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go, and you might read desperate thoughts in the faces of the riders. Hitherto the struggle had been severe, though it had not been throughout exactly a neck-and-neck affairit was now a near thing indeed, for if we had been delayed half an hour in Ecclerigg, so had Sitwell in Lowood -and though nothing had occurred to us so personally painful as his accident, we had had severer Trials of Temper. In suffering as in patience we might be fairly enough said to have been on a par.

At that moment a beautiful breeze, that had been born at the head of Langdale, came carolling and curling across the Lake, and met another as beautiful as itself from Belle-Isle, so lovingly that the two melted into one, and brought the Endeavour suddenly round Point-Battery, with all sails set, and all colours flying, a vision glorifying all Lowood Bay. Billy Balmer, all the while holding the rim of his hat, advocated most eloquently a proposal emanating from mine host, that the nags should be stabled for an hour or two, and that we should give Mr Sitwell a sail. Indeed he began to drop hints that it would be easy by signal to collect the whole musquitto fleet; and his oratory was so powerful that at the close of one of his speeches-in reply -we verily believed that a Trottingmatch between horses was about to be changed into a Regatta like that of Cowes.

And a regatta there is, at bidding of the Invisibles of air, whose breath is on the waters, now provided with a blueground, whitening with breakers, commonly called cats-heads. Five minutes ago, what shadowy stillness of vacant sleep-now what sunny animation of busy lifeiness all over face and breast of Winander! What unfurling, and hoisting, and crowding of canvass "in gentle places, bosoms, nooks, and bays!" and, my

eye, how every craft cocks her jib at the Endeavour! That is the Elizaso named after one of the finest women in England-since christened the "Ugly Cutter" by some malignant eunuch, squeaking the lie as he broke a vinegar cruet on her bows. That schooner is the Roscoe-and Lorenzo was then alive with "his fine Roman hand" and face; and so was Palafox, whose name that threemasted latine-rigged beauty bearssee how, with the wind on her beam like a flamingo, she flies! Yet she cannot overhaul the Liverpoolianthough that Wonder has not yet shaken out two reefs in her mainsail that tell a silent tale of yesterday's squalls. Is! was! what a confusion of moods and tenses! But the Past is all one with the Present. Imagi nation does what she likes with Time; she gives a mysterious middle voice to every verb-and genius pursues them through all their conjugations, feeling that they have all one rootand that the root of the Tree of Knowledge, of Good and of Evilplanted in the heart-and watered sometimes with dewdrop-looking tears, and as often with tears of blood!

And lo! beauty-laden—a life-boat indeed-behold the Barge! The Nil Timeo! Old Nell, as she is lovingly called by all the true sons of Winander! The Dreadnought and Invincible Old Nell Nil Timeo! No awning but one of parasols! Herself seemingly sunk by fair freight and bright burden down to the rowlocks, but steady in her speed as a dolphin; and is she not beautifully pulled, ye Naiads? The admiral's gig resplendent now among a fleet of wherries, skiffs, canoes; and harkwhile the female voices that can sing so divinely are all mute-swelling in strong heroic harmony the Poet Laureate's Song!

For ages, Winander, unsought was thy shore,

Nought disturb'd thy fair stream save the fisherman's oar;
Nor freighted with charms did the gay painted boat
To the soft beat of music triumphantly float;

When the Goddess of Love

View'd the scene from above,

And determined from Cyprus her court to remove;
Then selected a few, who were skilful and brave,
Her daughters to guard on the Westmoreland wave.

Though for far distant regions we ne'er set our sails,
Thy breast, O Winander! encounters rude gales;

When the swift whirlwind rushes from Langdale's dark form,
E'en the weather-worn sailor might start at the storm:
Yet in vain yields the mast

To the force of the blast

Whilst the heart to the moorings of courage is fast;
And the sons of Winander are skilful and brave,
Nor shrink from the threats of the Westmorland wave.

To us are consign'd the gay fête and the ball,
Where beauty enslaves whom no dangers appal;
For when she submission demands from our crew,
"Nil timeo" must yield, conq'ring Cupid, to you.
Then, alas! we complain

Of the heart-rending pain,

And confess that our motto is boasting and vain;
Though the sons of Winander are skilful and brave,
Their flag must be bow'd to the gems of the wave.

To us it is given to drain the deep bowl,
The dark hours of midnight thus cheerfully roll;
Our captain commands, we with pleasure obey,
And the dawning of morn only calls us away.
On our sleep-sealed eyes

Soon soft visions arise,

From the black fleet of sorrow we fear no surprise,
For the sons of Winander are joyous and brave,
As bold as the storm, and as free as the wave.

