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# Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley/On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell

ON THE DEATH OF THE REV. DR. SEWELL.
1769.
Ere yet the morn its lovely blushes spread,
See Sewell numbered with the happy dead. ​Hail, holy man! arrived the immortal shore;
Though we shall hear thy warning voice no more,
Come, let us all behold, with wishful eyes,
The saint ascending to his native skies:
From hence the prophet winged his rapturous way,
To the blest mansions in eternal day.
Then, begging for the Spirit of our God,
And panting eager for the same abode,
Come, let us all with the same vigor rise,
And take a prospect of the blissful skies;
While on our minds Christ's image is impressed,
And the dear Saviour glows in ev'ry breast.
Thrice happy saint! to find thy heaven at last,
What compensation for the evils past!
Great God! incomprehensible, unknown
By sense, we bow at thine exalted throne.
Oh, while we beg thine excellence to feel,
Thy sacred Spirit to our hearts reveal,
And give us of that mercy to partake,
Which thou hast promised for the Saviour's sake!
'Sewell is dead.' Swift-pinioned Fame thus cried.
'Is Sewell dead?' my trembling tongue replied.
Oh, what a blessing in his flight denied!
How oft for us the holy prophet prayed!
How oft to us the word of life conveyed!
By duty urged my mournful verse to close,
I for his tomb this epitaph compose.
"Lo, here, a man, redeemed by Jesus' blood,
"A sinner once, but now a saint with God.
"Behold, ye rich, ye poor, ye fools, ye wise,
"Nor let his monument your heart surprise; ​" 'T will tell you what this holy man has done,
"Which gives him brighter lustre than the sun.
"Listen, ye happy, from your seats above;
"I speak sincerely, while I speak and love.
"He sought the paths of piety and truth,
"By these made happy from his early youth.
"In blooming years that grace divine he felt,
"Which rescues sinners from the chains of guilt.
"Mourn him, ye indigent, whom he has fed,
"And henceforth seek, like him, for living bread;
"Ev'n Christ, the bread descending from above,
"And ask an int'rest in his saving love.
"Mourn him, ye youth, to whom he oft has told
"God's gracious wonders, from the times of old.
"I, too, have cause, this mighty loss to mourn,
"For he, my monitor, will not return.
"Oh, when shall we to his blest state arrive?
"When the same graces in our bosoms thrive?"
# Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley/On the Evening and Morning

ON THE EVENING AND MORNING.
When Evening bids the Sun to rest retire,
Unwearied Ether sets her lamps on fire;
Lit by one torch, each is supplied in turn.
Till all the candles in the concave burn.
​The night-hawk now, with his nocturnal tone,
Wakes up, and all the Owls begin to moan,
Or heave from dreary vales their dismal song,
Whilst in the air the meteors play along.
At length the silver queen begins to rise,
And spread her glowing mantle in the skies,
And from the smiling chambers of the east,
Invites the eye to her resplendent feast.
What joy is this unto the rustic swain,
Who from the mount surveys the moon-lit plain;
Who with the spirit of a dauntless Pan
Controls his fleecy train and leads the van;
Or pensive, muses on the water's side,
Which purling doth thro' green meanders glide,
With watchful care he broods his heart away
'Till night is swallowed in the flood of day.
The meteors cease to play, that mov'd so fleet,
And spectres from the murky groves retreat,
The prowling wolf withdraws, which howl'd so bold,
And bleating flocks may venture from the fold.
The night-hawk's din deserts the shepherd's ear,
Succeeded by the huntsman's trumpet clear,
O come Diana, start the morning chase
Thou ancient goddess of the hunting race.
Aurora's smiles adorn the mountain's brow,
The peasant hums delighted at his plough,
And lo, the dairy maid salutes her bounteous cow.
# Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley/On the Silence of a young Lady

