CONTENTS. The Love-Draught. A Tale of the Barrow's-Side. By the Author of "High-ways and By-ways" Epigram. By Sir Aubrey de Vere, Bart. Lines, suggested by a Portrait by C. R. Leslie, R. A. By William Read, Esq. L'Envoi. By Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Esq. PAGE V 1 19 Sonnets on Columbus. By Sir Aubrey de Vere, Bart. Memory. By the Author of "Lillian" A Village Romance. By Miss Mitford The Forest of Sant' Eufemia. By the Author of "Con- stantinople in 1828 " 128 Hymn to Liberty. By W. S. Walker, Esq. Retrospection. By the Rev. Charles Hoyle 181 Derwent-Water. By the Rev. Charles Hoyle The Faery Oath. By Mary Howitt Vanity Fair. By Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq. . 214 262 Francesca da Rimini. By Lord John Russell Ithran, the Demoniac. By William Howitt, Esq. Oldbury. By the Rev. Charles Hoyle A Sketch from real Life. By Alaric A. Watts A Summer Scene. By Robert Morris, Esq. The Contrast. By Willis G. Clark, Esq. The Neglected Child. By Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq. 356 LIST OF EMBELLISHMENTS. 1. Mrs. Siddons, in the Character of Lady Macbeth. PAGE 20 56 96 V. The Sale of the Pet Lamb. Engraved by Charles Rolls, from a Painting by W. Collins, R. A. VI.-The Brigands' Cave. Engraved by Charles Rolls, from a Painting by Thomas Uwins VII. The Sisters of Scio. Engraved by Henry Rolls, from a Picture by A. Phalipon 124 159 VIII.-Jacob's Dream. Engraved by E. Goodall, from a Painting by W. Allston, A. R. A. IX.--The Discovery. Engraved by J. Goodyear, from 181 217 Rolls, from a Painting by A. E. Chalon, R. A. XI.-The Tournament. Engraved by J. T. Willmore, from a Drawing by John Martin XII.-Viscountess Belgrave. Engraved by Robert Graves, from a Painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P. R. A. 253 288 325 363 THE LOVE-DRAUGHT. A Tale of the Barrow-Side. BY THE AUTHOR OF HIGH-WAYS AND BY-WAYS." WHOEVER has journeyed along the banks of the river Barrow, in that part of its course which separates the Queen's County from the county of Kildare, must have remarked the remains of Grange-Mellon, the former residence of the St. Ledger family. The long avenue, choked with grass and weeds,-the wooded grounds, stretching along the river's edge,-the dilapidated gateway and mansion-walls,—the loud cawing from the rookery, all combined to mark the place as one which ought to furnish some legend of antiquity and romance. Such was surely to be had there for those who would seek it. But Grange - Mellon is only linked to my memory by an humble love-story of almost modern date, yet tragical enough, heaven knows, to have had its source in the very oldest days of magic and misery. I can state nothing of the tender dames, or youths of gentle blood, who inhabited the castle before it tumbled B |