two volumes. Two of the Wesleys' hymns, by the inad. vertence of the editor, are included in this collection. They begin with and "World! adieu! thou real cheat," Come, Saviour Jesus! from above." They are both found in "Hymns and Sacred Poems, by J. and C. Wesley, 1739." He wrote the Christmas Carol, beginning with "Christians! awake, salute the happy morn." The original contains forty-eight lines, heroic measure. "The Lord is my Shepherd, my Guardian and Guide," etc., is taken from one of his poems, containing ten double stanzas. The hymn, "My spirit longs for thee," etc., is entitled "The Desponding Soul's Wish." He wrote, also, an "Answer" to it, in the same peculiar style, the first stanza of which is as follows: "Cheer up, desponding soul! Thy longing, pleased, I see; "The Literary Remains of John Byrom," including his Diaries, were published, 1857, by Dr. John Parkinson, for the Cheetham Society. They furnish numerous graphic illustrations of his Life and Times. ROBERT CAMPBELL. -1868. MR. CAMPBELL is known, in hymnology, only as the translator of several Latin hymns from the Breviary and other sources. He was an advocate of the city of Edin burgh, where he died, December 29, 1868. He belonged to the Scottish Episcopal Church, and was an extreme ritualist. In 1850, at the suggestion and under the revision of Rev. Dr. Patrick Torry, the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of St. Andrew's, he compiled a Manual of Praise, entitled, "Hymns and Anthems for Use in the Holy Service of the Church." Some few of the hymns, and several of the translations, were from his pen, including "Ye choirs of New Jerusalem," etc., "At the Lamb's high feast we sing," etc. He made "the freest use of the previous labors of others," in his translations and compilations. The editors of "Hymns Ancient and Modern" introduced several of them, somewhat modified, into their compilation. "Ye choirs of New Jerusalem" is a free translation of Fulbert's Latin hymn, "Chorus novæ Jerusalem," etc. "At the Lamb's high feast we sing" is, also, a free translation of a Breviary hymn, "Ad regias Agni dapes," etc. THOMAS CAMPBELL. 1777-1844. ALEXANDER and MARGARET CAMPBELL, the parents of Thomas, were residents of High Street, Glasgow, Scotland. There the son was born, July 27, 1777 (the youngest of eleven children), in his father's sixty-eighth year. His early instructor was David Alison, an eminent teacher. In his eleventh year, he wrote verses; at twelve, he made poetic versions of Anacreon, as school exercises. He entered the University of Glasgow, October, 1791, and gradu ated in May, 1796. He was a proficient in Greek and in poetry. His poetical translations of Eschylus, Sophocles, and Aristophanes, were greatly admired. He wrote, also, several prize poems. Leaving the University, he obtained a tutorship at Dounie, Argyleshire, where, among the rugged and wild scenery of the north, his passion for song was greatly invigorated. At the end of a year, he made his way to Edinburgh and studied law for a season. He then gave himself to the pursuit of literature. Mundell & Son gave him twenty pounds for an abridgment of Bryan Edwards' "West Indies." They also published, April 27, 1799, his "Pleasures of Hope.' It attracted great, and even enthusiastic, admiration, and at once gave him prominence in the literary world. He visited the Continent, June, 1800, and at Altona, Germany, met with a number of Irish refugees. sioned his popular ballad, This occa There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin," etc. Written in November, 1800, it was published, January 28, 1801, in The Morning Chronicle. His "poor exile" was Anthony McCann. That famous ballad, "Ye Mariners of England!" etc., was also written, about the same time, at Altona. His "Soldier's Dream," "Our bugles sang truce, for the night-cloud had lowered," etc., was occasioned by an incident on the battle-field of Ratisbon, which he visited in the autumn of 1800. Returning to England in April, 1801, he visited London, where he learned that his father had just died. In June, 1802, on a visit home, he wrote "Lochiel" and "Hohenlinden." Going back to London, he engaged, the following winter, to write "The Annals of Great Britain from the Accession of George III. to the Peace of Amiens," as a Continuation of Smollett's History of England. An en larged edition of his "Poems" was issued in June, 1803. He married, September 10, 1803, his cousin, Matilda Sinclair. A literary pension was conferred on him, October 1, 1805. Necessity compelled him to literary labor. His "Specimens of the British Poets," published in 1819, occupied much of his time for a dozen years. "Gertrude of Wyoming" appeared in 1809. He visited France in 1814, and Germany, in 1820. He then became the editor of the New Monthly Magazine, and removed to London in 1821. "The Last Man" was issued in 1823, and "Theodoric," in 1824. His Lectures on "Greek Poetry" were first printed in the New Monthly. He projected the "London University," and labored much to found it. He was chosen in 1826, and for two more successive years, Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow. At the close of 1830, he left the New Monthly, and the following year took charge of the Metropolitan Magazine. "The Life of Mrs. Siddons" appeared in 1834. Campbell went abroad the same year, and visited Algiers. On his return, in 1835, he prepared, and published the following year, his "Letters from the South." This was followed, in 1837, by "The Scenic Annual." He began, but did not complete, an edition of Shakespeare. He revisited (1841) the German States, and the same year published his "Life and Times of Petrarch." In 1842 his "Pilgrim of Glencoe" appeared; and, the next year, an elegant edition of his collected "Poems." Although the hymn, "When Jordan hushed his waters still," etc., does not appear in this edition, its authorship is claimed for him by Dr. William Beattie, his biographer. The failure of his health compelled a change of climate. He found a retreat at Boulogne, France; and there, with the exception of a short visit to London in August, he resided from July, 1843, until his decease, June 15, 1844. His remains were laid to rest, July 3d, in Westminster Abbey. He was below the middle stature, of good proportions, though somewhat slender. He had large deep-blue eyes, an aquiline nose, and generally a saturnine expression. His hair was dark. His features indicated great sensibility, even to fastidiousness. He was fond of recondite studies, and had a passion for Greece, her language and her arts. He studied mostly at night. He was quick in his movements, and highly impulsive. He was given to absent-mindedness, was warm-hearted, and of kindly disposition. The following "Lines written in Sickness" show something of his more serious style: "Oh death! if there be quiet in thine arms, And I must cease-gently, oh! gently come Nor pull me downwards to mortality, To quit the things I have so loved, when seen- JOSEPH DACRE CARLYLE. 1758-1804. THIS eminent Orientalist was the son of George Carlyle, M.D., of Carlisle, Eng., where he was born, June 4, 1758. He was educated first at Christchurch, and then at Queen's College, Cambridge, graduating, A.B., 1779, A.M., 1782, and S.T.B., 1793. He obtained a Fellowship in 1781. |