The beast who hath between his eyes
The serpent for a hand.
First march the bold Epirotes,

Wedged close with shield and spear; And the ranks of false Tarentum

Are glittering in the rear.

"The ranks of false Tarentum Like hunted sheep shall fly: In vain the bold Epirotes

Shall round their standards die : And Apennine's grey vultures Shall have a noble feast On the fat and the eyes

Of the huge earth-shaking beast.

"Hurrah! for the good weapons

That keep the War-god's land. Hurrah! for Rome's stout pilum

In a stout Roman hand. Hurrah! for Rome's short broadsword, That through the thiek array Of levelled spears and serried shields Hews deep its gory way.

"Hurrah! for the great triumph

That stretches many a mile. Hurrah! for the wan captives

That pass in endless file. Ho! bold Epirotes, whither

Hath the Red King ta'en flight? Ho! dogs of false Tarentum,

Is not the gown wash'd white?

"Hurrah! for the great triumph

That stretches many a mile. Hurrah! for the rich dye of Tyre,

And the fine web of Nile, The helmets gay with plumage

Torn from the pheasant's wings, The belts set thick with starry gems

That shone on Indian kings,

The urns of massy silver,

The goblets rough with gold, The many-colour'd tablets bright With loves and wars of old, The stone that breathes and struggles, The brass that seems to speak ;Such cunning they who dwell on high Have given unto the Greek.

"Blest and thrice blest the Roman
Who sees Rome's brightest day,
Who sees that long victorious pomp
Wind down the Sacred Way,
And through the bellowing Forum,
And round the Suppliant's Grove,
Up to the everlasting gates

Of Capitolian Jove.

"Then where, o'er two bright havens, The towers of Corinth frown; Where the gigantic King of Day

On his own Rhodes looks down;
Where soft Orontes murmurs

Beneath the laurel shades;
Where Nile reflects the endless length
Of dark-red colonnades;

Where in the still deep water,

Shelter'd from waves and blasts, Bristles the dusky forest

Of Byrsa's thousand masts;
Where fur-clad hunters wander
Amidst the Northern ice;

Where through the sand of morning-land
The camel bears the spice;
Where Atlas flings his shadow

Far o'er the Western foam,
Shall be great fear on all who hear
The mighty name of Rome."

It is a great merit of these poems, that they are free from ambition or exaggeration. Nothing seems over. done-no tawdry piece of finery disfigures the simplicity of the plan that has been chosen. They seem to have been framed with great artistical skill -with much self-denial, and abstinence from any thing incongruousand with a very successful imitation of the effects intended to be represented. Yet every here and there images of beauty, and expressions of feeling, are thrown out that are wholly independent of Rome or the Romans, and that appeal to the widest sensibilities of the human heart. In point of homeliness of thought and language, there is often a boldness which none but a man conscious of great powers of writing would have ventured to show.

In these rare qualities, " The Lays of Ancient Rome" resemble Lockhart's" Spanish Ballads," which must have been often ringing in Macaulay's ears, since first he caught their inspiring music more than twenty years ago-when," like a burnished fly in pride of May," he bounced through the open windows of "Knight's Quarterly Magazine." Two such

volumes all a summer's day you may seek without finding among the works! of "our Young Poets." People do not call Lockhart and Macaulay poets at all-for both have acquired an inveterate habit of writing prose in preference to verse, and first-rate prose too; but then the genius of the one

man is as different as may be from that of the other agreeing, however, in this, that each exhibits bone and muscle sufficient, if equitably distributed among ten "Young Poets," to set them up among the "rural villages" as strong men, who might even occasionally exhibit in booths as giants.

ABEKEN'S Cicero, strictures on, 4, 6.
Adventure during the Greek Revolution,
668.

Affghanistan and India, review of the
recent Events in, 100-proposed Co-
lonization of, 155.

Albigenses, Crusade against the, 534.
Alison's History of Europe, Vol. X., Re-
view of, 419.

Alp-hunter, the, from Schiller, 446.
Ambassador's Party, the, 494.

