Confum'd her early prime: The rofe grew pale, and left her cheek;/ She died before her time. Alter your voice into a folemn tone, as if the spectre was absolutely in the act of speaking, when you come to the next verfe. ་ "Awake!" fhe cried, "thy true-love calls, "Come from her midnight grave; "Now let thy pity hear the maid, Deliver the next verfe with great folemnity. “This is the dumb and dreary hour,. “Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, "Thy pledge and broken cath; The two laft lines very pathetic, which you must also, ftrictly observe for the five following verfes.. "Why did you promife love to me, "And not that promise keep? Why did you fwear my eyes were bright, 11 "Yet leave those eyes to weep? "How "How could you fay my face was fair, 86 How could you win my virgin heart, Why did you fay my lip was fweet, "That face, alas! no-more-is fair; " "Dark are my eyes, now clos'd in death, " "The hungry worm my fifter is, "And cold and weary lafts our night, "Till that laft morn morn appear. Speak the words cold and weary with a long heavy tone, and expreffive of the most comfortless fate. In the beginning of the next verse affume great folemnity of utterance. "But hark! the cock has warn'd me hence, "A long and late adieu! Again affectingly pathetic, in the two next lines. "Come, fee,(falfe man,) how low fhe lies, Here Here comes the recital part, which must be read with a grave, folemn tone. The lark fung loud, the morning fmil'd With beams of rofy red: Pale William quak'd in every limb, And raving left his bed. He hied him to the fatal place Where Margaret's body lay, it And stretch'd him on the grass-green turf, And thrice he call'd on Margaret's name, Then laid his cheek to her cold grave, And-word-spoke-never-more. This poem is peculiarly folemn and affecting, and as fuch we recommend it to the perufal of the scholar. Hav. ing heard the late Mr. Henderfon read it in private, we have endeavoured to follow the manner he adopted as clofely as we could poffibly recollect. BEGIN this poem in a plaintive, affecting tone of voice. 11 "TURN, gentle hermit of the dale, Το ང་ "To where yon taper cheers the vale, " "With hospitable ray. If you point with your finger when you repeat the third line, as if obferving the light, alluded to by the poet, the effect will be pleafing. We fhall mention feveral things during our progress, that, although trifling, apparently, ftill, when properly put into practice, frequently add, in the delivery, the greatest beauty to the meaning of an author. "For here forlorn and loft, I tread The words marked, in a heavy, length'ning kind of tone.your voice in the next verfe. Alter "Forbear, my fon," the hermit cries, "To tempt the dang'rous gloom; "For yonder faithless phantom flies, "To lure thee to thy doồm.! 66 Here to the houseless child of want, "My door is open still; "And tho' my portion is but scant, "Then turn to night, and freely fhare "Whate'er my cell bestows; "My "My ruíhy couch, and frugal fare, The laft line more folemn than the others. "No flocks that range the valley free, Taught by that Pow'r that pities me, In fpeaking the third line look up towards heaven with reverence and respect. "But from the mountain's graffy fide, "A guiltless feast I bring; "A fcrip with herbs and fruits fupply'd, 11 "Then, Pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego; Alter your voice as you now come to the defcriptive part. |