SEE PLATE.

ONE of the most beautiful of the exquisite group of pictures which constitute the inimitable L'Allegro, of Milton, has been very successfully realized in the accompanying plate. A quiet and peaceful spirit suffuses itself over the scene, and the design and execution of the piece are in fine harmony with the idea of the poem. The poem itself forms its most fitting counterpart. We present, accordingly, that part of it which the artist has seized upon as the theme of his graceful composition. At a future time we may present another equally beautiful illustration of the same poem, and with it the remainder of the poem. However frequently perused, we are confident no one will greet its reappearance with any other feeling than gratification.

"HENCE, loathed Melancholy,

Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born,
In Stygian cave forlorn,

'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy Find out some uncouth cell,

Where brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings,
And the night-raven sings;

There under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocks,
As ragged as thy locks,

In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
But come, thou goddess fair and free,

In heaven yclep'd Euphrosy ne,
And by men, heart-easing Mirth,
Whom lovely Venus at a birth,
With two sister Graces more

To ivy-crown'd Bacchus bore;

The frolic wind that breathes the spring,
Or whether (as some sages sing)
Zephyr, with Aurora playing,
As he met her once a-Maying;
There on beds of violets blue,

And fresh-blown roses washed in dew,
Fill'd her with thee, a daughter fair,
So buxom, blithe, and debonaire.

Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity,

Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles,
Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles,
Such as hang on Hebe's cheek,
And love to live in dimple sleek;
Sport that wrinkled Care derides,
And Laughter, holding both his sides.
Come and trip it as you go,

On the light fantastic toe;
And in thy right hand lead with thee,
The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.
And if I give thee honor due,
Mirth, admit me of thy crew,
To live with her, and live with thee,
In unreproved pleasure free;
To hear the lark begin his flight,
And singing startle the dull Night,
From his watch-tower in the skies,
Till the dappled dawn doth rise;
Then to come in spite of Sorrow,
And at my window bid good morrow,
Through the sweet briar, or the vine,
Or the twisted eglantine;
While the cock with lively din
Scatters the rear of darkness thin,
And to the stack, or the barn door,
Stoutly struts his dames before :
Oft list'ning how the hounds and horn
Cheerly rouse the slumb'ring Morn,
From the side of some hoar hill,
Through the high wood echoing shrill :
Sometime walking not unseen,
By hedge-row elms, on hillocks green,
Right against the eastern gate,
Where the great sun begins his state,
Rob'd in flames, and amber light,
The clouds in thousand liveries dight,
While the ploughman near at hand
Whistles o'er the furrowed land,
And the milk-maid singeth blithe,
And the mower whets his scythe,
And every shepherd tells his tale
Under the hawthorn in the dale."

On, to see one's own emotion

Make another's cheek burn bright! Oh, to mark one's own devotion

Fill another's eye with light!

Tears are types of woe and parting, But o'er woe a charm is thrown, When from other eyes are starting

Tears that mingle with our own.

Never sweeter-never dearer

Seems the world and all it holds, Than when loving hearts see clearer All that "Sympathy" unfolds! Every thought, and look, and feelingEvery passion we can name Still a second-self revealing! Still another-yet the same!

of this visit was to extend logical examination of this n by this distinguished scholar ur extended, therefore, over the and was of such a nature as to raveler into contact with the better the community, and with that variety tical and religious character, which is best pted to give a fair view of the country as it The intelligent candor, and the habits of observation of the man of science, are also present to improve the opportunity thus afforded. The result is one of the most comprehensive, candid, and really true representations of our country ever made. It will do us incalculable good abroad, in correcting erroneous impressions, and in presenting a just view of things among us.

It possesses quite as much interest to us, as it will possess to the British reader. The careful and extended observations of the geology of our country are extremely valuable, and lay us under great obligations to this eminent philosopher. It is a survey which no American could have made as well, and is replete with valuable scientific information. The kindly and intelligent criticisms, too, made upon our manners, and peculiarities, are also very useful, and we trust they will not be without benefit to us. They are well meant, and no doubt wise, and will be received with thankfulness. It is peculiarly instructive to see how the familiar scenes of our country struck the traveler; and the reader will follow his route with an increasing interest throughout.

History of Animals. By FRANCIS C. WOODWORTH. D. A. Woodworth.