ON THE SILENCE OF A YOUNG LADY,
On account of the imaginary flight of her suitor.
Oh, heartless dove! mount in the skies, Spread thy soft wing upon the gale,
Or on thy sacred pinions rise, Nor brood with silence in the vale,
Breathe on the air thy plaintive note, Which oft has filled the lonesome grove, ​And let thy melting ditty float— The dirge of long lamented love.
Coo softly to the silent ear, And make the floods of grief to roll;
And cause by love the sleeping tear, To wake with sorrow from the soul.
Is it the loss of pleasures past Which makes thee droop thy sounding wing?
Does winter's rough, inclement blast Forbid thy tragic voice to sing?
Is it because the fragrant breeze Along the sky forbears to flow—
Nor whispers low amidst the trees, Whilst all the vallies frown below?
Why should a frown thy soul alarm, And tear thy pleasures from thy breast?
Or veil the smiles of every charm, And rob thee of thy peaceful rest.
Perhaps thy sleeping love may wake, And hear thy penitential tone;
And suffer not thy heart to break, Nor let a princess grieve alone.
Perhaps his pity may return, With equal feeling from the heart,
And breast with breast together burn, Never—no, never more to part. ​Never, till death's resistless blow, Whose call the dearest must obey—
In twain together then may go, And thus together dwell for aye.
Say to the suitor, Come away. Nor break the knot which love has tied—
Nor to the world thy trust betray, And fly forever from thy bride.
# Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley/On the Truth of the Saviour

ON THE TRUTH OF THE SAVIOUR.
E'en John the Baptist did not know Who Christ the Lord could be, ​And bade his own disciples go. The strange event to see.
They said, Art thou the one of whom 'Twas written long before?
Is there another still to come, Who will all things restore?
This is enough, without a name— Go, tell him what is done;
Behold the feeble, weak and lame, With strength rise up and run.
This is enough—the blind now see, The dumb Hosannas sing;
Devils far from his presence flee, As shades from morning's wing.
See the distress'd, all bathed in tears, Prostrate before him fall;
Immanuel speaks, and Lazarus hears— The dead obeys his call.
This is enough—the fig-tree dies, And withers at his frown;
Nature her God must recognise, And drop her flowery crown.
At his command the fish increase, And loaves of barley swell— Ye hungry eat, and hold your peace, And find a remnant still. ​ At his command the water blushed, And all was turned to wine,
And in redundance flowed afresh, And owned its God divine.
Behold the storms at his rebuke, All calm upon the sea—
How can we for another look, When none can work as he?
This is enough—it must be God, From whom the plagues are driven;
At whose command the mountains nod And all the Host of Heaven!
# Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley/Praise of Creation

PRAISE OF CREATION.
Creation fires my tongue! Nature thy anthems raise;
And spread the universal song Of thy Creator's praise!
Heaven's chief delight was Man Before Creation's birth—
Ordained with joy to lead the van, And reign the lord of earth.
When Sin was quite unknown, And all the woes it brought,
He hailed the morn without a groan Or one corroding thought.
When each revolving wheel Assumed its sphere sublime,
Submissive Earth then heard the peal, And struck the march of time. ​The march in Heaven begun, And splendor filled the skies,
When Wisdom bade the morning Sun With joy from chaos rise.
The angels heard the tune Throughout creation ring;
They seized their golden harps as soon And touched on every string.
When time and space were young, And music rolled along— The morning stars together sung, And Heaven was drown'd in song.
Ye towering eagles soar, And fan Creation's blaze,
And ye terrific lions roar, To your Creator's praise.
Responsive thunders roll, Loud acclamations sound,
And show your Maker's vast control O'er all the worlds around.
Stupendous mountains smoke, And lift your summits high,
To him who all your terrors woke, Dark'ning the sapphire sky.
Now let my muse descend, To view the march below— ​Ye subterraneous worlds attend And bid your chorus flow.
Ye vast volcanoes yell, Whence fiery cliffs are hurled;
And all ye liquid oceans swell Beneath the solid world.
Ye cataracts combine, Nor let the pæan cease— The universal concert join, Thou dismal precipice.
But halt my feeble tongue, My weary muse delays:
But, oh my soul, still float along Upon the flood of praise!
# Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley/Preface

