Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-28
HFBFk'S POEMS.

thors. tnere are few which produce more agree
ah!e associations in the minds OF readers OIL
taste aad refinement, than that oil Dishop ne
be-. HIS Journal exhibiting the beauties OF
natutal and artificial scenery IN the orientai
w.r,d ani he peculiaririss in the manners and
characters of the Inhabitants Of that portion OF
The glohe, mas been read with avidity and plea
sure, add viii probably take its place IN the Ii
bra:ies Of inleleo lual men, as work OF some
thing more than temporary value. HIS" Hymns
f., he We,kly Service OF the Church,, have
comm ndrd themselves TO the favor OF the
pious, by their spirit OF pure devotion, aud %
the worsbippIrs of mOIe than ordinary taste
by their superiority as poetlcal compositions
Over most Of The devotional and sacred poetry
exIant,
A small neat volume is for sale at The books
store of Munroe & Francis, enulltd "Pales,ine,
and other puems," BY Bishop Heber. In this
volume WI find the Hymn, alluded to above,
and a collection of the other numerical compo-
sitions of the deceased Bishop OF Calcutta,
many of which W" do no, recollect TO have seen
among the specimens which The recent literary
eaze,les have furnished PrefxeG 10 The po-
ema is Memoir, filing .bout Sky pages,
compiled from the numerous notices OF lin
and his works in the various English periods
Gals and Indian Journals. There is, also, "a
mong other tributes to his memory, be-
one by Mrs. Opie, some stanzss OF which al
lude To the elk umstaRces attending his death,
which happened on EasIer-day, and when hr
had scarcely put off the robes III which he had
oficialed at the altar, aud pronounced bless
ing, in their native tongue, on thirteen hundred
converts from the religion Of India 10 Chris
,ia0ity.
The principal poem in this collection, enti-
lid Palestine, was pronounced at Oxford IS
H.,
seuph'e of the present state of the HOLY
La"G, and anticipating its redemption, will re-
mind the reader Of some lines in Pope's Mes
SiJh.
An, heroes nj thS ItIie7.ds sword in vain.
Still DER her SKY me clouds OF anger roll,
And Coils revepSe htFgs Iravy ON her soul.
Yet 81 tsle giSc, -5Ii act oy war restord,
MOI butt in IN rler,-panted by the sword.
Yv., saiem, i,.au shalt rise: thy Fathers aid
Shall heNl the wound his chAStenng hand has rSde;
Shat Judge The proud OBJ esz"r's ruthless sN~l,
And burst his brazer bonds and est ms GOris away.
Then ON your ,ui,s .'af 4e4thess verdure spring;
Break FORT, vc mountains, and, We valleys, ing!
No more yOur thirsty cks shall rown fororn,
The unbcliever'S Jest the keathen's scom;
The suitry sands shall tenfold harvest yield,
And u new Eden deck the thorny field.
Fen now, perchsnce, wide. waving DER the land,
That M ghty Angel lifts his golden wand,
Courts the brigat yt,ion OF descending power,
And chides the tarly Sc ais that yet detaia
Thy Lion, Iutlsh, from his destn'd reign
And who is Hel the vast, the awful form.
Grit with the whirlwind, sandal'd with the storm
A western cloud aroud his limbs is spread,
His crown . rainbow and sun his head
To highest heaven he lifts his kngly hand,
And tresds at once the ocean and the land,
AnG, bark! his voice amid the thunder sroar,
His dreadful voice, that time shall be no morei
Lo! cherub hands the golden courts prepare,
Lo thrones arse and every saint IS there's
Earth's utmost bounds confess their aw tut sway,
The mountains worship, and the isles obey;
Nor sun nor moon they need, nor day, nor night;
God is their temple and the LAMB their light;
And shall not lsraePs sons exuiting come,
Hail the glad beam, and clam their ancient home
On Dayid's throne shall David's offspring reign,
And the dry bones be With life again.
Hsrk! whterob'd crowds their deep hossnnas raise;
And the hoarse Aood repeats the sound of praises
Ten thousand hsrps sttune the mystic song,
Ten thousand thousand saints the strain prolong;
"Worthy the Lamb omnipotent to save,
''Who died. who lives, triumphant DER the gravel"
MEssRs EDIToRs:-I would call the atten-
ton of the theatre-going par OF your readers
to the rare treat offered in the dill of fare for
this evening-to speak of The merits of pieces,
the production Of which added another wreath
TO the well earned crown Of their au hors, would
be as uninteresting as it would be useless
let it suffice to say, that it is in The perform,
ance Of pieces OF this cast in which the chief
strength Of the company lies. or the talents Of
Mr.. Pennington, (the youLg gentleman who
personaies the principal characters in both
pieces)we have heard auckland If his efforts
are crowned with that success which has all
ways been attendant upon them in other places,
1t cannot fail proving an ample remuneration
to the audience, and as his exertions will no.
De without considerable degree Of support
from TIE other members Of The corps, it is 20
be hoped that they may safely calculate upon
large share of the puclic patronage.
1HESPIS.
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