THE SUNDERLAND LIBRARY.
In ancient halls of Blenheim, where the Churchill s palace stands, There was a wondrous Library, that’s famous in all lands ;
John Spencer, Earl of Sunderland, sent out o’er all the earth, Through England and the Continent, to gather books of worth ; And there he stored them in the halls of national renown,
Within the palace that uprears its head near Oxford town.
But now the books ho gathered there must all afar be spread, By many an eager bibliophile be purchased and bo read ;
The medieoval missals wheroon ancient monks would paint, With loving care, the countenance of martyr and of saint, The wonderful editions of the Classics, and each tome
Of Aldus and of Elzevib, must seek another home.
Yet one can scarce regret the deed, for every book will make Its fortunate possessor gather others for its sake ;
The volume the Collector buys and adds unto his store, A cherished prize, will surely make the owner long for more : And so the books of Sunderland will in the years give birth To other noble Libraries, the treasures of the earth.
Shakspeare on “Griffiths’s Valuation.”
Yes, the Immortal Bard knew all about even this. The first instance of Giuffiths’s Valuation, was when he gave his estimate of Cardinal Wolsey’s character, and how highly Queen Katherine prized this Griffiths s Valuation is known to every Shakspearian student. She could only wish for such an honest chronicler as Griffiths.—Henry VltL Act IV. Sc. 2.
THE ROYAL BIRTHDAY-BOOK.
The Christmas Volumes well deserve their Gains, Of Caldecott’s, Kate Greenaway’s, and Crane’s.
“Fair Beatrice, we thank you for your Pains.”
Much Ado About Something, Act II., Sc. 3.—(Mr. Punch s Version.)
In ancient halls of Blenheim, where the Churchill s palace stands, There was a wondrous Library, that’s famous in all lands ;
John Spencer, Earl of Sunderland, sent out o’er all the earth, Through England and the Continent, to gather books of worth ; And there he stored them in the halls of national renown,
Within the palace that uprears its head near Oxford town.
But now the books ho gathered there must all afar be spread, By many an eager bibliophile be purchased and bo read ;
The medieoval missals wheroon ancient monks would paint, With loving care, the countenance of martyr and of saint, The wonderful editions of the Classics, and each tome
Of Aldus and of Elzevib, must seek another home.
Yet one can scarce regret the deed, for every book will make Its fortunate possessor gather others for its sake ;
The volume the Collector buys and adds unto his store, A cherished prize, will surely make the owner long for more : And so the books of Sunderland will in the years give birth To other noble Libraries, the treasures of the earth.
Shakspeare on “Griffiths’s Valuation.”
Yes, the Immortal Bard knew all about even this. The first instance of Giuffiths’s Valuation, was when he gave his estimate of Cardinal Wolsey’s character, and how highly Queen Katherine prized this Griffiths s Valuation is known to every Shakspearian student. She could only wish for such an honest chronicler as Griffiths.—Henry VltL Act IV. Sc. 2.
THE ROYAL BIRTHDAY-BOOK.
The Christmas Volumes well deserve their Gains, Of Caldecott’s, Kate Greenaway’s, and Crane’s.
“Fair Beatrice, we thank you for your Pains.”
Much Ado About Something, Act II., Sc. 3.—(Mr. Punch s Version.)