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There is also , and shame * were it . to close this short notice wihout mentioning them , a set of Evening- Voluntaries , that comeoter the soul like the distant sound of a cathedral orgari in some lovely
and solitary scene by twilight ; and a set also of moral paintings , which will be sure to find their proper place in the mind ' s gallery . We take one of these , as the only specimen which we need offer of a volume which every reader who can enjoy it will of course possess . A JEWISH FAMILY . ( In a small valley opposite Si . Goar upon the Rhine . }
Genius of Raphael ! if thy wings Might bear thee to tins glen , With faithful memory left of things To pencil clear and pen , Thou wouldst forego the neighbouring Rhine , And all his majesty , A studious forehead to incline
O'er this poor family . The mother—her thou must have seen , In spirit , ere she came To dwell these rifted rocks between , Or found on earth a name :
An image , too , of that sweet boy , Thy inspirations give : Of playfulness , and love , and joy , Predestined here to live .
Downcast , or shooting glances far , How beautiful his eyes , That blend the nature of the star With tliat of summer skies I I speak as if of sense beguiled ; Uncounted months are gone , Yet am I with the Jewish child , That exquisite Saint John .
I see the dark brown curls , the brow , The smooth transparent skin , Refined , as with intent to show The holiness within ; The gTace of parting infancy By blushes yet UflUuned ; Age faithful to the mother ' s knee , Nor of her arm * athatned .
Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1835, page 433, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2646/page/69/