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LINES WRITTEN ON VISITING A SCENE IN ARGYLESHIRE

 
At the silence of twilight's contemplative hour,
I have mused in a sorrowful mood,
On the wind-shaken weeds that embosom the bower,
Where the home of my forefathers stood.
All ruin'd and wild is their roofless abode,
And lonely the dark raven's sheltering tree:
And travell'd by few is the grass-cover'd road,
Where the hunter of deer and the warrior trode
To his hills that encircle the sea.
 
 
Yet wandering I found on my ruinous walk,
By the dial-stone aged and green,
One rose of the wilderness left on its stalk,
To mark where a garden had been.
Like a brotherless hermit, the last of its race,
All wild in the silence of nature, it drew,
From each wandering sun-beam, a lonely embrace
For the night-weed and thorn overshadow'd the place,
Where the flower of my forefathers grew.
 
 
Sweet bud of the wilderness! emblem of all
That remains in this desolate heart!
The fabric of bliss to its centre may fall,
But patience shall never depart!
Though the wilds of enchantment, all vernal and bright,
In the days of delusion by fancy combined
With the vanishing phantoms of love and delight,
Abandon my soul, like a dream of the night,
And leave but a desert behind.
 
 
Be hush'd, my dark spirit! For wisdom condemns
When the faint and the feeble deplore;
Be strong as the rock of the ocean that stems
A thousand wild waves on the shore!
Through the perils of chance, and the scowl of disdain,
May thy front be unalter'd, thy courage elate!
Yea! even the name I have worshipp'd in vain
Shall awake not the sigh of remembrance again:
To bear is to conquer our fate.
 

Of a similar description are his "Lines on revisiting a Scottish River."⁶

Mr. Campbell contributes but little to the pages of the New Monthly Magazine: still, what he writes is excellent, and as we uniformly transfer his pieces to the Mirror, we need not recapitulate them. The fame of Campbell, however, rests on his early productions, which, though not numerous, are so correct, and have been so fastidiously revised, that while they remain as standards of purity in the English tongue, they sufficiently explain why their author's compositions are so limited in number, "since he who wrote so correctly could not be expected to write much." His Poetical pieces have lately been collected, and published in two elegant library volumes, with a portrait esteemed as an extremely good likeness.

A contemporary critic, speaking of the superiority of Campbell's minor effusions, when compared with his larger efforts, observes, "His genius, like the beautiful rays of light that illumine our atmosphere, genial and delightful as they are when expanded, are yet without power in producing any active or immediate effect. In their natural expansions they sparkle to be sure, and sweetly shine; but it is only when condensed, and brought to bear upon a limited space or solitary object, that they acquire the power to melt, to burn, or to communicate their fire to the object they are in contact with." Another writer says, "In common with every lover of poetry, we regret that his works are so few; though, when a man has written enough to achieve immortality, he cannot be said to have trifled away his life. Mr. Campbell's poetry will find its way wherever the English language shall be spoken, and will be admired wherever it is known."

INDEX TO VOL. XIV.

Abad and Ada, a Tale, 404.

Abydos, Siege of, 58.

Aeolipile, The, 102.

Agreeableness, 155.

Alexander the Great, 22.

American Aloe, 296.

American Poetess, Memoir of, 340.

Amulet, The, 331.

ANECDOTE GALLERY, The, 123—158—191—254—427.

Anniversary, by A.A. Watts, 423.

Annuals for 1830, 221—275—322 to 336, 369 to 384.

Antwerp Cathedral, Visit to, 286.

Apsley House, 33—50.

Argonaut, or Nautilus, 40.

Arnott's Elements of Physics, 430.

Autobiography of a Landaulet, 300—350.

Bachelor's Revenge, 245.

Bagley Wood Gipsies, 19.

Battle of Bannockburn, 442.

Bees, 439.

Bees' Nests, 217.

Best's Personal Memorials, 427.

Bewick, the Engraver, 39—173—426.

Birds, Colours of the Eggs of, 438.

Bishops' Sleeves, 205.

Bittern, American, 297.

Black Lady of Altenötting, 251.

Blarney Castle described, 273.

Boileau to his Gardener, 51.

Bologna, Leaning Towers of, 369.

Brimham Rocks, Lines on, 196.

British Sea Songs, 297.

British Artists, Lives of, 52.

British Institution, The, 277—358.

Brussels in 1829, 303.

Burleigh House, Northampton, 290.

Burmese Boat Races, 269.

Butterflies, Changes of, 381.

Byron, Lord, and Sir W. Scott, 109.

Calculating Child at Palermo, 290.

Camelopard, or Giraffe, 264.

Campbell, T., Lines by, 154.

Canterbury Cathedral, 20.

Card, The, 339.