PREFACE.
The following Poems were written originally for the amusement of the Author, as they were the products of her leisure moments. She had no intention ever to have published them; nor would they now have made their appearance, but at the importunity of many of her best and most generous friends, to whom she considers herself as under the greatest obligation.
As her attempts in Poetry are now sent into the world, it is hoped the critic will not severely censure their defects; and we presume they have too much merit to be cast aside as worthless and trifling effusions. As to the disadvantages she has labored under, with regard to learning, nothing needs to be offered, as her master's letter, which follows, will sufficiently show the difficulties in this respect she had to encounter.
With all their imperfections, the Poems are now humbly submitted to the perusal of the Public.
The following is a copy of a Letter sent by the Author's Master to the publisher:—
Phillis was brought from Africa to America in the year 1761, between seven and eight years of age. ​Without any assistance from school education, and by only what she was taught in the family, she, in sixteen months' time from her arrival, attained the English language, to which she was an utter stranger before, to such a degree as to read any, the most difficult parts of the Sacred Writings, to the great astonishment of all who heard her.
As to her writing, her own curiosity led her to it; and this she learned in so short a time, that in the year 1765 she wrote a letter to the Rev. Mr. Occum, the Indian minister, while in England.
She has a great inclination to learn the Latin Tongue, and has made some progress in it.
This relation is given by her Master, who bought her, and with whom she now lives.
JOHN WHEATLEY.
Boston, Nov. 14, 1772.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowatt, Gavin

​Rowatt, Gavin, matric. Glasgow Univ., a student of the Inner Temple 26 Jan., 1878 (then aged 22), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1882 (3rd son of late Thomas Rowatt, of Edinburgh, merchant); born , 1856.
    Edinburgh.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Routledge, Robert McKilliam

​Routledge, Robert McKilliam, a member of the Northern circuit, matric. Aberdeen Univ., a student of Lincoln's Inn 2 Nov., 1876 (then aged 25), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1879 (6th son of William Routledge, of Aberdeen, manufacturer); born , 1851.
    15, Carden Place, Aberdeen; 12, King's Bench Walk, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowdon, Edward

​Rowdon, Edward, D.L. co. Hereford, a student of Lincoln's Inn 21 Jan., 1871 (then aged 18), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1873 (eldest son of Edward Wetherall Rowdon, D.C.L., late registrar univ. of Oxford, dec.); born , 1853.
    St. Giles', Oxford; St. Stephen's Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowe, Charles James

​Rowe, Charles James, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1874, a member of the Northern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 22 Nov., 1869 (then aged 21), called to the bar 7 June, 1873 (eldest son of Charles Rowe, Esq., of London); born , 1848; married 16 Nov., 1880, Anne, eldest dau. of George Gray, of Nareeb-Nareeb, Victoria, Australia.
    Nareeb-Nareeb, Victoria.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowley, James John Bate

​Rowley, James John Bate, a student of the Middle Temple 10 Jan., 1845, called to the bar 23 Nov., 1849 (2nd son of James Rowley, Esq., of Bristol); born , .
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowse, Henry Jenkin

​Rowse, Henry Jenkin, M.A., Sidney Sussex Coll., Camb., 1879, a student of the Inner Temple 20 May, 1875 (then aged 22), called to the bar 3 July, 1878 (only son of Henry Jenkin Rowse, Esq., of St. Columb, Cornwall); born , 1853; married 11 Oct., 1881, Louie, younger dau. of Henry M. Sparnham, Esq., of the Warren, Forest Hill.
    St. Columb, Cornwall.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowden, Aldred William

