Tell that to the marines - the sailors won't believe it.

Still are the thoughts to memory dear.

Stood for his country's glory fast, And nailed her colors to the mast!

Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.

It was in the beginning of the month of November, 17--, when a young English gentleman, who had just left the university of Oxford, made use of the liberty afforded him, to visit some parts of the north of England; and curiosity extended his tour into the adjacent frontier of the sister country.

What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people's minds.

A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.