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SUNSET.

'TIS sweet to sit beneath these walnut trees,

And pore upon the sun in splendour sinking, And think upon the wond'rous mysteries

Of this so lovely world, until, with thinking,

Thought is bewilder'd, and the spirit, shrinking Into itself, no outward object sees,

Still, from its inward fount, new visions drinking,

Till the sense swims in dreamy reveries.

Awaking from this trance, with gentle start,
'Tis sweeter still to feel th' o'erflowing heart
Shoot its glad gushes to the thrilling cheek;
To feel as if the yearning soul would dart
Upwards to God, and by its flutters speak
Homage, for which all language is too weak.

END OF VOL. I.

May, 1845.

MR. COLBURN'S

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

I.

SYBIL. BY B. DISRAELI, M.P.

AUTHOR OF "CONINGSBY."

"The commonalty murmured and said, there never were so many gentlemen, and so little gentleness."-BISHOP LATIMER.

In 3 vols., post 8vo. (Just ready.)

II.

SELF. BY THE AUTHOR OF "CECIL."

In 3 vols., post 8vo. (Now ready.)

"Put gall in thy ink, though thou write with a goose quill."-SHAKSPEARE.

III.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S

MAXIMS AND OPINIONS.

WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION.

BY G. H. FRANCIS, ESQ.

8vo. Portrait, 14s. bound.

"This volume is a tribute worthy of the great man for the advancement of whose fame and honour it has been produced. It is the most compendious, the most agreeable, and, all things considered, the best book that has been published respecting the Duke of Wellington."-Times, March 10, 1845.

IV.

HISTORIC FANCIES.

BY

THE HONOURABLE GEORGE SYDNEY SMYTHE, M.P. SECOND EDITION, in 1 vol. 8vo., price 12s. bound.

"This volume is calculated to attract a considerable share of public attention -not merely because it exhibits great talent, but because it represents in its various pages a picture of that youthful and stirring mind which has recently so much engaged the observation, and in a great degree the sympathy, of the public. The charm of the book is, that it is full of freshness and vigorous fancy."-Times.

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MR. COLBURN'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.

PENINSULAR SKETCHES.

BY ACTORS ON THE SCENE.

EDITED BY W. H. MAXWELL, ESQ.

Author of the "Life of the Duke of Wellington," "Stories of Waterloo," &c., 2 vols., post 8vo., price 21s. bound.

ADVENTURES IN GEORGIA, CIRCASSIA, & RUSSIA.

BY LIEUT.-COLONEL G. POULETT CAMERON,

C.B., K.T.S., &c.

Employed on a Special Service in Persia.

2 vols., small 8vo., price 21s. bound.

NARRATIVE OF THE

VOYAGES AND SERVICES OF THE NEMESIS,

FROM 1840 TO 1843.

Forming the only complete HISTORY of the WAR IN CHINA; Comprising also an account of the COLONY of HONG KONG and Remarks on the Character and Habits of the Chinese, &c.; from Notes of Captain W. H. HALL, R.N., with Personal Observations by W. D. BERNARD, Esq., A.M. Oxon.

Second and cheaper edition comprised in 1 vol. 8vo., with maps and plates, 18s. bound.

"This is the most important publication that has appeared respecting our late contest with China. In all that relates to the Nemesis especially, and to the naval operations of the expedition, it is replete with the most lively and stirring interest."-Naval and Military Gazette.

MR. COLBURN'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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REVELATIONS OF SPAIN

IN 1845.

BY AN ENGLISH RESIDENT.

In 2 vols., post 8vo., 21s. bound.

"A very clever book-the result of considerable experience."-Examiner. "As a picture of the actual state of Spain, this work is intensely interesting. We cannot too strongly recommend it to the notice of the reader. The editor, in his preface, does not claim too much for it when he says (after adverting to the talents of the author, and the opportunities which his long residence in the country had afforded for extensive and minute observation): -There is scarcely any subject of interest connected with Spain and its inhabitants that the author has not handled in detail. The country, under all its aspects, and the people in all the phases of their contradictory and bizarre character, pass before our eyes. Spain fighting and feasting, pronouncing and fraternising; Spain in the circus and in the senate-house, torturing bulls and baiting ministers; Spain in its hours of mad folly, and its rare moments of reflection.'"-John Bull,

THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS:

OR,

ROMANCE AND REALITIES OF EASTERN TRAVEL. By ELIOT B. G. WARBURTON, Esq.