Castle in the Air, 331.

Cats and Kittens, 243—307—360.

Chameleons, antipathy to black, 439.

Charles II., Escape of, 100.

Chestnut-tree, Large, 408.

Christmas Day last, 433.

City, a new one, 104.

City feast, 164.

Clifton described, 177—309.

Coast Blockade Men, 84.

Cobbett's Corn, 77—87.

Cochineal Insect, 217—408.

Coffee-room Character, 219.

Colosseum, The, 431.

Comic Annual, The, 374.

Constantinople, 130—245.

CONTEMPORARY TRAVELLER, 134—149, 260—278.

Co-operative Societies, and Home Colonies, 425.

COSMOPOLITE, The, 20—36—69—214.

Cosmoramas and Dioramas, 430.

Confession, The, a Sketch, 335.

Cruise of H.M.S. Torch, 366.

Cuckoo, The, 39.

Curtius, a Dramatic Sketch, 357.

Dan Dann'ly, Sir, 189.

Davy, Sir H., Lines on, 69—116.

Derwentwater, 152.

Devereux, Sir William, 15.

Dial, curious one at Whitehall, described, 345.

Diet of various nations, 20—36.

Drama, Notes on the, 201.

Dress, Note on, 223.

Driving Deer in Cheshire, 101.

Drury Lane, ancient, 291.

Duke's Theatre, Dorset Gardens, 209.

Durham House, Strand, 82.

Dugong, The, 439.

Eagles, mode of destroying, 381.

"Eating Mutton cold," 19.

Eddystone Lighthouse, 123.

Edie Ochiltree, 294.

Egyptian Justice, 309.

Eliza von Mansfield, a Ballad, 428.

Emigrants, Lines to, 154.

Emigration to New South Wales, 362.

Emmanuel, the, 377.

Epitaph in Butleigh Church, 12.

Equanimity (from Horace), 259.

Ettrick Shepherd and Sir W. Scott, 74.

Etymological Curiosities, 357.

Exercise, Air, and Sleep, Notes on, 211.

Fair Fanariote, a Tale, 9.

Fashionable Novels, 302.

Favourite, Recollections of a, 236.

Fearful Prospect, 429.

FINE ARTS, 277—358—403.

Flying Dragon, the, 217.

Forget-me-not, the, 379.

Franklin's Grave, 7.

Friends of the Dead, 35.

Friendship's Offering, 325.

Fruits, English, described, 197.

Gardens, Gleanings on, 419.

Gas Lights, 248.

GATHERER, the, in each No.

Gem, the, 321.

Genoese Customs, 178.

Geographical Discoveries, 313.

Germans and Germany, 311.

Glammis Castle, Scotland, 225.

Goose, eating the, 221.

Gothic Architecture, Notes on, 403.

Graysteil, a Ballad, 68.

Grecian Flies, or Spongers, 420.

Greece, Lines on, 99.

Greeks, the Modern, 376.

Grosvenor Gallery, Park Lane, 242.

Guineas and Sovereigns, 304.

Gurney's Steam Carriage, 194.

Guy Mannering, 89.

Hackney Coaches, 6.

Hampton Court Palace, 97—116.

Heads, English, 263.

Head Wager, 89.

Healths, pledging, 197.

Hearthstone, the, a Tale, 118.

Heathen Mythology, Lines on, 30.

Hebrew Poets, 107.

Hood's Comic Annual, 374.

Hood's Epping Hunt, 232.

Hopkinsonian Joke, 31.

I'd be an Alderman, 408.

I'd be a Parody, 97—116.

Idiot, the, an Anecdote, 263.

Illustrious Follies, 124.

Incident at Fondi, 213.

Incledon, Recollections of, 236.

Indian Sultana in Paris, 7.

Indigo, Cultivation of, 56.

Ingratitude, Lines on, 51.

Insects, History of, 347.

Insect, Lines to an, 149.

Iris, the, 384.

Irish Independence, 136.

Iron Plate, new, 13.

Isabel, a Story, 358.

Ivy, Varieties of, 120.

Jack Jones, the Recruit, 412.

Jenkins, Henry, 242.

Jersey, recent Tour in, 260—278.

Jews, History of the, 105.

Juvenile Forget-me-not, 269, 383.

Juvenile Keepsake, 412.

Juvenile Poetess, Memoir of, 343.

Keepsake, the, 372.

Kemble, John, and Miss Owenson, 93.

King's Evil, Touching for, 437.

Landon, Miss, Poetry by, 267.

Landscape Annual, the, 370.

La Perouse, Note on, 207.

Laing, Major, Death of, 219.

Lardner's Cyclopedia, 442.

Lay from Home, 115.

Libertine's Confession, 59.