Whene'er we pass o'er, without compass, the line,
'Tis friendship that blows on an ocean of wine;
The breakers of discord ne'er roar on the lee,
At the rudder whilst love, wine, and friendship agree:
Then let us combine

Love, friendship, and wine,

On our bark then the bright star of pleasure shall shine;
For the sons of Winander are faithful and brave,
And proud rides their flag on the Westmorland wave.

And now "sharpening its mooned horns," the whole Fleet close inshore drops anchor; and all the crews give Christopher three cheers. If this be not a regatta, pray what is a regatta? Colonsay paws the beach as if impatient to board the Flag-Ship like a

horse-marine. The Shuffler draws up in style on our right flank"Steady, Sam! Steady!" Billy ap plies a red-hot poker to the touchhole of the pattareroe-and in full view of the Fleet-AGAIN WE START.

END OF FYTTE FIRST.

INDEX TO VOLUME XXXV.

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209

Almacks, effects of that institution, 72
Althorp, Lord, his unworthy behaviour in
the affair of Mr Sheil, 439
Angling, Stephen Oliver on, 775
Antoninus Pius, character of, 968
Aria, 291

Aristocracy, Hints to the, 68-Causes of
the decline of their influence, 72
Attacks on the Church, 731-To be view-
ed as an attempt against the whole inte-
rests of society, 733

Aurelius Verus, character of, 966
Aurora, à Vision, dedicated to Charles
Lamb, 992

Avidius Cassius, rebellion of, 978

dignity, 39-His exposé of the state of
France under the monarchy, 43-De-
fence of the nobility, and vindication of
the French clergy, 47. Part VIII. 273
-His book on the French Revolution a
useful guide to British statesmen, 274-
Deprecates the confiscation of church
property, 275-Shews the aim and in-
fluence of men of letters in France before
the Revolution, 277. His idea of a legis-
lator, 282-Sifts the measures of the
Revolution, 287. Part IX. 508-Ac-
count of the death of his son, 512-His
profound sorrow, ib.--and its effect on
his health, 514-His sarcastic remarks
on the Duke of Norfolk, 515-Outery
of Opposition against his pension, ib.—
His letter to a Noble Lord justifying his
claim to it, 516-Masterly rebuke of the
Duke of Bedford, 520

Byron, Lord, personal appearance and traits
of the character of, 56

Bailly, the French philosopher, account of, Cæsars, Chap. IV. The Patriot Emperors,

31

Baronet's Bride, the, 81

Baron Smith, 443-His triumphant vindi-

cation, 448

Barrington, Sir Jonah, extracts from his

Historic Memoirs of Ireland, 204, 396
Bear of Boulogne, curious story of, 400
Bernard, J. B., Esq., notice of his Theory
of the Constitution, 339

Bertrand, Countess, account of, 55
Bedford, Duke of, Burke's reply to his at-
tack on his pension, 516-Origin of his
vast property, 520

Bob Burke's duel with Ensign Brady of the
48th, 743

Brougham, Lord, his skilful and perseve-
ring pursuit of popularity, 562-His art-
ful depreciation of the aristocracy, 564—
Ignorance, 567-Disposal of his official
patronage, 568

British Army, refutation of aspersions on,
405

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961

Cambridge, University of, difference in its
mode of admitting Dissenters from that
of Oxford, 957

Campbell, Sir J., rejected at Dudley, and
to be forced upon Edinburgh, 898
Castle Elmere, a tale of political gratitude,
353

Castlereagh, Lord, recollections of, 399
Chalk mixed with oil of great use in paint-
ing, 552

Chalmers, Dr, examination of his opinions
on the Combination Laws, 839
Chateaubriand, Monsieur de, memoirs of,
608-In what light his apparent egotism
should be viewed, 611-Account of his
family, 612-His education and favourite
studies, 613-Residence in Paris and at
court, 614-Travels in America, 616—
Interview with Washington, ib.-Return
to France, 619-Marriage, ib.-Emigra-
tion, ib.-Hardships, 620
Christianity, error of supposing it no essen-
tial part of public felicity, 732
Christopher on Colonsay, 1002

Church, a, in North Wales, by Mrs He-
mans, 634

Church, the, and its Enemies, 954
Church, attacks on the, 731
Church of England, eminent men it has
produced, 735-Benefits it has conferred
on the country, 736-Fallacy of repre-
senting it as antiquated and opposed to

political improvements, 956-Its security
intimately connected with the two old
English Universities, 957
Church property, fallacy of the argument
for confiscating, 40

Cities, effect of their increase on the power
of Government considered, 535
Civilisation, how produced and maintained, 31
Clergy, the, viewed as landed proprietors,
739-Form a link between the higher and
lower orders, 740

