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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



therefore, though' seldom splendid, By glimpse of moon-shine chequerin 

 'fe ^wa)^s' vigbrdUS and animated, 



and carries the thought home to the 



'heart with inexpressible energy. 

 ^'His Tersificatiotf is almost as singu- 

 -Alai as the material's upon \ihich it is 



through the trees, 

 The school-boy with his satchel in his 



hand, 

 Whistling aloud to bear his courage up, 

 And lightly tripping o'er the long flat' 



stones, 



1 eiihployed ; sometimes careless and (With nettles skirted, and with moss 



'prosaic, and sometimes strikingly 

 •elegant and harmonious ; resembling 

 • sometimes the best manner of 

 -Shakespeare and Howe, and some- 

 4;ti«nes that of Milton and Young; 

 >ibnt without any marks of servile 

 ..imitation. Amidst such a profusion 

 t of beautiful and striking passages 

 that are to be found iu this singular 

 T poem, it is difficult to confirm these 

 jvgeneral remarks by particular quo- 

 v'tations. >»i;| 'xl • 

 j;f After a, solemn introduction, the 

 [■nfoliowing striking passage appears. 



x-'The wiad' is tip :' hark! how it howls ! 

 ^,„l, ,,, MethinUs ' 

 Till now 1 never heard a sound so dreary : 

 Duors creak, and windows clap, and 



night's fiiul bird, 

 Rook'd in the spire, screams loud : the 



gloomy a lies, 

 Black plasier'd, and hung round with 

 ,■,1,1 i(, shreds of 'scutcheons 

 ,,j.^ivd..ta^er'd coats of amis, send back 



, ^^^ ;.thesound, 

 ' Laden with heavier airs, from the low 



' ■ vaults, '■ 

 '■'Thd 'ihahsiotis ' of the dead. — ^^Rous'd 

 ■ )■■'^ from th^ir slumbers, 

 Jin*riin array the- grisly spectres rise, 

 .,(J4'iu horrible, and obstinately sullen, 

 .j^as>s ^[i^i r(^p!u>s,, hush'd ae the foot of 

 uight. 

 '"AgaVri! 'the screeicli-owl shrieks! ungra- 

 y.i'M;' : ciitis sound ! 

 I ''I'll hear no moix-; ' it n akes one's blood 

 ,Mj) t'iiii iancliiii."'' 



-Kiroi^'l""''"' ' '■''■ ■ 



,vti .Thefollowing picture is very fine 



v.^ndinatupal: ■ 



no invi;.|Mlt/: . 



•J^ftf in thelone •kuKch-yarU s»t nijhi I've 



o'ergrowu,) 

 That tell in homely phrase who lie 



below. 

 Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks Ins 



hears, 

 The sound of something purring at his 



heels ; 

 Full fast he tiics, and dares not look be- 

 hind liim, 

 Till out of breath he overtakes his 



fellows ; 

 Who gather round, and wonder at the 



tale 

 Of horrid apparation, tall and ghastly. 

 Thai walks at dead of night, or takes his 



stand 

 O'er some new open'd grave; and 



(strange to tell !) 

 Evanishes at crowing of the cock. 



This pleasing picture is finely 

 contrasted by the affecting one 

 which immediately follows it : 



The new-made widow '■ — ■ 



Sad sight ! slow moving o'er the pros- 

 trate dead. 



Listless, she crawls along in doleful 

 black, 



While bursts of sorrow gush from either 

 eye, > 



Fast falling down her now untasted 

 cheek. 



Prone on the lowly grave of the dear 

 man 



She drops; whilst busy meddling me- 

 mory. 



In barbarous succession, umsters up 



The past endearments of their softer 

 hours. 



Tenacious of its theme. Still, still she 

 thinks 



She sees him ; and, indulging the fond 

 thought, 



Clings yet more closely to the senseless 

 turf; 



No 



