The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-01-18

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The very music Of ihe name has gone
lhlo our hrirg'
! I.e, the motto, or the toast, If YOU will, b,
the single line of Bryan Waller Proctor;
Icne'- health to thee Mary"
Sarah is almost MS common II name n.
Mary, bu, il lacks the prestige which it,
historical and poctical associations throw
around the latt r. 1t is also from the lie
brew, and signifies n princess In poc,r,
il takes The form Of Sally, or Soiiie, ano
IS found in many love song and ballad
Sally is sometimes contracted TO Sal which
is neither pociical nor cupbonious.
" Laughing, sI--riing pfniiling sallic,
Nav tell me What hall he
That tint of ky sunlIl Or starry,
To which III liken threi
The sufrsi shades oi heavens own blue
Those lusrOu- eyes seem melting throJglL -
Susan, another name of Hebrew origin,
signifies n hHy Inpoetr, il is usually seen
ia lis contracted form o. Sue. II l. pref.
ty name, and is immorializcd in GAYS well.
known ballad. The Specification of the
name is happily introduced in the closing
line:
Alden, she cried, and waved her my hand"
Ralph Iloyt, in very graceful poem, en-
titled, My Sue has the following lines
And how often have s,rnyed
With the lad. nlong the lea.
And wiib many u pretty maid.
Yet. all none ui them for me.
For II She whom love best
IN the en,ups cuuti moi hc seen,
Ne cnnicuimrni ~ ms hfeasi
\" delight ur"h The green.
Eui tirr' was garden nigh.
With IT, bower pct IN ,rw,
Aud still cfnSrl my hear aud I'VE
Thai sweet Hfg il'ene-my Sue.
Mabel is probably derived from ma bcila,
signiiying my fair, though some suppose II
is contracted from dmab,iis, lovely or sonia.
bic. II is Il good name IN clihcr ease, and
worthy of hting perpctuated Mary How.
it, has ballad commencing,
" ARISE. my maiden Mabel
which is the only poem we now rccolcct
in which the name occurs.
Ursula, II namc associated in our mind
with homcIncss of face aud goodness of
heart concealed under the veil of a nun, is
from the Latin. aud signifies nothing more
amiahlc than n female bear, Who know.
IN. this, will give the name to child I
illanchn, one OF the sweetest names
borne by woman. is from the French aud
signifies white or fair Mary Hewitt makes
the orange flower it, ieral type
49, con.iu G'anrhc l,i'. zee
Whats ll,t flower ~, mline Thee,
Uuh thee ,o,e.iikt Ewes ~ lhine
And ihy mir tnir's skeu tWtue.
Wtli ilN luw hrad lnoahead. white
A. marble. aid ~ purely bright.
VA, M, mnutli 80 fnlm and sweet.
And H., iainiy hauds sud feet
What's illc flower mosl ike in il.te,
no.som II the orange tree "
Lucy, in It's French from Lucic, signifies
lur,l. and comes from the Latin.
"Incy Is a golden girl"
saws BRYAN Proctor, and many win echo the
line. Lncy is tavoritc name with almost
every one. Wordsworth has made i, one
of the
Names we,ld.d unto song
And lovely indeed is the maiden bearing
that sweet name, whom nature proposes to
mould, nj will, to her own taste;
she VIII i,r .f-r,i,r ~ The fawn
Thni v,l,i w,li sice acro-s the lawn,
o. m W. muuniaiu sifitfs
And her shall I've the hfraih'ng balm,
Ard hers lltr .ilrncr aud the calm
OF mute iufrn,ar ihhnss.
"Thr star Of milniqh, shall he dear
To her aud se sAall lean her ear
H. manl srcrr, place
Whore RI, nlris ,la,,re ih.ir waywa,l round
And h'rniv lorii Of n'n'mnrine sound
Shall lxis. into her iaoe.
"Anl vial feelings OF deli-h,
Shall her fam Ia stately heisih
Her WREN, h's',a SWIFT
Sufh ti,anqbir IN Lucy Viii give,
UhIc ,ir mad logeihet i've,
Her il, ihi- happy d,li
1eatricc is another name derived nom
the Latin. 1t signifies one rho bf'sses or
mikes happu No name can he more APP
propriatc for lovely. aiiec,ionate, and am,
liable woman. Beatrice has been honored
above nll others nv the poets. Dante,
Shakespeare, and shelly have, in turn, thrown
.rouud il the charm Of their numbers. and
linked il with thoughts both lovely and
tragic
"Io BON Beatrice chi II hec'n an''a'e
Caroline ia the feminine form Of Charles
or rather of its Latin cquiyalcn, fdroins
II comes from the German and has inc
qualification Of brare. soulfd or rof'dm
The name has been borne by women who
have proved themselves worthy Of the name
II is not in the manly breast alone that val''
is found or needed. There are those who
having learned
- ." iIow sublime thing it IL
To suffer and t- strong
have displayed courage which shame,
TINT Of the warrior on the battlefield
Caro,;,c ia sometimes abbreviated to Carrie
Callic, and Cal;
I 81 know fair yonns girl o..
| Vit M eye like the sky. e~n h'"e
Or n sweet spring aowrr when IFS azure leave
| Are bright with enfls dew
Oh a th,nc half earth an'l half divine
Is she, ,hr fair y"uas Caroline
fSomhern Literary G"'enf'
In Rome, in bidding person go""'"
they sny Adicu:" in Naples, rare y"
WE'LL" in Tuscany, "Rivederla, wor
which signifies, ~ hope TO have the pleas
IRE Of seeing you again;" and in Venice
th.v saw Your servant In Ene'a"
and America yon nre nccosted by the ,n"'