To the saint's inheritance,

From their dwellings in the dust-
By thy resurrection's power,
Jesus! save me in that hour!

Sabbath morning! hail to thee;
Oh thou sweetest hour of prime!
From the foot of Calvary,

Now to Zion's top } climb;
There my risen Lord to meet,
In his temple, at his feet.

EASE WITHOUT REST.

[From "Verses for Pilgrims," by DR. HINDS.]

I viewed my plans all tempest tost,
Broken my hopes, my labour lost;
And sought a deep secluded bower,
Where I no more might hear or see
What fills the world from hour to hour,
That stage of sin and vanity.

"Twas well at first; but flowery ease,
How soon I know not, failed to please;
The powers of darkness swayed my breast,
The evil angels, Fear and Doubt,
And gave me scarce a moment's rest
Within, though all was calm without.

I tried on Zion's lyre to play,
But heart and hand both went astray:
No music's made by stagnant pools,
But by clear brooks that run;
And thus are quick, not laggard souls,
Kept in the sweetest tune.

COUNTRY MISCELLANY,

Edited by

HENRY BURGESS,

LUTON.

MDCCCXXXVII.

"IN MEDIO TUTISSIMUS IBIS."

DUNSTABLE:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY T. HIGGINS.

SOLD IN LONDON, BY G. WIGHTMAN, PATERNOSTER-ROW. Sold also by C. COOKE, Luton; WEBB, Bedford; DODD, Woburn; FRANKLIN, Ampthill; GARDENER, Biggleswade; PATERNOSTER, and PALMER, Hitchin; GIBBS, St. Albans; GIRTON, Hemel-Hempsted;

and AUSTIN, Hertford.

1837.

PREFACE.

THIS "literary trifle" has attained to the growth of nearly two years, contrary to the expectations which were formed when it started into being. The question which the Editor has now to decide is, shall he be guilty of infanticide by stopping the future existence of his literary offspring? While some persons would argue for the perpetration of such a crime, as the savages do for the murder of their little ones, by telling us that our Miscellany is of no use, and therefore might justly be put to death, we confess we have sufficient natural affection remaining to allow it still to be. It is decided, therefore, that the Magazine shall be allowed a continuance of life, with the expectation of its becoming more useful as its powers are still further developed.

Who has a right to complain of inutility, if his efforts have not been used for the promotion of usefulness? With one or two exceptions the Editor