​Rowden, Aldred William, undergrad. Balliol Coll., Oxon, a student of Lincoln's Inn 9 Nov., 1871 (then aged 22), called to the bar 6 June, 1874 (only son of Rev. George Croke Rowden, late of Weybridge, Surrey, dec.); born , 1849; married 8 Oct., 1884, Mabel Ellen, 2nd dau. of late Rev. Arthur John Empson, rector of Eydon, Northants.
    Hartland House, Richmond, Surrey; 9, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowden, Francis

​Rowden, Francis, B.A. Wadham Coll., Oxon, a student of Lincoln's Inn 23 Jan., 1852 (then aged 23), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1854 (eldest son of Rev. Francis Rowden, of Cuxham, Oxon); born , 1829; married 4 Aug., 1857, Constantia Linda, eldest dau. of Capt. Bernard Yeoman, R.N.
    Care of T. L. Yeoman, Esq., Northallerton.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowan, Henry Bailey

​Rowan, Henry Bailey, B.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1868, Whewell Univ. scholar, H.M.'s inspector of schools since 1875, a student of Lincoln's Inn 24 Jan., 1868 (then aged 22), called to the bar 1 May, 1871 (3rd son of Frederick James Rowan, of Randeis, Denmark, C.E.); born , 1849.
    Education Department, Whitehall S.W
# Men-at-the-Bar/Rowlands, William Bowen

​Rowlands, William Bowen, Q.C., M.A. Jesus Coll., Oxon, a member of the South Wales circuit, J.P. co. Pembroke, a student of Gray's Inn 27 Oct., 1868, certificate of honour 1st class Mich., 1870, called to the bar 26 Jan., 1871, Q.C. 18 Jan., 1882, bencher 5 April, 1882 (eldest son of Thomas Rowlands, Esq., of Glenover, co. Pembroke); born , 1836.
    Glenmare, Broad Haven, co. Pembroke; 33, Belsize Park, N.W.; 2, Mitre Court Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bright, John Brailsford

​Bright, John Brailsford, M.A., Balliol Coll., Oxon, 1879, a student of the Inner Temple 20 April, 1876 (then aged 22), called to the bar 29 June, 1881 (eldest son of Sir Charles Tilston Bright, Knt, M.I.C.E.); born 29 March, 1854 (see Foster's Yorkshire Collection).
    30. Boulevard Poissonnière, Paris; 31, Golden Square, London, W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bright, John Edward

​Bright, John Edward, M.A., Christ Church, Oxon, 1837, author of Treatise on the Law of Husband and Wife, a student of the Inner Temple 24 April, 1835 (then aged 24), called to the bar 7 June, 1839 (eldest son of John Bright, of Manchester Square, London, M.D.); born , 1811.
    23, Sussex Place, Regent's Park, N.W.; 1, Dr. Johnson's Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bridgwater, Thomas Rawling

​Bridgwater, Thomas Rawling, educated at Harrow, a student of the Middle Temple 6 Feb., 1880, called to the bar 6 June, 1883 (2nd son of John Pugh Bridgwater, of the Middle Temple, bar.-at-law); born , .
    7, Bolton Gardens, S.W.; Brick Court, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Briggs, Edwin Francis Ashworth

​Briggs, Edwin Francis Ashworth, M.A., LL.M., Christ's Coll., Camb., 1880, matric. London Univ. 1875, goes the Midland circuit, a student of the Middle Temple 30 Sept., 1874, called to the bar 18 Nov., 1878 (only son of Edwin Ashworth Briggs, of Daventry, Northants, gentleman); born , ; married 20 Sept, 1881, Florence May, 2nd dau. of late Joseph Ridsdale, of London.
    17, Drapery, Northampton; Farrar's Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bright, Henry Offley

​Bright, Henry Offley, undergrad. Magdalen Coll., Camb., a student of the Inner Temple 18 April, 1860 (then aged 23), called to the bar 30 April, 1863 (4th son of John Bright, M.D., of 19, Manchester Square, Middlesex); born , 1837.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Briggs, Thomas Henry

