The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-30 00:00:00

IT IS NOT BEAUTY BINDS THE SOUL.

It is not beauty binds the soul,
Nor words that power may claim;
'Tis something, something ever dear,
We feel, but cannot name.
We gaze, we blush, we glow, we sigh,
And wonder why 'tis so;
But still we cannot e'er divine
What gives that joy or wo.

We cannot lover we,can:t despise,
As reason ma•y decree;
We cannot turn the tide of fate,
Whate'er that fate.may be.
There's something in each face and air,
Despite of studied art,
Which fascinates unconsciously,
Or, chills at once the heart,. ,
It is not beauty binds the soul, '
And yet—tho' strange, lis.true—,
Whate'er, whate'er we fondly love,
Seems beautiful to view. •
Tho' others tatigh while we' admire—
Would mock where we.have knelt—
They turn round to•another's. smile,
And feel as we have felt.

W. A.

THE DEATH OF LADY H. WILLIAMS WYNN.

(FOR THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.)

UV THOMAS CAMBRIA JONES, AUTHOR OF " MORTA LITT : A
POEM SUNG IN.SOLITUDE."
They prayed around the Wu! death,
And there the lady lay, •
And from her lips the breath of life.
Pass'd tranquilly away.
Sing mournfully! sing mournfully!
We now must mournful be!
They wept around the bed of death;
'('he lady breathed no more: -
No more that firm will gladden hearts
Which gladdened hearts before.
Sing, mournfully ! &c.
Thy passing hell, Ruabon,* tolls;
flow heavily will fall
Those grief-awakening sounds on,ears
In cottage and in'hall
Bing,mournfully ! &c.
The poor man's heart is sighing now—
, The orphan's wail is loud=
The wido\A's heart is dying now—
, Their hope is in the shroud.
Sing mournfully! sing mournfully!
We now must mournful be f-

• ittlabon. the ancient burial place of the Wynna of Wynnatay,
North, Wales.-

TO THE LOST, ON.

See 1140 Liverpool Journal of Saturday last, in its "Notices to
Correspondents-
Och,! then, Father Maguire,
Pray, might I inquire
To where have you vanished at all?
Sure we're lookin'•all over
The country, you rover,
To see if we'd -meet you at all.
Ochs! sure, ou can't fail
To see that M`Nail
Is triumpliin' over our church :
Then, father machree;
Don't lave us. you see,
All alone avourneen in the lurch;

Then come, and take heart.
Sure you have off• your, part,
Put him down the same you did Pope;
Lead from one thing to t'other,
• •
Till he gets in a pother,
Who for that wid yer honour could cope.

Thin no longer, my darlin',
Hide your peat larnin',
It's your modesty sure keeps you back ;
So come at our call,
And prevent from its fall
Our infallible church.

PADDY WHACK.

LITERARY NOTICES.

•
Dublin University Magazine. No. 43. September,
1836.. ,

This is an unusually excellent number, and affords in-
trinsio eviience of the spirit with 'vvhich this magazineis
conducted and of the varied, talent which it has enlisted
in its service. The first article is an elaborate critique
upon the life and writings of Sterne, con,stituting.the
sixth number in the " Gallery. ,of, Illustrious Irishmen.",
Its estimate-.of the-peculiar character and original powers
of that eccentric author, is remarkably just, and iaex-
pressed in a .sty.le at once terse, .clear, and vigorous.-
This is followed by a .continuation of the--",dapters
of College Romance, " forming the commencement
of the tale of the "Bribed Scholar," which is, of
itself, worth the price of the magazine. " What is a
Radical?" is a sound and philosophical article, evincing
great discrimination of political character, and calculated
to dispel much of, the , delusion which has, been ,of late
prevalent in reference to the ultimate objects of this party. j
" The Daughters of Time" is very cleverly written.
The author is capable of achieving something which will
perpetuate his fame. We do . not admire. the " Three
Wishes;". it is too hyperbolical, even br-an eastern-pro-
duction. " The attractions of Ireland" is a beautiful
composition—glowing with warmth of sentiment, and
conceived by one-who is evidently an enthusiastic lover-
of the beauties of nature. The following extract will af-
ford a proof of our assertion :
" It was a lovely morning, and though I had seen Glendaloch
so often before, I now saw a thousand new beauties: The lakes,
ruffled by the fresh niorningair, were as blue as sapphire; the
rocks in the Clear atmosphere rose majestically near; every leaf
was ,glistening with dew, the woods 'quite quivering' with-song
and oh, the verdure of the greensward! the gurgle, and gush,
and musical clamour of the running waters ! the verdurous
coolness of the ravine with its glimmering pools and snowy.
cascades, and crossing and dancing shafts of sunshine under
the breezy canopy of leaves! and then when we.had emerged;
front the thickets of Poolanass, and had got out upon the open.
side of Derrybawn, between which and Lugduff our way lay
into Glemnalure—oh ! then, the exulting sense of freedom, the
limbs' spontaneous play, the lungs that crow like chanticleer,
the animation, and the expansion, and the rapture! Who can ,
walk the heather without feeling this, and more than this ?
Who that can walk the heather on such a hill as Derrybawn,
and.that in one day's march from care and Dublin, would not
sometimes feel his heart enlarge with such sensations? • With
difficulty we could restrain ourselves• from squandering our
strength in boyish gambols—we were all full of the spirit of the
mountain air!" .