Clifton, scenery of, 547

Colonial trade, its importance to Britain,
690

Colours, medium for preserving, 553
Combinations, 836

Combination Laws, arguments for their re-

peal canvassed, 839

Commons, House of, its vacillation, 538
Conde de Ildefonso, a tale of the Spanish
Revolution, 756

Condorcet, Marquis of, account of, 32
Conservative party, what impaired its in-
fluence, 533-Its principles gaining
ground, 886-Causes of the reaction in
favour of, 888-Obligations of Ministers
to, 893

Constitution, the, examination of the changes

it has undergone, 529
Conspiracy against Mr Sheil, 434
Continental writers unanimous in their hatred

of Britain, 686

Corn Laws, state of the votes on the motion
for their repeal, 542-Objections against
them examined, 793-Their operation on
the manufacturing and shipping interests,
794-Reduction of wages the conse-
quence of abolishing, 797
Corn Law Question, 792
Cousin Nicholas, 486, 643, 926
Crawford, Mr, his estimate of the inequality
of the bread-tax examined, 799
Crawfurd, Mr John, extracts from his cir-

cular to the electors of Mary-le-bone, 545
Crime, progress of, consequent upon the
education of the people, 234

Cruise of the Midge, Chap. I. 311-Chap.

II. 459-Chap. III. 587-Chap. IV. 899
Crypts, description of, 963
Curran, anecdote of, 402
Delta, four lyrics, by, 708
Democratic party, what has tended to
strengthen it, 532

Diary of a Late Physician, passages from the,
Chap. XV. 81

Dissenters, ministerial promises to, 543-
Arguments against their admission to de-
grees in the English Universities, 717-
Insist on the separation of Church and
State, 896-A respectable and influen-
tial portion of them friendly to the Esta
blishment, 956-Their object in claim-
ing admission to the Universities, 955
Dutch seamen, their behaviour during a
storm, 619.

Economists, Burke's character of the, 524
-A saying of Napoleon's regarding, 526
Edinburgh, attempt of the Whigs to make a
Treasury borough of, 898
Education, results of gratuitous, 234
Elegiac stanzas, by Delta, 710
Elliott, Ebenezer, poetry of, 815
Enchanted Domain, 666

England, her chief danger is from France,
508 Should maintain alliance with the
German powers, and neutrality with
France, 510-Mirabeau's conjecture as
to the greatness and stability of her power,
626-Her credit with foreigners, 628-
Continental states jealous of her maritime
power, 685-Dark prospects of, 687
Ettrick Shepherd, Mora Campbell, by the,

947

Exports and imports, unfavourable state of
our, 795

Family Poetry, No. V. A tale of the Rhine,

481

Flowers, the Moral of, 802
France, the influence of her principles dan
gerous to this country, 508-No national
religion in, 509, 737-Demoralization
,,of, 738

Gardeners, Loudon on the education of, 691
Government, the prostration of, 526
Grattan, Henry, his birth, education, and
youthful occupations, 390-Introduced
into Parliament by means of a close bo-
rough, 391-Specimens of his oratory,

392

Gregory Hipkins, Esquire, surnamed the
Unlucky, Chap. I-VI. 981

Hadrian, principles of his policy, 961
Haddon Hall, Yorkshire, by Delta, 709
Hartpole, George, melancholy history of,

393

Heart's Prison, the, by C. M., 267
Hemans, Mrs, Scenes and Hymns of Life,
by, No. VIII. 269-Keene, or funeral
lament of an Irish mother over her son,
by, 272-The Indian's Revenge, by, 504
-Thoughts and Recollections, by, 632
Hill, Mr, charges against the Irish members

in his speech at Hull, and proceedings in
Parliament caused by, 434

Hindu Drama, the, No. II. The Toy-cart,
122

Hints to the Aristocracy. A Retrospect of
Forty Years, from the 1st of January,
1834, 68

House of Commons, vacillation of, 538-
Divisions of last Session, 540
Hume, Mr, remarks on his statement as to
the comparative numbers of Churchmen
and Dissenters, 956
Huskisson, Mr, his proposal for altering the
Navigation Act, 677

Ildefonso, the Conde de, a tale of the Spa-
nish Revolution, Part I. 756
Innovation, immense increase of the spirit
of, 528

Indian's Revenge, by Mrs Hemans, 504
Ireland, different periods in her history,
386-Effects of patriotism in, 387
Irish grievances, some account of, 214
Irish Union, the, No. II, 204-No. III.
386

Jacobinism, on what founded, 45

Keene, or Funeral Lament of an Irish mo-
ther over her son, by Mrs Hemans, 272
Kilkenny, Earl of, anecdotes of, 205
Lamb, Charles, Aurora, a Vision, dedicated
to, 992

