Crush'd in body, sear'd in heart,
By the fell tormentor's art,-
And whisper low

O'er the silent snow

"Exile! raise your drooping head,
'The monarch of the knout is dead!"

3. Send the welcome tidings forth,
O'er the pine-woods of the North-
Finland arm you for the fight
With the hated Muscovite-
Swedes! whom great Gustavus led,
Claim your own-the tyrant's dead!

4. Bear the tale to Schamyl Bey,*
The gray old Lion of the Hill,
Where, amid his wild array,

He defies the Russian still ;-
And the lion's whelps will roar,
Like the waves that lash their shore:
Launch the news, like darts of fire,
To fair Warsaw's shatter'd wall,
And let every trembling spire
Thunder forth the tocsin-call;
Up, thou gallant Polish land!

Back the steed, and grasp the brand;
Let your lances shine like flame,—
On! in Kosciusko's name!

Lord and peasant, boy and man,
Forward, forward to the van!
He who on your birthright trod,
Stands before wrong'd Poland's God!

5. Mourning woman! lift your voice
From the black abyss of woe;
Let your stricken soul rejoice

That the spoiler's head is low

Ye who blistering tears have shed

For brothers, lovers, husbands dead

Schamyl (English, Samuel), the celebrated hero of the Caucasus, up to the death of Nicholas had for years defended his country successfully against the attacks of the Russians. In 1859 his last stronghold was taken, and he became for a short time a hunted fugitive. He was at last surprised, taken prisoner, and sent a captive to St. Petersburg, where ho was kindly received by the czar, Alexander, and assigned a residence with a pension.

Georgian, Turk, Circassian fair!
Dry the cheek and braid the hair,
In the festal song take part,

Send the chorus from the heart-
Polish lady, Polish lass,

Sing the dirge of Nicholas !

History.-Southey.

THOU chronicle of crimes! I read no more
For I am one who willingly would love
His fellow-kind. O gentle Poesy,
Receive me from the court's polluted scenes;
From dungeon horrors, from the fields of war,
Receive me to your haunts,-that I may nurse
My nature's better feelings; for soul
Sickens at man's misdeeds!

my

I spake, when lo!
There stood before me, in her majesty,
Clio, the strong-eyed muse. Upon her brow
Sate a calm anger. Go, young man, she cried,
Sigh among myrtle bowers, and let thy soul
Effuse itself in strains so sorrowful sweet,
That love-sick maids may weep upon thy page,

Soothed with delicious sorrow. Oh, shame! shame!
Was it for this I waken'd thy young mind?

Was it for this I made thy swelling heart

Throb at the deeds of Greece, and thy boy's eye
So kindle when that glorious Spartan died?

What if the tale

Boy! boy! deceive me not!
Of murder'd millions strike a chilling pang;
What if Tiberius in his island's stews

And Philip at his beads, alike inspire

Strong anger and contempt; hast thou not risen
With nobler feelings,—with a deeper love
For freedom? Yes; if righteously thy soul
Loathes the black history of human crim
And human misery, let that spirit fill

Thy song, and it shall teach thee, boy! to raise
Strains such as Cato might have deign'd to hear,
As Sidney in his hall of bliss may love.

VOCABULARY

OF DIFFICULT AND UNUSUAL WORDS.

As-trol'o-gy. Pretended science of fore-Can-non-ade'. An assault with cantelling future events by the appearance of the stars.

Ca-tas'tro-phe. The termination of an | Del-e-ga'tion.
event; a calamity.

Ca-the'dral. The principal church in
a diocese, or district of a bishop.
Cav-a-lier' (-leer). An armed horseman ;
a knight.

Chiv'af-rous. Knightly; gallant; gene-
rous and brave.
Chron'i-cler.

A narrator of events;

an historian.
Cic'a-trize. To form a scar to heal a
wound.

Cir-cum-nav'i-gate. To sail around.
Clay'more. A large two-handed sword.
Colleague'. A partner; an associate.
Collop. A small cut or slice of meat; a
chop or steak.

Co-los'sus. A statue of immense size.
Com-bus'ti-bles. Materials for setting
fire to anything.
Com-mem-o-ra'tion.

Keeping in memory by public celebration." Com'mon-wealth. A free state; the public good.

Com-pat i-ble. Suitable to; consist-
ent with.

