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ring. The shanks have been broken off close, but their axis has more nearly 

 coincided with the axis of the bowl than is now usual. 



The size of the balls, fashion of the pipes, quantity of both, and the 

 place in which they were found, may be considered as establishing the 

 the scite of the " Prior's Hill Redoubt" beyond dispute ; for which reason 

 only we have thought it necessary to advert to the above circumstances. 



POETRY. 



LINES ON SEEING MR. BAILY'S STATUE OF " EVE AT THE 

 FOUNTAIN," 



IN THE BRISTOL INSTITUTION. 



Fresh from heaven, its fairest creature, 



First of woman's winning race ; 

 Innocence in every feature, 



Sweetness, tenderness, and grace. 

 Nature's all-accomplished daughter; 



See, she bends in fond amaze. 

 While her image in the water 



Charms her lone and lovely gaze. 



Happy sculptor ! thy creation 



Gives to sight the matchless Eve, 

 Milton's bright imagination 



Meant us, listening, to conceive. 

 Venus in her pagan glory, 



Sung by Byron, what is she, 

 Eve of Milton's hallowed story, 



Eden's Eve, compar'd with thee .' 



Clifton, June 4, 1835. T. G. 



MORNING. 



Awake ! awake ! 



The lark sings lustily, and the glad morn, 



Young, dewy-crested, and with verdure crown'd. 



Is up and on his progress towards mid-day. 



Within the circle of his coronal, 



Health, a glad guest, sits smiling ; around him 



Peace waves her olive wand abroad, and pours 



The treasures of his horn, Prosperity : 



Nature with her chief works hath risen to meet him ; 



Chiefcst of all, the life-infusing sun, 



His eastern couch and ebon bride hath spurned. 



And shines a real vision of bright gold. 



lip, up ! who that hath tasted of the scene, 



Or viewed creation in her chief aspect, 