Lancasterian schools, their tendency, 232
Landed interest, its former preponderance
in the Constitution, 529
Lay of Sir Lionel, 635
Law, evils of cheap, 583

Letter from a Liberal Whig, 954

Lilies of the Field, by Mrs Hemans, 633
Lines on Wellington, by W. G., 330
Local Courts Bill, account of the debate
on, 576

Lords Brougham, Lyndhurst, and Local
Courts, 562

Loudon on the Education of Gardeners,

691-Absurdity of his views exposed,
693-Vulgarity of his style, 704
Louis XVI., description and character of, 615
Lyndhurst, Lord, his character, 573-His

masterly speech against local courts, 577
Lynmouth, in Devon, described, 177, 555
Macculloch, Mr, examination of his argu-

ments for the repeal of the Combination
Laws, 839

Malesherbes, Monsieur de, sketch of his
character, 614

Manufacturing counties, their progressive
increase for the last thirty years, 532
Marcus Aurelius, character of, 971
Memoirs of Monsieur de Chateaubriand, 608
Midge, Cruise of the, 311, 459, 567, 899
Ministers, their tenacity of office, 443-

Tame submission to O'Connell, 446
Mirabeau, 622-Disposition and eloquence

of, ib.-His family and birth, 623-Ir-
regularities, 624-Commences his poli-
tical career, ib.-Remarks on his cor-
respondence when in England, 625-His
attempt to save the monarchy of France,
628-Death and great fame, 630
Money erroneously supposed the measure of
every thing, 517

Monied interest, ascendency of the, 339
Mora Campbell, by the Ettrick Shepherd,

947

Moral of Flowers, 802

Mountain Sanctuaries, by Mrs Hemans, 632
Mountmorris, Lord, anecdotes of, 204
My Cousin Nicholas, Chap. I. II. III. IV.
486-Chap. V. VI. 643-Chap. VII.
VIII. 926

Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena, Remi-
niscences of, by a Lady, 48-His personal
appearance and dress, 49

National Debt, Mirabeau's opinion of, 626

Navigation Act, regulations of, 675-Rea-
sons on which it was founded, ib.-Im-
policy of altering, 686

New Orleans, different accounts of the at-
tack on the American lines at, 415
Nobility, Burke's defence and happy desig-
nation of that order, 47

Noctes Ambrosianæ, No. LXV. 852
O'Connell, his malicious charges against

Baron Smith, 447

Odyssey of Homer, Sotheby's, No. I. 1
Oliver, Stephen, on Angling, 775
Olive tree, the, by Mrs Hemans, 633
Old church in an English park, by Mrs He-
mans, 634

On a remembered picture of Christ, by Mrs
Hemans, 632

Oxford, University of, condition on which
Dissenters are admitted into, 957
Painters, difference between ancient and
modern, 553

Painting in oil, when practised in England,

553

Parties, present state of, 883-Rapidly re-
ducing themselves to two, the Conser-
vatives and Revolutionists, 896
Passages from the Diary of a late Physician,

Chap. XV. The Baronet's Bride, 81
Patriot Emperors of Rome, 961
Places of worship, by Mrs Hemans, 634
Poetry of Ebenezer Elliott, reviewed, 815
Poetry. The Wine-cup, a vision, by C.

M., 266-The Heart's Prison, by C.
M., 267-Prisoner's Evening Service,
by Mrs Hemans, 269-Keene, or fu-
neral lament of an Irish mother over her
son, by the same, 272-Lines on Wel-
lington, by W. G., 330-Nebuchadnez-
zar, by Thomas Aird, 369-Family Poe-
try, No. V. A Tale of the Rhine, 481-
The Poet's Bower, 502-The Indian's
Revenge, by Mrs Hemans, 504-
Thoughts and Recollections, by the same,
No. I. To a Family Bible, 632-II. On
a remembered Picture of Christ, ib.-
III. Mountain Sanctuaries, ib.-IV.
The Lilies of the Field, 633-V. The
Birds of the Air, ib.-VI. The Olive
Tree, ib. VII. Places of Worship, 634
-VIII. A Church in North Wales, ib.
-IX. Old Church in an English park,
ib.-The Lay of Sir Lionel, 635-The
Enchanted Domain, 666-Four Lyrics,
by Delta, No. I. To the Skylark, 708—
II. Twilight Thoughts, ib.-III. Had-
don Hall, Yorkshire, 709-IV. Elegiac
stanzas, 710-Woman, by Simonides,
translated by W. Hay, 711-Song of
Demodocus the bard, 714-Mora Camp-
bell, by the Ettrick Shepherd, 947—
Aurora, a Vision, 992

Present State of Parties, 883
Pringle, Major, his vindication of the Bri-
tish Army from the charges contained in
Stuart's Three Years in America, 409

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