...SCENES AND SPORTS IN FOREIGN LANDS," " EXCURSIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA," &C. " Come, gentle spring ! ethereal mildness come, And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veil'd in a shower Of shadowing roses, on oar pUins descend." THOMSON. " Hunting," says an old author,...

...highest respect, Madam, Your most obedient, humble servant, JAMES THOMSON. SPRING. !OME, gentle Spring ! ethereal Mildness! come, And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veil'd in a shower. Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend. O Hertford, fitted or to shine in courts...

...seen. The Revise is sent to be wrought off in the following plausible form : " Come, gentle Spring, ethereal Mildness come, And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While Music wakes around veil'd in a shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend." But the author meant otherwise, and...

...or Erne-head lake, partly in the counties of Longford and Cavan. INTRODUCTION. " Come gentle spring! ethereal mildness come, And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veil'd in a show'r Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend." THOMPSON. THIS is April, changeful sister...

...proximity to — in fact, impudently facing the bard's beautiful invocation — " Come, gentle Spring ! ethereal mildness, come ! And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veil'd in a shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend !" But lo ! even while I write, thy charms,...

...more particularly noticed in a subsequent chapter. EXERCISES. Placid Tone — Come, gentle Spring! ethereal mildness! come, And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While musick wakes around, veiled in a shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend. Low—JIdah. Hush!...

...of Katvre, ascending frL higher, wM digressions arising from the , COME, gentle SPRING ! e the rial mildness ! come, And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veil'd in a shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend. O HERTFORD, titled or to shine in courts...

...and irregular passion of love, opposed to that of a pure and happy kind. SPEING. COME, gentle Spring, ethereal mildness, come, And from the bosom of yon...shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend. O Hertford ! fitted or to 'shine in courts With unaffected grace, or walk the plain With innocence...

...disport on the "dark blue waters," or the river Thames. " Come, gentle Spring ! etherial mildness, come I And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music...shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend. * »'-* » * * Not only through the lenient air this change Delicious breathes ; the penetrative sun,...

...£iit .Jrlea. Street, Sept T, ST. ANDREW'S UNDER-SHAFT, LEADEN-HALL STREET. " Come, gentle Spring, ethereal mildness, come, And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veil'd in a show'r Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend." THOMPSON. THE approach of the joyous...