The Cecil Whig., 1850-12-07

Let the motto, or TIC toast if yOu will, be the
sind ur Of Bryan Waller ProcIor
.lIc,r'sa health to thee, Mary"
. Sarah is almost as cummon a name MS Mary,
but it lacks the prestige which It's historical ani
poctical associations throw around The latter. II
i also from The Hebrew, aui signifies PIN
cess. In poetry it tukrs the iurm Of Sally or
saIir, and is iunnl in naay love son" and
hlla l. Sally is sometimes contracted to Sal,
which i, neither p"rIical nor cuphonl"us.
"Lau"Iin" Sporting, pratin" Sallc,
Now icii ~" what ii shall be
The tint of sky, sunilI or starry,
10 which III Iikcn thee?
'Th" surSI shades ot heavens own h'nc
Those Iu$tlous eyes seem melting THROUGH"
Su.an another name of llrbrrw origin, eI,n-
lcs II Iy. In poetry ii is usually seen III IIS
contracted form Of sue. II is II pretty name,
and is iunora'izrl in Grry's we'll known bal
m Th" siguiticaliun Of the name is very hap
rIy introduced in the cosin" llnc:
..'Aliru,' she cried, an waved her lily hand,
Ralph IIuyt, in very graceful poem entitled,
"Nly Sue" has the following lines:
sAnd how often have strayrd
With the III Is aon" the lea,
AMI with many pretty lArl,
YET all none Of them for me.
For il She whom love best,
In the groups could not be- seen,
No cuutcnfmcul in my breast,
No DELIGHT upon the green;
Bui there WAS Il garden mi@h,
With IL bower Just in view,
And still cravci my heart and eye
That swrct lily lhcrc--my Sue"
Mabel is probably derived from ma bella, SIC
niiyn" my fair, thou"h suIuc suppus" ilal II is
contracted from ambilis lovely or an'ahlr. II
is Il rood name in either case, auI worthy Of be-
ing prrpctuajcd. Mary llowiu has u balI1i
Cumlnrnrln",
"Arisc, my maiden Mabel"
which is the only poem we now rccoIlcct in
which the name occurs.
Ursula, Il name associated in our mInd with
humclmc>S of face and guuIn"s, OF heart con-
c"aird IN lcr the veil ola nun, is from the Latin,
and SIGNIFIES nnhing more ania'Ir Than female
b art who, knowing This, viii give the name
to chII!
RE,uchr, one Of thc sweetest names ever borne
hy woman, is from the French, and signifies
white or fair. Mary iiowilt makes the oran@c
flower lis ioraI typ".
"Nh Cousin Blanche, let's SEQ,
What's thc Hover resembling lhcc'
NIh those dovc-Iikr eyes of thiuc,
Nu1 thy fur hairs sIkrn lwinr,
with ti,y low br'n nrh"0I !, white
A. ma. bic, and :" purely mi"ht
with tly mouth 50 calm AMI sweet,
hnd thy dainty han Is AMI feet:
WHAT'S the flower most Hike thee!
Bic mson ihr oran.r tIccE'
Lucy, in is French from LuciC, signifies lucid,
and comes from the Latin.
"lucy is golden air!,'
says Bryan Proctor, and Tany win echo the line.
Lucy is a ilynril" name with almost every one.
Wordsworth las 'uadc il one ''thc
"Namrs wrlIcl unto sm@.'
And lovely indeed is the maiden bearing that
sweet name, whom nature proposes TO mould, at
will, 10 hct own taste:
ssShc will b" spoltvc as the ihwn
That in'wilt "lrr across The lawn,
Or m tn" r,r"uutan guru"s;
AuI hers shall h" hc hr,athm" balm,
Ant rs the sinucr az The calm
OF mute in*cnsatc things.
The stars Of mi,night shall be dear
To her; aud she shall lean her car
In many n secret place,
Where rivui@tS dance their WAyWard round,
And brau'y born Of murmurng sound
Shall pass into her face.
An vital feelings of dcIigh,
Shall rear her form 10 stately height,
Her virgin bosom swell;
Such THOUGHTS TO Lucy will give
While She an! together live
lItrc in this happy dell"
Beatrice is another name derived from the
Latin. II signifies one who bI"Sscs on makes
happv. No nam" can be more appropriate for
lovely, aIlrrlnnat", and amiabl" woman. Be
alrcc has been honorcd ah"yc all others by the
ports. Dante, Shakespeare, and Shelly have, in
turn, thrown aruimd il the charm ui their mum
brrs, and linked it with thoughts both lively and
tragic.
ssIo son Beatrice chi ii (acio anInrc."
Caroline is the feminine form of Charles or ra-
thrr OF lis Latin equivalent Of Carous II comes
from the German and has The si.niGcaion of
brave soucd or valiant. The name has been
born by women who have proved themselves
worthy OF the maine. 1t is not in the manly
breast alone that VllOt Is found or needed.
There aIc those who having learned
-S.how sublime ihin@it is
To suilCr and be slrunr,'
have displayed a COURAGE which Shamcs that of
the warrior ON the battlefield. Caroline is
sometimes abbreviated TO Carrie, Callic, and
Cal.
"I know a fair Young rrl,
With an eye like the sky's own blue,
| Ora sweet spring Iowcr when lis azure leaves
Ave bright with lh" carly dew
Oh thin" half earth and hall divine
| Is shc--tha fair youn@ CaioIinc.'''
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