Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-10

his electionas as poes.laureaie. Hisode on the
six Hundred seems to be severely criticised
but It will live. A gentleman the other day
took itup in company. saying. "Sse wha
nonsense Tennyson has been writing abou
The cavalry charge" Please read il TO us.
So he did. and In reading his hearers became
deeply moved, and he himseIfso much sc
that ne could scarce conclude. a'f#
The village Of Twickenham is pleasantly
situated. and consists chiefly Of stree. on
the bank Of the Thames and nearly parallel
with the stream. |, Is about ten miles from
London. lis church contains the remains
Of both Pope and his parents. q l2ala
HH}i RICHMOND sSE es 3tle
NY return was through Richmond, which
! is about Two miles nearer London. and Is
also on the Thames, lis principal stree, be.
ing upon the slope and summit ola hill thai
rises from the river bank. II is pleas.
anlly situated, and is celebrated as the sea-
for centuries Of royal palace. but still more
so for the tomb Of Thomson, the poe, ol
The seasons--the poet Of na,ure-whose an.
limited portrailure and glowing description
has perhaps never been surpassed lie
communed with nature ill he imbibed her
freshness and (ragrBnce and his mind, like
the country of Somanilies, became the ma
live region Of incense, gum. and sweet.
smelling spices. FiIy ,ha. his writings SO
full Of God should be so empty Of Christi
This was moi owing 10 infdeli,y, surely, for
for we have reason 10 believe that The Chris.
,ian revelation molted his vir,uous habits,
inspired his benevolent disposition, and ami.
mated his hopes Of 'beuer country We
can hardly visit The tomb Of such man
without being made better, unless, indeed,
we are ignorant Of his merits Anuneduca.
ted mind is like a country that has no good
harbors. II can hold bu. liule intercourse
with the world and gradually grows fierce
and hostile 10 strangers. even when they
surround il with gold and good will.
Richmond is The site Of the Wesleyan
Theological Seminary, which would have
visited, had not The exercises been suspended.
at the lime in consequence Of the absence
Of lis principal instructors a, the conference.
SYDENHAM,
The SEQ, of the Crystal Palace. "Did
you 90 ,here?" OF course did. Rising
belimes. | devoted whole day 10 the pur.
pose. BY the way, the English are not early
rsers; Notwithstanding tho satires of Frank
lin and the poems of Cowper, Londoners
love TO lnger long a. The couch:
''The lark is gay
That dries his feathers, saturate with dew,
Beneath the rosy cloud, while yet the beam
| Of day-spring overshootS his humble nest,
The peasant too, witness of his song,
Himself songster, is as gay as he;
But save me from the gayety of those
Whose headaches nail them to MONDAY bed"
fhe country around Sydenham is most
enchanting have often wondered why
English poets could excel all others in de.
scrip.ons Of natural scenery, although their
sky is so generally overcast, their u,mos.
/ phere SO humid. ard their winters so gloomy
that most OF Iheir business between autumn
and spring must be done by gaslighL Olien
have pondercd the words Of Shakespeare IL
hcnTy V:
"Why have they this mettle7
Is not their c,iuate foggy, raw, and dull,
On whom, as in despite, the sun looks pale,
Killing their fruits with frowns? Can sodden
water,
A drench for surreined jades, their barley broth,
Decoct their cold blood to such valiant heat?
And shall our quick blood, spirited with wint
Seem frosty2
But wnen come 10 cast my eyes on ihejl
velvet lawns, their qua1rants of yews nRt
circles Of elms, their hawthorn hedges, anc
superb vis.as Of their parks, can under.
stand il.
wus less struck, than | supposed should
be, in Englund, with the conWus, be,weer
wealth and poverty, the couage of The poor
and the palace Of the rich, the beggar or
cru.ches and The prince on silver wheels
There is contrast enough, TO be sure--mofe
doubtless, than stranger would be likely
TO SEQ. but less, ] really think, than existed
ten or twenty years ago. Indeed, laborinE
men are doing we'll, if they are industrious
and attentive; and when we compare rent
price Of provisions, taxes, and wages, il
England, and in this country, q, present, W,
can see but liule if any motive for Enelisl
mechanics 10 emigra,e hi,her, unless il woul,
be with view 10 gain wider sphere fo
their children. More suffering there mus
be in old countries than in new, arising from
The greater proportion of sick and disable,
persons. Alter all, the inequalities O
wealth, like The inequalities Of the earth
surface, may be- grea, benefit, IL only Their
+ be liberty for all. Mountains temper In
air Of The tropics, diversity the productions
and hold veins Of gold and springs OF waiel
Poverty is often the nursery Of genius, eve
oil the genius that comes forth 10 the worl
in golden robes. As with The rivers OF eas,
ern Africa, so with The rivers OF huma
,houghl--ihe lower courses only have bee
f, explored; we know not in what deserts The
have originated.
! The Palace, on Penge Hill, Ishall ne
s auemp. 10 describe, since Il has been SO o
: ten and so eloqueu.ly depicted. A NOR
0 graphic description have never met wit
!. Than the following, which find in The Lon
d don Quarterly Review.
/, Stretching along space greater than
!. building can be supposed 10 fill, uprises
mass whereof The form is a, frs, hidde
|, amid flashes, waves and Stars Of light, u
|. j, evidently has body, though like thar
I.I IL l.. IL q. 4.