3*4 HYMK5 BY SENEX. July 5, 



To the Editor of the Bee. 

 Sir, 



I AM much obliged to you for fo kipdly admitting into 

 your ufeful raifcellany, the exoerpts from the hymnsi 

 in profe I fometime ago communicated to you. — Since 

 then, my Hate of health has been fuch as to prevent 

 me from being able to fulfil my promife I embrace 

 the firfl opportunity that a fraall return of ftrength af- 

 fords, to fend you the concluding extraft that I promifed, 

 which I hope will not tend to injure the fale of your work, 

 I have now learnt, that thefe hymns were written by 

 Mrs. Barbauld. They are printed in a auodecimq 

 form, anno 1782, and fold by J. Johnfon, No. 72, 

 St Paul's Church-Yard. 



I fhall continue to read your mifcellany as long a^ 

 health permits, if you adhere to your judicious refo- 

 lution of admitting nothing into it that has an iiiimorajl 

 tendency ; and if my ftrength fliould return, 1 fhall nql 

 fail to give you notice of any particular that occurs tq 

 me, which promifes to add to the value of your pub- 

 lication. With fincere good wilhes, I am, &.c. 



June 8th, 7 Sjenex, 



1791- s 



JJytfin rV. and lafl, communicated by Senex, continue^ 



from Vol. II. page 264. 

 " Child of mortality, whence com efl thou? why i^ 

 ^* thy countenance fad, and why are thine eyes red 

 ^* with weeping?" 



I have feen the rofe in its beauty: it fpread its leaves 

 in the morning fun. I returned ; it was dying 



ppon its ftalk ; the grace of the form of it was gone j 



