Our father bids us say, that thy _Redeemer liveth too!_"

Oh, beautiful! blest words! they sooth'd the Nikkar's anguish'd breast,
As breezy, angel-whisperings lull holy ones to rest.
He seiz'd his harp--its airy strings, beneath a master hand,
Woke melodies, too, _too_ divine for earth or elfin land;
He rais'd his glad, rich voice in song, and sinking saw the sun,
Ere in that hymn of love he paus'd, for Paradise begun!
M.L.B.

[7] "The Neck, a water-spirit, answering, in Sweden, &c. to the
Scottish kelpie, as to its place of abode; but we believe its
character is not so mischievous. The northern idea, that all
fairies, demons, &c. who resided in this world, were spirits out
of the pale of salvation, is very ancient. Mr. Keightley assures
us, that the legend of which these stanzas attempt a
versification, is extremely popular in Sweden."--Vide "Fairy
Mythology."

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PLAN FOR SNUFF TAKERS TO PAY OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT.

_(For the Mirror.)_


As snuff-taking seems to increase, the following plan might be adopted by
the patrons of that art, to ease _John Bull_ of his _weight_, and make
him feel as _light_ and _easy_, as if he had taken a _pinch of the