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The Evergreen.
< 6 Their moral lore they lose ; They mind me but of those Now in death's chambers who their teachings knew : I see them , they but breathe The charnel-airs of death;—I cannot bear their saddening forms to- view .
" But this , ah ! symbol bright , Outliving age's blight ! This speaks in honey-tongues unchanged , unchanged : In it I read my youth , ¦ j In it my manhood's truth , In it bright forms of glory long estranged .
. "Green leaves of summer-skies , Fresh types of paradise , Tokens that there ' s a woidd I soon shall see , Of these take good supply , And , brothers , when I die , Lay them upon my heart to die with me !"
* 5 . Ji . v « E . » . > . •>? .. "vr W 7 * 'Twas done ;—they ' re crumbled now—He lies in ashes too ¦ : " . But was that confidence inspired in vain ? Ah , no ! his noble heart , When death ' s dark shades depart , With them in glory shall spring forth again !
Reviews Of New Books
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS
[ Publishers are requested to send works for review addressed to the Editor of the Freemasons * Magazine , 74 .-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln's-Inn-fields . ] ( t Freemasons' Calendar for the Province of Oxford , " edited by Bro . Richard J . Spiers , D . Prov , G . M ., Oxford , and P . G . S . B . Oxford : Bro .
E . W . Morns . —This is a useful little work for all Brethren visiting Oxford . It is well got up , and is , we believe , distributed by the Lodges of the province to their members . We perceive that a supplement is published in May immediately after the appointment of the Prov . G . Officers . Would it not be desirable that a similar course should be pursued at the G . See ' s office ?
" Shelley and his Writings" by Charles S . Middleton , In 2 vols , post 8 vo . London : Newby . —Mr . Charles Middleton , in the volumes now before us , has filled up a gap which has for some time existed in our literature . We have been in want of a " Life of Shelley , " written by one capable of understanding his genius , who would carefully and artistically antuig
t * me disconnected materials winch ( Japtam Meavvin tnrew Hurriedly together , and who would be ready , while blaming his vices of conduct and of style , to pass lightly over the faults which every eccentric genius possesses . ^ Mr . Middleton has presented us with a biography as nearly approaching perfection as we can expect . He is too enthusiastic—too 3 E
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Evergreen.
< 6 Their moral lore they lose ; They mind me but of those Now in death's chambers who their teachings knew : I see them , they but breathe The charnel-airs of death;—I cannot bear their saddening forms to- view .
" But this , ah ! symbol bright , Outliving age's blight ! This speaks in honey-tongues unchanged , unchanged : In it I read my youth , ¦ j In it my manhood's truth , In it bright forms of glory long estranged .
. "Green leaves of summer-skies , Fresh types of paradise , Tokens that there ' s a woidd I soon shall see , Of these take good supply , And , brothers , when I die , Lay them upon my heart to die with me !"
* 5 . Ji . v « E . » . > . •>? .. "vr W 7 * 'Twas done ;—they ' re crumbled now—He lies in ashes too ¦ : " . But was that confidence inspired in vain ? Ah , no ! his noble heart , When death ' s dark shades depart , With them in glory shall spring forth again !
Reviews Of New Books
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS
[ Publishers are requested to send works for review addressed to the Editor of the Freemasons * Magazine , 74 .-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln's-Inn-fields . ] ( t Freemasons' Calendar for the Province of Oxford , " edited by Bro . Richard J . Spiers , D . Prov , G . M ., Oxford , and P . G . S . B . Oxford : Bro .
E . W . Morns . —This is a useful little work for all Brethren visiting Oxford . It is well got up , and is , we believe , distributed by the Lodges of the province to their members . We perceive that a supplement is published in May immediately after the appointment of the Prov . G . Officers . Would it not be desirable that a similar course should be pursued at the G . See ' s office ?
" Shelley and his Writings" by Charles S . Middleton , In 2 vols , post 8 vo . London : Newby . —Mr . Charles Middleton , in the volumes now before us , has filled up a gap which has for some time existed in our literature . We have been in want of a " Life of Shelley , " written by one capable of understanding his genius , who would carefully and artistically antuig
t * me disconnected materials winch ( Japtam Meavvin tnrew Hurriedly together , and who would be ready , while blaming his vices of conduct and of style , to pass lightly over the faults which every eccentric genius possesses . ^ Mr . Middleton has presented us with a biography as nearly approaching perfection as we can expect . He is too enthusiastic—too 3 E