Such (were it possible) we would engage

Childhood and Youth and Manhood and Age
For him, that should be as a "Head of Gold”
To his body of steel-a people bold;-
For in every boon to thy Prince's heart,

Dear England, thou would'st bear a part.

But childhood will

IV.

-and youth will groan

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And manhood will frown—and age will moan.

Best-for a mortal-the lot of man:

Best is The Wonderful Wisdom's plan.

V.

This be our prayer, then! for him and for thee! he rule a people free

Free may

While Justice and Truth keep watch and ward

And Peace and Right our coasts shall guard!
No Blood be shed on our holy land,-
Or-be it not by the State's command;
Let each frenzied shedder of blood not deem
That guilty souls to the wisest seem
Light as the innocent lives to him

Whose heart is hard or his reason dim!-
No foe come seek us! no foe be sought-!
No fruits of force to our shores be brought!
No foe be nigh! no foe be far!

But bann'd and vanish'd be War—wild War,—
As the Pirates' glory-the Slaver's gain-
Which ruled of old and of late the main !

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CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.

No foreigners fear our flag-but hail
Our Double Cross2 that dares the gale,-
Free Great Britain's banner flowing

On a thousand ships through the ocean going
With Plenty-and Peace—and Wealth-and Art—
And Knowledge-and Truth to gladden the heart
Of each who will look from earth's distress
To the hope of Heavenly Happiness !—

VI.

These be his new generation's aims!
And that his heart may echo the claims
Of Temperance, Freedom, Public Truth-
Long may a Mother train his youth!

Still longer watch his mind mature!—

Till, in manhood's wisdom by faith made pure,

He shall grieve to take up and rejoice to bear on
The glorious duties of England's Throne.

NOTE 1.-The name of Windsor from the ancient Windesore and Windlesore has been appropriately interpreted the windingshore.

NOTE 2.-The Union Jack, first adopted by Protector Cromwell, and compounded of the English Cross, and the Scots' Cross en Sautoir.

History of Ishmael.

In the history of Abraham, we mentioned that the "father of the faithful" being childless, he was induced by Sarai his wife, to marry her domestic slave, or handmaiden, named Hagar; she was a native of the land of Egypt, a country watered by the river Nile, and famous as being the place where most of the early arts and sciences first flourished. As soon as Hagar perceived

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herself likely to become a mother, she foolishly grew proud, and despised her mistress; upon which Sarai inflicted upon her some kind of punishment, probably a severe one, for in those early times, slaves-even when married to their masters-were scarcely considered as human beings and such is the wickedness of men even in our own day, that slavery is still upheld in many places. This we must tell our young readers is very displeasing to God, who loves all mankind as his children, and would have them never to injure, but always love and do good to each other. Hagar could not endure this harsh treatment; she fled from the house of Abraham, and would no doubt have perished through want, had not the good providence of God recalled her at once to a sense of her duty and interest. An angel met her in

the wilderness, by a fountain of water, "And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence comest thou? and whither wilt thou go?" She, with a simple frankness, which we hope all our young readers will imitate, replied, "I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai: And the angel of the Lord said unto her, return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands." She immediately prepared to comply with this injunction, when he told her that she should have a son who would be of a fierce and warlike character, and would be surrounded by numerous enemies, but that he would be the father of a numerous posterity, and would dwell in the presence of all his brethren. The angel then departed: and Hagar perceived that it was God himself who had thus graciously

made himself known to her; "and she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her-Thou God seest me :" piously adding, "Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?" Hagar now we may be sure lost no time in returning to the house of her mistress, and in due time became the mother of a boy, who was by his father called Ishmael, according to the direction of the Lord, when he found Hagar in the wilderness. Ishmael signifies "God shall hear." Ishmael grew up a fine boy, and was doubtlessly instructed in the fear and love of God, by his pious and excellent father: at thirteen years of age, he was admitted into the family of God by the sacrament of circumcision, which was then first instituted.

In process of time, it pleased the Lord to fulfil his promises to Abraham, by the birth of Isaac, in whom all the divine promises were made to centre, and from whose posterity the Lord resolved to take a human form, when he should come into the world to redeem mankind, by conquering their spiritual enemies, and delivering them from the influence of false principles and evil practices. On the day that Isaac was weaned, Abraham made a great feast; and during the festivity, Sarah observed Ishmael mocking his little brother. This was very wrong; and like all wrong things, it brought its punishment along with it. Sarah insisted that neither Hagar or her son should be suffered to remain any longer in the family. Abraham, on being assured by God that this determination was right and proper, com