The Editor." 



L'ENVOY. 

 The object of this Miscellany is to train the youthful mind to 

 express its ideas, on different branches of science, or of the 



