Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

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Much has been written about the beauty Of
certain female names, and particular ones have
received special commentator. But none that
we can remember, serving to designate the fair
portion of our race, excite as many pleasing
feelings N our bosom, as that of Amy. Miss
Milford, IN her Volume of most delirbtful
sketches on rural persohages and scenes. enti-
tied @Our Village,H has an interesting chapter
on names; but she is guilty of objectionable
neglect, and we may say, want Of taste. in omit
ting to notice the one we have chosen as the
subject OF our remarks, Foris tacge NOT sweet
ness IN It's very s0und2 few tisoapia lie letters
be OF which il Is composed. Amf What
could be swceter-whaf could fall more gently
from the lips, or vibrate more pleasantly On
the earl It cannot be sounded harsEly nv the
most unmusical of voices. But more tlian
ulis-as applied to particular persons celebra-
ted by the yotaries Of literature for their per.
sonal beauty and goodness-it possesses asso-
elated beauty of a superior kind. Il has been
conscerated by the geilius of two distinguished
authors: Professor Wilson, of Scotland: and
Miss Sewel, of England. The former. in his
Lights and Shadows Of Scottish Life z has in
the beginning Of that work, so full of fne de-
scElptions of external nature and interesting
deFelepements Of human character, made Us
acquainted with a young maiden bearing this
name, loFelierlm her person and Character than
my 70 be found among numerous ereations Of
the Poets fancy. or the ideal pictures Of the
novelist. Who that has read O. Amy Landon
the sweet 9 Lilly Of Liddesdale,a as described
50 beautifully By him. can ever forget herA
Does not the impression that the recital asher
safIerings makes on every feeling mind, be.
GENE apaEt ever afterwards of our moral being
And is there one that has read shn. history "A
Amy Herbert, as narrated by the graceful and
touching pen Of the latter mentioned author.
that can refuse their tribute Of admiration and
love for this sweetest and l~oveliest of names
VINO does not, after reading that tale, love to
dwell upon the name of ANY It is forever
afterwards associated with a gentle, timid Girl
the very embodiment of all the ideas of female
dedcacy, goodness, gentleness aad loneliness
that may be supposed to haunt the imagination
OF a young and delicate-minded author. It's
meaning IS : acortsy 70 be losed p And sarely.
no name could have been more appropriate III
its application TO the two gentle beings we have
mentioned. Annie would be its French form.
This would be very pretty and would be very
becoming applied to aFreneh beauty. It would
make a good figure in their Poetry, especially
Of the tender or amorons kind. We have often
wondered that none of our American Poets or
Possesses have introduced it IN their songs
1t is musical in a high degree, and could be
used by them to much advantage. We hope
TO see 1t occupying the place in the catalogue
OF names it so we'll deserves. We hope, too,
to see authors in the service Of the muses..
when doing homage to their ladie Ioves.r ad-
dressing them by this beautiful appeIlation.
Raleigh, August AZ, 1851. AMOR