American Notes for General Circulation,
Dickens's, review of, 783.

Ancient Dandy, the, Chap. I. 590-Chap.
II. 595-Chap. III. 600.
Anti-Corn-Law Deputation to Sir Robert
Peel, the, 271.

Astronomer, to the, from Schiller, 453.
Ballads and Poems of Schiller, the-See
Schiller.

Barbarossa of Algiers, Career of, 184.
Basque Provinces, Recollections of a
Ramble through the, in 1836-7, 200-
Part II. 379-Part III. 498.
Benjamin of Tudela, Itinerary of, 551.
Betrayal, the, a Passage in the Career of

El Empecinado, 75.

Breadth and Depth, from Schiller, 455.
British Institution, the, 329.
Cabool, review of the recent Insurrec-
tion and Events in, 100-proposal and
scheme for its colonization, 155.
Caleb Stukely, Part V. Home Revisited,
35-Part VI. Friends and Relations,
235-Part VII. the Transition, 374-
Part VIII. the History of Emma Fitz-
jones, 505-Part IX. the same con-
cluded, 614.

Carnival, Recollections of the, 405.
Cassandra, from the German of Schiller,
573.

Chapters of Turkish History, No. VIII.

Barbarossa of Algiers, 184.
Charlemagne, 530.

Child in the Cradle, the, from Schiller,
453.

Christian Pilgrim, a Poem, by Edmund
Peel, review of, 225.

Cicero, 1-importance of his era, ib.-
historic misrepresentations of it, 2-
and of himself, 4-errors of Middleton
regarding, ib.-his conduct as governor
of Cilicia, 7-his return to Rome, 9-
his position during the civil war, 10-
foresees the fall of Pompey, 14-his
inconsistency, 16-lessons tanght by
his history, 19.

Colonies and Colonization, Merivale on,
reviewed, 206.

Colonization of Cabool, proposed scheme
for the, 155.

Communes, rise of the, in France, 539.
Confucius, sentences of, from Schiller, 589.
Corn Question, review of the, 271.
Cranes of Ibycus, the, from Schiller, 752.
Dance, the, from Schiller, 297.
Dandy, the Ancient, Chap. I. 590-
Chap. II. 595-Chap. III. 600.
Dennis on Shakspere, 368.

Dickens's American Notes for General
Circulation, review of, 783.
Diego Leon, 379.

Dithyramb, from Schiller, 581.
Diver, the, from Schiller, 287.

Don Carlos, the last days of, 498.

Doom of the Mirror, the, by B. Simmons,
498.

Duel, the, an incident of the Carlist war,
380.

Early Reading, Recollections of, a Psy-
chological Curiosity, 299.

El Empecinado, passages in the career
of, Part III. the Betrayal, 75.
Elopement, the, an adventure in Old
Castile, 312.

Employer and the Employed, the, 642.
Exhibitions, the Royal Academy's, 23-
continued, 319-the British Institu-
tion, 329.

Europe, Alison's History of, during the
French Revolution, Vol. X. reviewed,
419.

Glove, the, a tale, from Schiller, 287.
Greatness of Creation, the, from Schiller,
751.

Greece, present state of, 120.

Greek Revolution, an adventure during
the, 668.

Hero and Leander, a ballad from Schiller,
569.

History of Europe during the French Re-

volution, by Archibald Alison, Vol. X.
Review of, 419.

History of France, Michelet's, Part I. 386.
Part II. 530. See France.
Homer's Hymns, translations of by the
Sketcher. Hymn to Mars, 139-to
Diana, ib.-to Minerva, 140-to Juno,
ib.-to Ceres, ib.-to the Mother of the
Gods, ib.-to Hercules, ib.-to Hermes,
141-to Vulcan, ib.-Apollo, ib.-
Neptune, ib.-Jove, ib.—to the Muses
and Apollo, 142-to Aphrodite, ib.-
to Selene or Luna, 154-to the Sons
of Jove, Castor and Pollux, ib.
Honours, from the German of Schiller,
453.