Second Edition, in 2 vols., small 8vo., with numerous Illustrations. 21s. bound. "Mr. Warburton brings to his work an accomplished mind and well-trained and healthful faculties. As we read, we are proud to claim him as a countryman, and are content that his book shall go all over the world, that other countries from it may derive a just impression of our national character. Our author sailed up the Nile beyond the second cataract, and inspected those wonders of Barbarian art in Nubia, whose origin is lost in their antiquity; visited the great cities and monuments of Egypt, then crossed to Beyrout, made a pilgrimage in the Holy Land, and on his homeward voyage touched at Cyprus and Greece. His volumes are full of just perception and spirited detail. They greatly increase our acquaintance with Eastern scenes, and to the traveller afford a variety of information, which he could hardly elsewhere find in so compact and interesting a shape."-Britannia.

LETTERS OF A GERMAN COUNTESS;

WRITTEN DURING HER TRAVELS IN TURKEY, EGYPT, THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, NUBIA, &c., IN 1843-4. TRANSLATED BY H. EVANS LLOYD, Ese.

In 3 vols., small 8vo. Price 31s. 6d., bound.

"A charming book."-Athenæum.

"A really clever book."-Examiner.

The descriptions of Jerusalem, Baalbec, and Damascus, are unusually instructive."-Court ournal.

"We place this book in the very first rank of works of its class. It is full of genius, yet softened by feminine feeling and sentiment.”—Britannia.

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MR. COLBURN'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THREE YEARS IN CONSTANTINOPLE;

OR,

DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS. BY CHARLES WHITE, Esq.

DEDICATED TO LADY PONSONBY.

In 3 vols., small 8vo., with thirty-four Illustrations from original drawings, price 31s. 6d. bound.

Numerous works have been published on the subject of Constantinople and Turkey, but their pages, however ably and pleasantly written, contain little correct information as to the habits and social usages of the Turkish population. Brief residence, superficial inspection, and incorrect information, at second hand, combined with ignorance of the language, laws, literature, and religious influ ences, have prevented the generality of writers from obtaining an insight into the real condition of Turkish society-nay, indeed, from offering a graphic description of the most striking features of the vast capital of Mohammedanism. Thus, it is admitted, by all who visit Constantinople, that there is no work in our language to which travellers, or residents, can apply for data, or for a satisfactory explanation of existing institutions and practices with which they come in contact. The object of these volumes-the fruits of minute research and laborious investigation during a three years residence in the Turkish Capital, is to supply the deficiency in question, and thereby to offer to the public a work which shall be instructive and amusing to general readers, valuable as a book of reference, and a guide, not only to travellers, but to all those who may desire to become familiar with the laws, habits, and social condition, of, perhaps, the most remarkable people in Europe at the present day.

EGYPT UNDER MEHEMET ALI.

BY PRINCE PUCKLER MUSKAU.

TRANSLATED BY H. EVANS LLOYD, Esq.
In Two Vols., with Portrait, &c., price 16s. bound.

Orders should specify "COLBURN'S EDITION-TRANSLATED BY LLOYD." "The singular facilities which Prince Puckler Muskau enjoyed in his intercourse with Mehemet Ali, afforded him advantages such as have never before fallen to the lot of any traveller. We here see Mehemet Ali himself, not through a distorted medium, but behind the scenes, for the Prince not only had the privilege of daily and confidential intercourse with him, but travelled with the Viceroy when he went on his tour in Upper Egypt; and the complete unreservedness of that great man, in communicating his noble and enlarged views for the people whom he governs-his account of his early life, are deeply interesting, and are here communicated for the first time. The author takes every opportunity of giving information respecting the scenery, antiquities, and the manners of the inhabitants of the countries through which he passed. The Prince then proceeded up the Nile, where he rejoined the Viceroy, and then set out on his journey to Nubia and Ethiopia. The second volume is dedicated to a visit to some of the most remarkable ancient monuments of those countries; but, perhaps, the most valuable and interesting part of this volume is the account of his journey to the South, his voyage up the Blue River to Dongola and Meroe, and his journey across the Desert, during which, besides personal adventures, he communicates many important particulars respecting the kingdom of Darfour, and other countries farther south than Wadi-Medineh."

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