Con-cep'tion. Act of conceiving; idea.
Con-cil'i-ate. To gain the favor of; to
obtain by concession.
Con-cur'rent.

Uniting; agreeing.
Con-fis-ca'tion. Transferring to the
state as a penalty; forfeiture.
Con-fla-gra'tion. An extensive fire.
Con'greve-rock ́et. A destructive
rocket invented by Sir William Con-
greve.
Con-nois-seur'. One skilled in judg.
ing works of art.
Con-nu'bi-al. Pertaining to marriage;
conjugal.

Con-sum-ma'tion. Completion.
Con-tempo-ra-ry. Existing at the

same time.

Con-tig'u-ous. Adjoining.
Con-tour (-toor). Outline of any figure
or object.

Con'tu-me-ly. Disdainful treatment;
scorn; reproach.

Cornet-cy. Office of a cornet, or one
who bears the ensign of a troop of cav-
alry.

Corsair. A pirate; a piratical vessel.
Cors'let. A light armor for the body.
Cou'rier. A messenger sent in haste.
Cre-du'li-ty. Readiness to believe

without proof.
Crypt. A cell; a concealed nook; a
grave or tomb.

Cui-ras-sier' (kwe-rus-seer'). A soldier
in armor.

Culver-in. A species of ordnance; a
long cannon.
Cu-pid'i-ty. Intense desire of gain;
Cu'po-la. A dome; an arched or vault-
ed roof.
Curfew.

A bell rung in the evening as a signal to extinguish fires.

Dan'phin. The title formerly given to
the eldest son of the King of France.
De-cap-i-ta'tion. Act of beheading.
De-cen'ni-al. Continuing ten years.

Act of sending away

on commission; the persons commissioned.

Dem'a gogue. A factious popular

leader.

De-mise'. Decease; death.

De-nom-i-na ́tion.
of Christians.

A name; sect

Der'vis. An Eastern priest or monk. Di-a-bol'i-cal. Relating to the devil; devilish; wicked.

Di-cas'te-ry. The associate body of judges among the Greeks.

Di'o-cese. District in charge of a bishop; a bishop's see.

Dis-crim'i-nate, To judge between; to distinguish.

Dog'ma. A settled truth; established doctrine.

Do-mes'ti-cate. To accommodate to the house; to tame.

Don. To put on; reverse of doff, to put off.

Dow'a-ger. The widow of a king; a widow with a jointure.

Duc'at. A European coin struck by a duke.

Dy'nes-ty. A race of sovereigns reigning in succession.

Ec-cle-si-as'ti-cal. Relating to the church.

E-jac-u-la'tion. An exclamation; a prayer.

E-lab'o-rate. To finish with labor and skill.

Em-blaʼzon. To adorn with heraldic figures and ensigns; to deck with glaring colors.

E'mir. A civil officer of distinction in
the East.

Em'is-sa-ry. One sent on a mission.
Em-po'ri-um. A place of commerce;

a mart.

En-fran'chise-ment. Making free; conferring the privileges of a citizen. En-grossed'. Entirely occupied in; copted in a large hand.

E-phem'e-ral. Lasting only a day;
transient.

Ep-i-dem'ic. Affecting the whole peo-
ple; a general distemper.
E-pis-co-pa'li-an. Relating to episco-
pacy, or the government of a church by
a bishop.

Ep-i-sodi-cal. Relating to an episode:
digressive.

Ep'i-thet. A term used to denote the
quality of anything; a title.
E-quipment. Fitting out; furnish-
ing: preparation.
Er-u-di'tion. Knowledge

from books; learning.

obtained

Es'pi-o-nage, Suspicious observation;
the close watch of a spy.
Es-pouse'. To marry; to assume the
defense of.

Es'tu-a-ry. Arm of the sea in which
the tide rises.

Eu'lo-gy. A speech or writing in praise of any person.

E-vac-u-ate. To make empty; to quit.

Ex'pi-ate. To atone for; to make satis-Id'i-om. Anode of speech peculiar to

To reason with, Ig-no-min'i-ous-ly. With public dis grace; scandalously.

against any proposed act. Ex-tir pate. To root out; to destroy. Il-lit'er-a-cy. Want of learning; ignoFalchion (fawl'chun). A short curved-lu-mi-na'tion (of books).