" The Fawn of Spring-Vale" is another sprightly narra-
tive, displaying an exquisite taste. The. 'Object of
Goethe and.his Contemporaries" is almost exhausted; it
is, however, handled this
.month, with ,very great ability.
The "Letter of an Irish Protestant to the Protestant Peo-
ple of Scotland.' is a Eery powerful.appeai; and ought-to
be published, in a separate form, and at a cheap rate, .for
general eireulation: We ate glad to understand that• k
is the first of a series of letters. We, are,sorry that our_
space. Will not•permit us to do-more tlran.subnlit'thistur•
sori.notic&of this number, abounding as it Ones in va-
riety and beauty.

The-Church of England Magazisoi
Of all the periodical publications of tbe,present • day;
(and there are `inane valuable ones,) we know of no one
possessed of a greater share of intrinsic value than the
Ch-urch .of England Magazine.. This work, so much
.
wanted,, has been.undertaken, by. a. society of,clergyrnen
of the Established Church of England, eminent for. piety.
and erudition, and its publication in- weekly parts;:at
very moderate charge, cannot fail of making it pre emi-;
nently useful in dispelling the clouds of ignorance—in
removing by the heft or revelation and the, elucidation
of truth, that. mental hallucination. which has, within the
last few. years especially, overshadowed our. Protestant,
community. We have heard of a new, professor having
just.startednin London, who has announced his intention.
of deliireiing.lectures, fin- the purpose Of' introdudinga
system of combatting, in:fidelity on principles irrespective
of the Bible!„
.This is another of the newly tounded,
fallacies of. dissent, .introduced, we presume, for,the, pur-
pose doctrines going
pose-of meeting the . fOrward at
this time. To this, and all such illusions, the Church of
England Magazine will, we hope, nay, doubt not, under
our all ruling Providence, prove a powerful antidote. i
Tlie first number of this christian herald was published-in
last June only ;. and
,we. understand that the circulation
in parts already exceeds eleven thousand, weekly, and tile
monthly number bound up, nearly eight thousand—the
foriner at 1.0.,•and the latter. at Bd., with cover and ad-
vertisement sheet, thus affording a ready medium of
Christian communication. We were particularly struck
with the first number, Which contains a biographical
memoir ,of. the late honourable, and Bight ROY, 'Henry
Ryder, D.D. Lord. Bishop of Litchfield anti Coventry.
Thedife- and virtues. of the lamented prelate are. so feel-
ingly set . forth, with all that beautiful, simplicity and
moderation of sentiment which bespeak -the .Chris!lan.
mipd, and the subdued spirit, resting its hope on gospel
iinrii-Ortgility,-that-wecannot refrain from the gratifying.
oppurinoity, of recommending its peruSal to all'thoSe who
would wish to posaess a knowledge of the earti,ily career of
that estimable man ; and, if our spaee,a,dmitted, we wbuld-
cheerfallyitransfer thet.vhole.mernoir to. our columns. His
zeal for the-propagation of the scriptures of. truth-the,
whole unmutilated word of God, as his biographer illus-
trates, was, übbounded; and, although some of his views
and proceedings in this. respect occasioned the partial.dis-:
trust of a portion, of .his ..clergy-.with :what justice, it ;ins
not
..f4r us tolletermineia this brief notice--all awarded'
to I him the meed of praise for his consistency and his in,.
him
of purpose—his urbanity, humility,and
fir and,.did onCown humble tribute need eon.
profeaxer
teeptv!aitnony borne. by that learned. character,
Yattan, in S his recent most ,eloquent appeal at..
viipothel.:Lblears. out, all-we have said; of Dr.
.and
.I.Titnects treated of are unteiet of correspond-.
succeeding
.nugeti9 .be enabled to. notice the
have. beea.,..unat4,4o
.d..,,tbicrdoossectitively, which we
lie frontisepiece.to
this magazine is strikingly
of
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quotation ma-
jestyselect-
distance,
of unaffected simplicity,