It is hoped that the following Collection will afford an ample illustration of the foregoing observations. It has been drawn from the works of the most admired poets in the language, and the Editor earnestly prays that the publication may tend to purify and elevate the thoughts of those into whose hands it may fall, and to produce a conviction that that which is morally, is also intellectually the best. CONTENTS. From 'Religious Musings.' [Coleridge.]. Hymn to the Saviour. [Milman.] The Last Epiphany, [Pomfret.]. Cameronian Midnight Hymn. [Hogg.] The Tempestuous Evening. [J. Scott.] To a Young Person with a Watch. [Carter.] The Song of Zion. [Scott.] 130 The Saviour's Second Coming. [Milman.] 132 Characters of the Disciples, from Klopstock. [Roscoe.]. 138 Virtue and Pleasure. [Fordyce.] The Captives' Song. [Henry Neile.]. A Hymn to the Supreme Being. [Thomson.] Song of the Three Children. [Merrick.] The Passion. [Milton.] 239 The Saviour to the Soul. [Bowdler.]. 241 Hymn to the Saviour. [Logan.] 242 Winter. A Dirge. [Burns.] 245 Hymn. [Milman.] 246 Song of Triumph. [Milman.] 248 Death and Eternity. [Hawkesworth.] 250 On the Eve of a New Year. [Green.] Christ's Nativity. [Campbell.] On Recovering from Illness. [Doddridge.] Praise to the Creator. (Mrs. Rowe.]. |