Part 4 (2/2)

THE La.s.s OF FAIR WONE.

From the German of Burger.

_Phila. Minerva_, II, Dec. 17, 1796, Phila.

[G. A. Burger, _Des Pfarrers Tochter von Taubenhain_.

W. Taylor of Norwich, _The La.s.s of Fair Wone_ in the _Monthly Magazine_, I-223, Apr. 1796, London. Also in Taylor's _Historic Survey of German Poetry_, 3 vols., 1830, London. II-32, under the t.i.tle _The Parson's Daughter_.]

VIRTUE REWARDED: A PASTORAL TALE.

(From the German of Gesner).

[Prose translation.]

_Phila. Minerva_, II, Dec. 17, 1796, Phila.

[S. Gessner, _Daphne_. W. Hooper, _New Idylles by Gessner_, p. 33, _Glicera_.]

MISCELLANEOUS.

By FERDINAND WALLHIME.

THE WISH (in imitation of Matthison).

Once more could I wish, ere yet my blest spirit Sunk in Elysium, peaceful mansion of shades!

That spot t' revisit, where Infancy In dreams aerial, play'd 'round my brows.

The shrub of my country, whose branches o'erspread The cool nest of the patridge, waves gentler my friend, Than all the gay forests of laurel O'er the dust of the world's mighty conq'rors.

The streamlet of that mead, where in childhood I cull'd early violets, more musically murmurs 'Midst the alders once rear'd by my sire, Than the silver Blandusian fountain.

The hill, on which swains, in bands youthful and gay Danc'd 'round the trunk of the sweet blossom'd poplar, With greater rapture inspir'd my heart, Than Alps dazzling heights in roset glimm'ring.

Therefore could I wish, ere yet my blest spirit Sunk in Elysium, peaceful mansion of shades That spot t' revisit, where infancy In dreams aerial, play'd 'round my brows.

Then may death's smirking genius, of a sudden, Extinguish life's taper, well pleas'd I'll hasten To Xenophon and Plato's musing shade And to Anacreon's myrtle tufted bow'r.

_Lit. Museum, or Mo. Mag._, p. 47, Jan. 1797, West-Chester.

[F. Matthisson, _Wunsch an Salis_. ”Noch einmal mocht' ich, eh in die Schattenwelt....”]

BENEVOLENCE.

A FABLE.

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