Our readers will need no assurance of the ingenuity and skill which this well-conceived little work displays, when apprised that it proceeds from the able hand of Mr. Woodworth, the former editor of this Magazine. Designed mainly for young readers, it mingles useful scientific instruction with pleasant sketches and characteristic anecdotes, so as to awaken that interest which in young minds must always precede any mental application. It will strike parents and teachers, we feel sure, as a very skillful and useful little work; and with the class for whom it

is designed, there is but little danger that it will not prove itself sufficiently popular. Its beautiful and plentiful illustrations, no less than its easy and enjoying style, will give it a charm to all

young eyes.

History of the American Bible Society, from its Organization to the present time. By W. P. STRICKLAND, with an Introduction by N. L. RICE, D. D. Harper & Brothers.

This work is a very useful one; not the less useful for not being what it claims to be, a history of the Bible Society. It is merely a digest of the thirty odd annual reports of the Society, conveniently methodized, and furnished with indexes. It is a compilation of statistical facts, concerning the resources, operations, and growth of the Society, with a brief sketch of its early history. It is, as we said, the more valuable on this account. The friends of the Society-and certainly all our readers are embraced in that category -will be glad to have at hand so convenient and well-arranged a collection of all the principal facts and incidents relating to its heavenly mission and deeds. To clergymen it will be especially useful, and the Christian families who shall possess it, will find in it a fund of information which will excite many an aspiration of thankfulness to the author of the Bible for the good this great agency has been permitted to accomplish for the good of man. There accompanies the volume a fine portrait of the venerable Elias Boudinot, who may, in one sense, be reckoned the father of the Society.

The Little Savage. By the late CAPTAIN MARRY ATT. Harper & Brothers.

This is written in the vein of the charming little story of Masterman Ready, a work which exemplified a truthfulness and naïveté almost equal to the incomparable Defoe. Since the Robinson Crusoe, we doubt if any writer has succeeded so well in painting the peculiar experiences of solitary and savage life so powerfully as Marryatt. The moral lessons of the present little work are admirable, and the interest which attaches to it, of the most engrossing kind. Young readers will devour it, and old ones will not rise from it without serious reflections on many of the most practical and important duties of life.

SEE PLATE.

ONE of the most beautiful of the exquisite group of pictures which constitute the inimitable L'Allegro, of Milton, has been very successfully realized in the accompanying plate. A quiet and peaceful spirit suffuses itself over the scene, and the design and execution of the piece are in fine harmony with the idea of the poem. The poem itself forms its most fitting counterpart. We present, accordingly, that part of it which the artist has seized upon as the theme of his graceful composition. At a future time we may present another equally beautiful illustration of the same poem, and with it the remainder of the poem. However frequently perused, we are confident no one will greet its reappearance with any other feeling than gratification.

"HENCE, loathed Melancholy,

Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born,
In Stygian cave forlorn,

'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy
Find out some uncouth cell,

Where brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings,
And the night raven sings;

There under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocks,
As ragged as thy locks,

In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
But come, thou goddess fair and free,

In heaven yelep'd Euphrosy ne,
And by men, heart-easing Mirth,
Whom lovely Venus at a birth,
With two sister Graces more

To ivy-crown'd Bacchus bore;

The frolic wind that breathes the spring,

Or whether (as some sages sing)
Zephyr, with Aurora playing,
As he met her once a-Maying;
There on beds of violets blue.

And fresh-blown roses washed in dew,
Fill'd her with thee, a daughter fair,
So baxom, blithe, and debonaire.

Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity,

Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles,
Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles,
Such as hang on Hebe's cheek,
And love to live in dimple sleek;
Sport that wrinkled Care derides,
And Laughter, holding both his sides.
Come and trip it as you go,
On the light fantastic toe;
And in thy right hand lead with thee,
The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.
And if I give thee honor due,
Mirth, admit me of thy crew,
To live with her, and live with thee,
In unreproved pleasure free;
To hear the lark begin his flight,
And singing startle the dull Night,
From his watch-tower in the skies,
Till the dappled dawn doth rise;
Then to come in spite of Sorrow,
And at my window bid good morrow,
Through the sweet briar, or the vine,
Or the twisted eglantine;

While the cock with lively din
Scatters the rear of darkness thin,
And to the stack, or the barn door,
Stoutly struts his dames before:
Oft list'ning how the hounds and horn
Cheerly rouse the slumb'ring Morn,
From the side of some hoar bill,
Through the high wood echoing shrill :
Sometime walking not unseen,
By hedge-row elms, on hillocks green,
Right against the eastern gate,
Where the great sun begins his state,
Rob'd in flames, and amber light,
The clouds in thousand liveries dight,
While the ploughman near at hand
Whistles o'er the furrowed land,
And the milk-maid singeth blithe,
And the mower whets his scythe,
And every shepherd tells his tale
Under the hawthorn in the dale."