Hope, from the German of Schiller, 452.
Hostage, the, a Ballad, from Schiller, 756.
Human Sacrifices in India, 177.
Hymns of Homer, translations of, by the
Sketcher, 139, 154. See Homer.
Imaginary Conversation, by Walter Sa-
vage Landor, 687.

Immutable, the, from Schiller, 453.
Incident on the Road in Spain, 502.
Income Tax, the, An Excellent New Song,
284.

Income Tax Act, defence of the, 146.
India, Human Sacrifices in, 177-Review
of the state of, 100.

Indian's Death Song, the, from Schiller,
765.

Italy, Sketches of, Part V. Verona, 159–
the Open Theatre, ib.-the Amphi-
theatre, 160-La Porta Stupa, 162—
Vicenza and Palladio, 163-Mantua,
164-Modena, 165-Ferrara, 166—
Tasso's prison, 169-the Duke of Mo-
dena's country-house, 170 - Padua,
Church of St Anthony, 172-St Jus-
tina, 173-the Circus Maximus, 174–
the University, ib.-the Botanic Gar-
den, 175-Part VIII. Florence, 485-
the Prison, 489-the madhouse, 491
-Ambassador's party, 494-Visit to
an antiquary of distinction, 497-Part
IX. A Naples day, 655-Coiners, old
and new, 656-More dealers, 658-
the musuem,-Gems, 660— Painting,
662-Sculpture, 663-Egyptiaca, 665
-Coins, 666-Glass, ib.—Vases, 667.
Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary, review of,
61.

Jesuits at Rome, the, 404.

Journal of a Tour in Greece, by William
Mure of Caldwell, review of, 120.
Key, the, from the German of Schiller,
453.

Khonds, manners and habits of the, 177.
Knight of Toggenburg, the, from Schiller,
287.

Knights of St John, the, from Schiller,
582.

Landor, Walter Savage, Imaginary Con-
versation by, 687.

Lay of the League, a, 640.

Lay of the Mountains, the, from Schiller,
166.

Lays of Ancient Rome, by T. B. Macau-
lay, review of, 802.

League's Revenge, the, 542.
Letter from Gilbert Young on the Colo-
nization of Cabul, 155.

Light and Colour, from Schiller, 453—
and Warmth, from the same, 455.
Lines upon Letters, by B. Simmons, 73.
London, the World of, Part XIII. Walk-
ing the Hospitals, 85-Funerals, 87.

the Stomachs of London, 89—a Mir-
ror of Magistrates, 92-Westminster
Hall, 98.

London, the Stranger in, a Tale, 740.
Longing, the, from Schiller, 296.
Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome, re-
view of, 802.

Macbeth, Critique on, 368.

Maiden from Afar, the, from Schiller,
581.

Maiden's Lament, the, from Schiller, 447.
Maitre d'Armes, Passage in the Life of a,
565.
Mantua, 164.

Merivale on Colonies and Colonization,

Review of, 206.

Michelet's History of France, Part I.
386-Part II. 530.

Middleton's Life of Cicero, Strictures on,
4.

Mines, on the Rent of, 457.
Minna, from Schiller, 762.

Mirror of Magistrates, a, 92.
Modena, 165-country house of the Duke
of, 170.

Modern Greece, 120.

Monarchy, Revival of the, in France, 533.
Municipalities, Rise of the, in France,
539.

Mure's Journal of a Tour in Greece, re-
view of, 120.

Museum, the Naples-Gems, 660-Paint-
ings, 662-Sculpture, 663-Egyptiaca,
665-Coins and glass, 666--Vases,
667.

My Belief, from Schiller, 453.
Naples, a day at, 655-Coiners, old and
new, 656-more dealers, ib.-the mu-
seum, 660.

Norman Conscript, the, by Delta, 262.
Northern Circuit, the, No. V. 354.
Padua, 172-Church of St Anthony at,
ib.-its Circus Maximus, 174-Univer-
sity, ib.-Botanic Garden, 175.
Paintings, Notices of, in the Exhibitions,
23, 319-in the British Institution,
329.