​Briggs, Thomas Henry, M.A. St. John's Coll., Oxon, equity draftsman and conveyancer, a student of Lincoln's Inn 14 Jan., 1867 (then aged 21), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1870 (eldest son of Thomas Carter Briggs, M.A. Worcester Coll., Oxon, bar.-at-law, of Lincoln's Inn); born , 1849; married 13 Aug., 1872, Fanny, eldest dau. of late Stephen Court, Esq., of Dover, etc.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Brigstocke, William Owen

​Brigstocke, William Owen, B.A., Jesus Coll., Oxon, 1852, a member of the South Wales circuit, J.P. cos. Carmarthen, Cardigan, and Pembroke, D.L. Cardigan, a student of the Inner Temple 15 Nov., 1853 (then aged 22), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1856 (only son of late Rev. Augustus Brigstocke, of Gellidywyn, co. Carmarthen); born 17 May, 1831; married 1st, 30 Nov., 1852, Emmeline, youngest dau. of late Oliver Lloyd, Esq.; she died , 1868; he married, 2ndly, , 1869, Annie, eldest dau. of late William Forsyth Grant, Esq., of Ecclesgreig, co. Kincardine, and has issue.
    Park-y-Gorse, Boneath, R.S.O.; University and National Liberal Clubs.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Briggs, Nathaniel Foderingham

​Briggs, Nathaniel Foderingham, matric. London Univ. 1873, practises before the supreme court of Barbados, a student of the Inner Temple 7 Feb., 1873 (then aged 18), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1880 (3rd son of Augustus Briggs, of Barbados); born 6 Sept., 1854 (see Foster's Baronetage).
    Barbados.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Brierley, Edgar

​Brierley, Edgar, B.A. Univ. Coll., Oxon, a member of the Northern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 5 Nov., 1878 (then aged 20), scholarship, called to the bar 3 May, 1882 (5th son of James Brierley, of Rochdale, co. Lanc.); born , 1858.
    1, Dr. Johnson's Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bright, Benjamin

​Bright, Benjamin, B.A., New Inn Hall, Oxon, 1847, sometime of Univ. Coll., Oxon, a student of the Inner Temple 19 Jan., 1844 (then aged 20), called to the bar 16 Nov., 1849 (only son of Benjamin Heywood Bright, Esq., of Ham Green, Somerset, dec.); born , 1823; married 5 Aug., 1856, Frances Mary, youngest dau. of F. J. Graham, Esq., H.B.M.'s consul Bayonne, and has issue (see Foster's Baronetage).
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Allies, Thomas William

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​ALLIES, Thomas William, the son of a gentleman of Bristol, was born in 1813, and educated at Eton, where he obtained the Newcastle Scholarship. He afterwards became in succession Scholar and Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1832, taking a first-class in classics. He became examining chaplain to Dr. Blomfield, Bishop of London, who appointed him, in 1842, to the rectory of Launton, Oxfordshire, which he resigned in 1850, on becoming a Roman Catholic. He had previously published a volume of sermons, a work, entitled, "The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism, upon testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries," 1846, 2nd ed., 1848; and "Journal in France in 1845 and 1848, with Letters from Italy in 1847—of Things and Persons concerning the Church and Education," 1849. To give the grounds of his conversion he wrote, "The See of St. Peter, the Rock of the Church, the Source of Jurisdiction, and the Centre of Unity," 1850; preceded by, "The Royal Supremacy viewed in reference to the two Spiritual Powers of Order and Jurisdiction," 1850. Since, he has written "St. Peter, his Name and Office as set forth in Holy Scripture," 1852, 2nd ed., 1871; "The Formation of Christendom," 3 parts, 1865–75; "Dr. Pusey and the Ancient Church," 1866; "Germany, Italy, and the Jesuits. A speech delivered before the Catholic Union, July, 1872"; "Per Crucem ad Lucem, the Result of a Life," 2 vols. 1879; "A Life's Decision," 1880; and "Church and State as seen in the Formation of Christendom," 1882. Mr. Allies was appointed Secretary to the Catholic Poor-School Committee for Great Britain in 1853.
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Allingham, Helen

