Thomas Buttes

havying the first letter of everie lyne
begynnyng with a letter of his name."

A SONG OF REJOYSING FOR THE PROSPEROUS REIGNE of our most GRATIOUS SOVERAIGNE LADY, QUEENE ELIZABETH.

"G Geve laude unto the Lorde,

And prayse His holy name

O let us all with one accorde
Now magnifie the same
D Due thanks unto Him yeeld
Who evermore hath beene

S So strong defence buckler and shielde
To our most Royall Queene.

A And as for her this daie

Each where about us rounde
V Up to the skie right solemnelie
The bells doe make a sounde

E Even so let us rejoice

Before the Lord our King

T To him let us now frame our voyce
With chearefull hearts to sing.

H Her Majesties intent

By thy good grace and will

E Ever O Lorde hath bene most bent

Thy lawe for to fulfil

Q Quite Thou that loving minde
With love to her agayne

U Unto her as Thou hast beene kinde
O Lord so still remaine.

E Extende Thy mightie hand
Against her mortall foes

E Expresse and shewe that Thou wilt stand

With her against all those

N Nigh unto her abide

Upholde her scepter strong

E Eke graunt us with a joyfull guide
She may continue long.

Amen."

The next is from Planché's "Songs and Poems: '

66

TO BEATRICE.

Beauty to claim, amongst the fairest place,
Enchanting manner, unaffected grace,

Arch without malice, merry but still wise,
Truth ever on her lips as in her eyes;
Reticent not from sullenness or pride,
Intensity of feeling but to hide ;

Can any doubt such being there may be ?

Each line I pen, points, matchless maid, to thee !"

Mdlle. Rachel was the recipient of the most delicate compliment the acrostic has ever been employed to convey. A diadem was presented to her, so arranged that the initial of the name of each

stone was also the initial of one of her principal

rôles, and in their order formed her name—

The following is an ingenious combination of

acrostic and telestic combined:

"Unite and untie are the same-so say you

Not in wedlock, I ween, has the unity been
In the drama of marriage, each wandering gout
To a new face would fly-all except you and I
Each seeking to alter the spell in their scene."

Edgar A. Poe was the author of a complicated poem of this class, in which the first letter in the lady's name is the first in the first line; the second, second in the second line; the third, third in the third line, and so on

A VALENTINE.

(Frances Sargent Osgood.)

"For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes, Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,

Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.

Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure

Divine-a talisman-an amulet

That must be worn at heart.

Search well the measure

Do not forget

The words the syllables!

The trivialest point, or you may lose your labour !
And yet there is in this no Gordian knot

Which one might not undo without a sabre,
If one could merely comprehend the plot.
Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
Eye's scintillating soul, there lie perdus
Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
Of poets by poets-as the name is a poet's, too,
Its letters, although naturally lying

Like the Knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando-
Still form a synonym for Truth. Cease trying!
You will not read the riddle, though you do the best
you can do!"

ALLITERATIVE AND ALPHABETIC

VERSE.

HERE are some clever lines which illustrate this style on the Bunker Hill Monument celebration :

"Americans arrayed and armed attend:

Beside battalions bold, bright beauties blend,
Chiefs, clergy, citizens, conglomerate,-
Detesting despots,-daring deeds debate;
Each eye emblazoned ensigns entertain,—
Flourishing from far, fan freedom's flame.

Guards greeting guards grown gray, guest greeting

guest.

High-minded heroes hither homeward haste,

Ingenuous juniors join in jubilee,

Kith kenning kin, kind knowing kindred key.
Lo, lengthened lines lend Liberty liege love,
Mixed masses, marshalled, 'Monumentward move.
Note noble navies near-no novel notion

Oft our oppressors overawed old Ocean;