THE POLE-STAR OF LEARNING.

"Nature's continent" of space,

Wonders grand-and beauties fair; Pencillings like thine could trace, With an artist's witting care.

Through the trackless range of thought,
Soared thy vast, thy mighty mind;
Distant ages thus were brought

To communion with their kind.

Like a king, whose liberal hand
Welcomes all, of each degree;
Whilst around his throne they stand,
Pouring tribute, rich and free ;-

See! from France, the fair they come,
From each region wild and new ;
From the palaces of Rome,-
From the bosom of Peru.

From the coasts of Greece, that lie
In the sun's meridian smile;

From the blessed Araby,

From each bright luxuriant isle ;

From the cold, Norwegian home,

From the western world, afar, See! with willing steps, they come, Led by fortune's glittering star.

Thus, like earthly halls of state,

Thus thy breast its court receives;

There attendant spirits wait,

There thy mind its influence gives.

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Still let princely powers like thine,
Heaven derived, to heaven ascend!
Thus shall stars on earth that shine,
With celestial glories blend.

With celestial glories there,

Still shall shine each living ray;
See that pathway bright and fair!
'Tis the Christian's milky-way!

"The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein."-PSALM CXi. 2.

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"Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold."-Job xxxvi.

THE GOSPEL MENTOR.

How fine thy thoughts! how pure thy mind!
How large thy love of human kind!

What tokens hast thou left to tell

Thy love of God's own Israel!

How deep thy views of Satan's power!
How high thy joys in holier hour!
What tenderness and truth appear
When from thine eye-lid, falls the tear.
How many a soul shall bless the day
That bade thee clear his doubts away;
And teach him, as a child restored,
To praise and magnify the Lord.
How, when the debt of sin is paid,
And all its weight on Christ is laid,