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​ALLINGHAM, Mrs. Helen eldest child of Alexander Henry Paterson, M.D., was born near Burton-on-Trent, Sept. 26, 1848. The family removed to Altrincham, Cheshire, and after Dr. Paterson's death, to Birmingham. At the commencement of 1867, Miss Paterson came to reside in London under the care of her aunt, Miss Laura Herford, who was an artist, and who, some five years previously, had practically opened the schools of the Royal Academy to women. Miss Paterson herself entered the Royal Academy schools in April, 1867. She afterwards drew on wood for several illustrated periodicals, and eventually became one of the regular staff of the Graphic. She also furnished illustrations to novels running in the Cornhill Magazine—"Far from the Madding Crowd" and "Miss Angel." In the intervals of drawing on wood she produced several water-colour drawings. "May," "Dangerous Ground," &c., were exhibited at the Dudley Gallery; "The Milkmaid" and "Wait for Me" at the Royal Academy, 1874. "Young Customers," 1875, attracted much attention; as did also "Old Men's Gardens, Chelsea Hospital," at the Old Water-Colour Exhibition, 1877. Miss Paterson was married, Aug. 22, 1871, to Mr. William Allingham. ​In 1875 she was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours. Mrs. Allingham has also exhibited "The Harvest Moon," "The Clothes-Line," "The Convalescent," "The Lady of the Manor," "The Children's Tea," "The Well," and many scenes of English rural life. Among her recent works are several portraits of Thomas Carlyle.
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Allon, Henry

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​ALLON, The Rev. Henry, D.D., Congregational minister, was born on the 13th of Oct. 1818, at Welton, near Hull, Yorkshire, and educated for the ministry at Cheshunt College, Hertfordshire. In Jan., 1844, he was appointed minister of Union Chapel, Islington, officiating at first as co-pastor with the Rev. Thomas Lewis, on whose death, in 1852, he became sole pastor. He was chairman of the Congregational Union in 1864–5. Although for the space of thirty-eight years he has been actively engaged in the pastoral and public duties of his ministry, he has found time to contribute largely to periodical literature, including the Contemporary Review; and Cassell's Biblical Educator. He also contributed an Essay on Worship to "Ecclesia," a volume of Essays edited by Dr. Reynolds. He wrote a "Memoir of the Rev. J. Sherman," which was originally published in 1863, and has passed through three editions; also a critical biography of the Rev. Dr. Binney, prefixed to a posthumous volume of his sermons, which he edited. In 1876 he published a volume of sermons, entitled "The Vision of God," which has gone through three editions. He has done much to promote church music in the Nonconformist churches, and compiled the "Congregational Psalmist," which is very extensively used in dissenting places of worship. Since 1865, he has been editor of the British Quarterly Review. In 1871 he received the honorary degree of D.D. from Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. A new church, or "Congregational Cathedral," erected for him in Compton Terrace, Islington, at a cost of £41,466, was opened in Dec., 1877. In 1881 he was for the second time chairman of the Congregational Union in its Jubilee year.
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Amherst, Francis Kerril

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​AMHERST, The Right Rev. Francis Kerril, D.D., a Roman Catholic prelate, born in London, 21st March, 1819. He was educated at St. Mary's College, Oscott, where, after his ordination in 1846, he became a Professor. Afterwards he resided for some time in a Dominican monastery at Leicester, and in 1856 he was appointed missionary rector of the church of St. Augustin, at Stafford. He was consecrated Bishop of Northampton, in succession to the Right Rev. William Wareing, the first bishop, on 4th July, 1858. He has published "Lenten Thoughts, drawn from the Gospel for Each Day of Lent," 1873.