Liberty, on, 214.

Life, Duration of, 174.

Limoeiro, at Lisbon, described, 337.

Lines in an Album, 100.

–– by Miss Mitford, 124.

–– to –, 308.

Lion-eating and Hanging, 8.

Lion's Roar, the, 290.

Literary Problem, 178.

–– Souvenir, 334—371.

Living, good and bad, 89.

Lost Lamb, 447.

Localities, chapter on, 146—226.

Locke, Lord King's Life of, 12.

Lone Graves, the, 18.

London, Lines on, 154.

–– View of, 249.

Lord Mayor's Day, Lines on, 350.

Love, a Ballad, 12—68.

Lucifer, a Tale, 325.

Lucretia Davidson, Memoir of, 340.

Mahomet and his Mistress, 339.

Major's Love Adventure, 285.

MANNERS and CUSTOMS, 38—101—178—197—231—311—375.

Mantis, or Walking Leaf, 306.

Margate described, 141.

Maria Gray, a Ballad, 173.

Masaniello, character of, 153.

Mercer's Hull and Old Cheapside, 17.

Milan Cathedral described, 2.

Minstrel Ballad, 100.

Minstrels and Music Licenses, 418.

Mocha Coffee, 47.

Mole, the, 281—297—360.

Moncrieff's Poems, 23.

Monkish Verses translated, 163.

Mont Blanc, ascent of, 71.

Months, Saxon Names for, 232.

Morgan, Lady, 382.

Mozart, Youth of, 254—265.

Murat, death of, 83.

NATURALIST, The, 4—39—86—120—174—217—281—297—306—381—438.

Nautilus, Lines on, 180.

New York, 249.

New Year's Gift, 293.

Ney, Marshal, Memoir of, 420.

Night in a Sedan Chair, 183.

NOTES OF A READER, 6—46—61—71—93—120—152—186—220—247—297—347 —360—423.

NOVELIST, The, 9—58—89—118—213—244—358—404.

Oaks, Superstition against felling, 375.

Observatory at Greenwich, 401.

Old Man's Story, The, 283.

OLD POETS, 4—140—271—407.

Once Ancient, 85.

Opium-eating in Turkey, 270.

Out of Season, a Lament, 291.

Oyster catching Mice, &c., 87.

Palestine described, 107.

Paley, Recollections of, 158.

Paraphrase on Heber, 181.

Pendrills, Family of, 35.

Periodical Literature, 440.

Peru, Adventure in, 230.

Phillips', Sir R., Personal Tour, 377.

Physiognomy of Houses, 100.

Plantagenets, Last of the, 46.

Planters, Royal, 73.

Pool's Hole, Derbyshire, 19.

Poor, Laws for the, 299.

Pope's Temple at Hagley, 49.

Popular Philosophy, 430.

Proverbs, Old, illustrated, 133.

Provincial Reputation, 409.

Psalmody, Improved, 114—370.

Punch, How to Make, 8.

Pursuit of Knowledge, 108—138.

Quadrupeds and Birds feeding Shell-fish, 4.

Red Indians, Journey in search of, 134—149.

Regent's Park, 12.

RETROSPECTIVE GLEANINGS, 11—76—163—246—308—437.

River, Lines to a, 254.

Rosamond, Fair, Portrait of, 86.

Royal Exchange, The original, 257.

Ruined Well, Stanzas, 372.

Rustic Amusements, 3.

St. Dunstan's, Fleet-street, 145—243.

St. Peter's Church, Pimlico, 113.

St. Sepulchre's Bell, 259.

Saline Lake in India, 13.

Sea-side Mayor, 231.

Sea Pens, Cuts of, 281.

Seasons, Sonnets on, 210.

Season in Town, 30.

Select Biography, 340.

Shakspeare's Brooch, 201—372.

Sheffield, Picture of, 377—413.

Sighmon Dumps, 169—420.

SELECTOR, The, 13—22—40—52—105—136—156—197—232—267—283—442.

Shumla described, 186.

Siamese Twins, Account of, 353.

Singing Psalms, 375.

Sion House, Isleworth, 161.

Sisters of Charity, 69.

SKETCH BOOK, The, 24—74—100—169.

Skimington Riding, 183—231—235—375.

Skying a Copper, by Hood, 280.

Sleep, Curious facts on, 229.

Soda Water, Dr. Paris, on, 69.

Southern African Letter, 315.

Southey, Dr., 61—426.

Sparrow, Address of, 148—403.

Spiders, 439.

SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY, 12—56-108—185—206—282—313.

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, 12—29—45—59—77—87—109—124—141 —155—173—189—219—237—251—263—300—315—366—382—408—428—440.

Spirit of the Storm, 235.

Splendid Annual, The, 24.