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Thou triune influence I God, Nature, man ! 



Instinctive blending of most holy thought, 



Predominant ieeling in all bosoms fraught 



With sympathy ! what intellect can span 



Thy wondrous whole, though every heart should bow 



In love and admiration ! cold oh ! cold 



Inactive and unfruitful must he be 



Who, as he gazes, never can behold 



That inner life, that spirituality 



Like light diffused throughout creation now ! 



With eye that sees not, dull and unendeared 



Existence for him passes, and in death 



No record leaves, that in his soul was sphered 



God's own immortal type made vital by His breath ! 



VI 



Odorous garden ! — as I leave thee warm 



With day's translucent presence, whilst their song 



Of gratulation happy birds prolong 



To him who decks them in such varied form 



Of beauty — may my spirit ever feel 



As now, this exquisite and soothing calm, — 



An interfusion, which like Circe's balm 



Is heavenly life ! may Nature thus reveal 



Her mystic loveliness, wide rent the veil 



That hangs before the portals of her shrine ! 



Thus when the sorrows of the world prevail 



Cheered by thy smile my soul will humbly trust 



In God, to purify and raise me from the dust ! 



MEETING OF THURSDAY 30th DECEMBEE, 1869. 



HIS EXCELLENCY SIR HENRY BARRLYj K.. C. B., 

 PATRON, IN THE CHAIR. 



The following members were present at the meeting : 

 the Hon. Ed. Newton, President ; the Hon. V. Naz, vice- 

 president ; Mr. A. Desenne, Treasurer ; Mr. L. Bouton, 

 Secretary ; Col. Pike, the Hon''bles J. Fraser, H. Pitot, 