Palestine, Poems on, 224.
Pan, a Pastoral, review of, 227.
Parliament, the Session of, reviewed, 143
-prospects at its opening, ib.-policy
and position of the Ministry during, 144
-their measures contrasted with those
of the Whigs, 145-passing of the Ins
come Tax Act, 146-and of the Tariff
Act, 148-general summary of its re-
sults, ib.-advantages resulting from it
to the crown, ib.-to public credit, 150
-increased agricultural and colonial
protection, ib.-contrasted with those
of Whig ascendency, 151.

Passage in the Life of a Maitre d'Armes,
565.

Passages in the Career of El Empecinado,

Part III. the Betrayal, 75.

Peel, Sir Robert, Interview of with the

Anti-Corn-Law Deputation, 27.
Peel's Christian Pilgrim, review of, 225.
Pegasus in Harness, from Schiller, 763.
Philosophers, from Schiller, 759.
Philosophical Egoist, from Schiller, 456.
Pictures by Old Masters, the, in the Bri-
tish Institution, 334.

Pilgrim, the, from Schiller, 447.
Playing Infant, the, from Schiller, 761.
Poems on Palestine, 224.

Poems and Ballads of Schiller, see Schiller.
Poet to his Friends, the, from Schiller,
295.

Poetry, Lines upon Letters, by B. Sim..
mons, 73- Translations of Homer's
Hymns, by the Sketcher, 139, 154-
the Income Tax, 235 - the Norman
Conscript, by Delta, 262-Poems and
Ballads of Schiller, translated, Part I.
285-Part II. 446-Part III. 569-
Part IV. 751-the Doom of the Mir-
ror, by B. Simmons, 397-two scenes in
the life of Xenophon, by the same, 400
-a Lay of the League, 640- Verses
written after a Pilgrimage to the Grave
of Scott, 715.

Political Economy, Ricardo's. See Ri
cardo.

Pompeii and Herculaneum, from Schil-
ler, 454.

Pompey, sketch of the career of, 11.
Pope's Benediction, the, 406.
Profits and Wages, 460.

Punch Song, from Schiller, 760-the
same to be sung in the North, ib.
Pyramids, a Record of the, reviewed, 113.
Reade's Record of the Pyramids, review of.
113.

Recollections of a Ramble through the

Basque Provinces in 1836-7, 200-
Martin Zurbano, ib.-Auxiliary Portu-
guese Troops and Military Punishment,
202-Garrison Tertulias, 204-- Part
II. Diego Leon; the Hussars de la
Princesa, 379-a Duel, 380-Plunder
and Pillage, 384- Part III. the last
days of Don Carlos, 498.-Village Fêtes
and Diversions of the Basques, 499—an
Eyrie, 501-an Incident on the Road,
502.

Recollections of Early Reading; a psy-
chological curiosity communicated by a
country magistrate, 299.
Recollections of the Carnival, 405.
Rent, Exposition of, 349.
Reviews Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary,
61 Thomson's Seasons illustrated,
74-Record of the Pyramids, 113-
Mure's Tour in Greece, 120- Merivale
on Colonies, 206-Poems on Palestine,
225-Alison's History of Europe, Vol.
X., 419-Reynolds's Discourses, by Bur-
net, 767-Dickens's American Notes,
783-Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome,

802.

Revolt of the Workers, the, 642.
Reynolds's, Sir Joshua, Discourses, edited
by Burnet, review of, 767.
Ricardo Made Easy; or, What is the Ra-
dical Difference between Ricardo and
Adam Smith? Part I. 338-on value,
343-on rent, 349-Part II. 457-on
the rent of mines, ib. - profits and
wages, 460-on foreign trade, 462-
effects of accumulation on profits and
interest, 464--Part III. 718.

Ring of Polycrates, the, from Schiller, 450,
Riots, review of the, 410.