Oн, to see one's own emotion

Make another's cheek burn bright! Oh, to mark one's own devotion

Fill another's eye with light!

Tears are types of woe and parting, But o'er woe a charm is thrown, When from other eyes are starting

Tears that mingle with our own.

Never sweeter-never dearer

Seems the world and all it holds, Than when loving hearts see clearer All that "Sympathy" unfolds ! Every thought, and look, and feelingEvery passion we can name Still a second-self revealing! Still another-yet the same!

Second Visit to the United States.

By SIR CHARLES LYELL, F.R.S. In two Parts. Harper & Brothers.

The principal object of this visit was to extend and complete the geological examination of this country, undertaken by this distinguished scholar in 1835. His tour extended, therefore, over the whole country, and was of such a nature as to bring the traveler into contact with the better classes of the community, and with that variety of political and religious character, which is best adapted to give a fair view of the country as it is. The intelligent candor, and the habits of observation of the man of science, are also present to improve the opportunity thus afforded. The result is one of the most comprehensive, candid, and really true representations of our country ever made. It will do us incalculable good abroad, in correcting erroneous impressions, and in presenting a just view of things among us.

It possesses quite as much interest to us, as it will possess to the British reader. The careful and extended observations of the geology of our country are extremely valuable, and lay us under great obligations to this eminent philosopher. It is a survey which no American could have made as well, and is replete with valuable scientific information. The kindly and intelligent criticisms, too, made upon our manners, and peculiarities, are also very useful, and we trust they will not be without benefit to us. They are well meant, and no doubt wise, and will be received with thankfulness. It is peculiarly instructive to see how the familiar scenes of our country struck the traveler; and the reader will follow his route with an increasing interest throughout.

History of Animals. By FRANCIS C. WOODWORTH. D. A. Woodworth.

Our readers will need no assurance of the ingenuity and skill which this well-conceived little work displays, when apprised that it proceeds from the able hand of Mr. Woodworth, the former editor of this Magazine. Designed mainly for young readers, it mingles useful scientific instruction with pleasant sketches and characteristic anecdotes, so as to awaken that interest which in young minds must always precede any mental application. It will strike parents and teachers, we feel sure, as a very skillful and useful little work; and with the class for whom it

is designed, there is but little danger that it will not prove itself sufficiently popular. Its beautiful and plentiful illustrations, no less than its easy and enjoying style, will give it a charm to all young eyes.

History of the American Bible Society, from its Organization to the present time. By W. P. STRICKLAND, with an Introduction by N. L. RICE, D. D. Harper & Brothers.

This work is a very useful one; not the less useful for not being what it claims to be, a history of the Bible Society. It is merely a digest of the thirty odd annual reports of the Society, conveniently methodized, and furnished with indexes. It is a compilation of statistical facts, concerning the resources, operations, and growth of the Society, with a brief sketch of its early history. It is, as we said, the more valuable on this account. The friends of the Society-and certainly all our readers are embraced in that category

-will be glad to have at hand so convenient and well-arranged a collection of all the principal facts and incidents relating to its heavenly mission and deeds. To clergymen it will be especially useful, and the Christian families who shall possess it, will find in it a fund of information which will excite many an aspiration of thankfulness to the author of the Bible for the good this great agency has been permitted to accomplish for the good of man. There accompanies the volume a fine portrait of the venerable Elias Boudinot, who may, in one sense, be reckoned the father of the Society.

The Little Savage. By the late CAPTAIN MARRY ATT. Harper & Brothers.

This is written in the vein of the charming little story of Masterman Ready, a work which exemplified a truthfulness and naïveté almost equal to the incomparable Defoe. Since the Robinson Crusoe, we doubt if any writer has succeeded so well in painting the peculiar experiences of solitary and savage life so powerfully as Marryatt. The moral lessons of the present little work are admirable, and the interest which attaches to it, of the most engrossing kind. Young readers will devour it, and old ones will not rise from it without serious reflections on many of the most practical and important duties of life.