Cross, that rises in a picturesque manner from the middle of the leaves, like an ancient Hermitage above the surrounding Wood. "Over the entrance to the Chapel an Inscription appears, which informs us it was erected by the Abbé du Détroit, Curate of Allonville in the year 1696; and over a door is another dedicating it 'To Our Lady of Peace.'" Vide No. 14, Saturday Mayazıne. END OF VOL. 1. POEMS ON THE NAMING OF PLACES, ADVERTISEMENT. By persons resident in the country and attached to rural objects, many places will be found unnamed or of unknown names, where little incidents must have occurred, or feelings been experienced, which will have given to such places a private and peculiar interest. From a wish to give some sort of record to such incidents, and renew the gratifica tion of such feelings, names have been given to places by the Author and some of his friends, and the following Poems written in consequence. I. It was an April morning: fresh and clear Ran with a young man's speed; and yet the voice Was softened down into a vernal tone. The spirit of enjoyment and desire, Them and their object: but, meanwhile, prevailed Such an entire contentment in the air, That every naked ash, and tardy tree Or like some natural produce of the air, That could not cease to be. here; Green leaves were the birch, But 't was the foliage of the rocks, The yew, the holly, and the bright green thorn, With hanging islands of resplendent furze : And on a summit, distant a short space, Our thoughts at least are ours; and this wild nook, My EMMA, I will dedicate to thee." Soon did the spot become my other home, My dwelling, and my out-of-doors abode. And, of the Shepherds who have seen me there, To whom I sometimes in our idle talk Have told this fancy, two or three, perhaps, Years after we are gone and in our graves, When they have cause to speak of this wild place, May call it by the name of EMMA'S DELL. 11. 1800. TO JOANNA. AMID the smoke of cities did you pass The time of early youth; and there you learned, From years of quiet industry, to love The living Beings by your own fireside, With such a strong devotion, that your heart Is slow to meet the sympathies of them Who look upon the hills with tenderness, And make dear friendships with the streams and groves. Yet we, who are transgressors in this kind, Dwelling retired in our simplicity Among the woods and fields, we love you well, That you will gladly listen to discourse, However trivial, if you thence be taught That they, with whom you once were happy, talk Familiarly of you and of old times. While I was seated, now some ten days past, Beneath those lofty firs, that overtop Their ancient neighbor, the old steeple-tower, The Vicar from his gloomy house hard by Came forth to greet me; and when he had asked "How fares Joanna, that wild-hearted Maid? And when will she return to us?" he paused; And, and after short exchange of village news, He with grave looks demanded, for what cause, Reviving obsolete idolatry, I, like a Runic Priest, in characters Of formidable size had chiselled out Some uncouth name upon the native rock, Now, by those dear immunities of heart And this was my reply: "As it befell, -'T was that delightful season when the broom, And when we came in front of that tall rock |