INDEX. ..............N..... COL. 183, 674, 773, 966, 1057, 1147 &c., by the Rev. R. Graves,.. 851 Towis, by Dr. Chalmers, 280 the Shetland Islands,.. 1141 477 861 Science, by Thomas Morell, .. 760 770 81 375 572 86 the Province of Murray, 754 868 471 958 1143 283 571 of James Nisbet, by himself, ., 1047 568 375 the Rev. W. Scoresby,... 574 673 177 959 Illustrations of Passages of Scrip- 293 COL. 289 ments, by J. Grabam........ 379 475 956 gion, hy Mrs. Barber, ..... 957 479 truth of the Bible,. ..... 668 865 175 955 546 494 1010 301 782 not allowed in Kingswood 489 64 .1015, 1102 192 558 ciency of wages out of the, 281 822 336 683 546 303 33, 129 738 999 590 538 952 722 ... 2 COL. COL. Poetry. 1044 950 374 470 845 Astronomy, .. 658 136 748 822 Bee, to a, deceived by a gaudy flower, 850 Bereavement, the, 173 663 173 1135 156 662 Sabbath Eve, 85] Coral Island, 854 665 206, 975 Creation and Dissolution of the World,.. 1098 561 950 1045 661 246 Elegy on the Death of J. Butterworth, Esq. 466 397 a Friend, 469 222 750, 819 682 563 ness, 568 849 476 565, 1042 850 465 1067 773 753 278 491 1134 32 154 'I know thou wilt bring me to Death,” 371 1041 564 661 79 863 Sacred to the Memory of the Rev. 160 274 109 to a Lady on ber taking the Veil,.. 277 682 suggested by a View of the Thames, 564 .633, 711 on the opening of a New Chapel,.. 846 1095 on Time, read before the Literary Society in Liverpool, 944 851 1137 567 92 76 THE Imperial Magazine; OR, COMPENDIUM OF RELIGIOUS, MORAL, & PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE. JAN.] “ TRB DISCONTINUANCE OF BOOKS WOULD BESTORE BARBARISM." (1827. Mr. Heber accepted an offer to accompany MEMOIR OF Mr. Thornton in a tour through Germany, THE RIGHT REVEREND REGINALD HEBER, Russia, and the Crimea. Of the value of LATE LORD BISHOP OF CALCUTTA. his journal some idea may be formed, from The family of Heber is of ancient standing several passages which the late Dr. Clarke in Yorkshire, branches of which have, at was perinitted to extract for the illustradifferent periods, been transplanted into tion of his travels. Shropshire, Cheshire, and Essex. The Rev. While abroad, Mr. Heber was unaniReginald Heber, master of arts of Brazen-mously chosen fellow of All Souls' College; nose College, Oxford, on becoming rector and upon his return, he gained another of Malpas, in Cheshire, married the daugh- academical prize for an essay in prose, on ter of Dr. Allanson, of the county of York, “ The Sense of Honour.” Soon after this, by whom he had two sons, Richard, who Mr. Heber relinquished his fellowship, on was for some time one of the representa- being presented to the family rectory of tives of the university of Oxford, and Hodnet, in Shropshire, and marrying the Reginald, the subject of the present memoir. daughter of Dr. Shipley, dean of St. Asaph. As a proof of the excellence of the elder In 1808 he took the degree of master of Mr. Heber's character, we may adduce the arts as a Grand Compounder, and the next following trait of his disinterestedness. year appeared his poem, entituled, “ Europe, When he went to settle on his living, he or Lines on the present War,” a piece was given to understand that Mrs. Smith, which, though not professedly a satire, exthe relict of the learned dean of Chester, hibits in some parts much of the Juvenaconsidered herself as his relative, and that, lian character on the vices and follies of therefore, as she was very rich, her ac- the age. About the same time came out a quaintance would be worth cultivating. The quarto edition of the “ Palestine; with a good man took no notice of the hint, but Fragment on the Passage of the Red Sea ;" being perfectly at his ease in worldly cir written in the highest style of descriptive cumstances, left his distant cousin to dis- poetry. Four years afterwards, the author pose of her property elsewhere. printed a small volume of “ Original His second son, who, with his name, Poems and Translations,” which, for vigour inherited his liberal disposition, was born of conception, beauty of imagery, and harat Malpas, April 21, 1783. The rudiments mony of versification, may vie with some of of his education he received under the the finest productions in our language. parental roof, from whence he was removed In 1815, Mr. Heber preached the Bampat an early age, to the grammar school of ton Lecture before the university of Oxford, Whitchurch, in Shropshire, and next, to a on which occasion he took for his subject, private seminary near the metropolis, kept “ The Personality and Office of the Chrisby Dr. Bristowe. At the age of sixteen, he tian Comforter.” The course was well atwas entered a student of Brazennose Col-tended, and the preacher gained great credit, lege, and the year following gained the by the manner in which he discharged this chancellor's prize for his “ Carmen Secu- important duty. Yet, when the discourses, lare," an elegant Latin poem on the com- pursuant to the will of the founder of the mencement of the new century. In 1803 lecture, appeared from the press, some of he distinguished himself by his exquisite the positions advanced therein were called English poem, entituled, “ Palestine,” which in question by the editor of the British Criobtained the gold medal, and was recited tic, in such a manner, that the author, though with great applause in the theatre. On little disposed to controversy, felt himself that occasion the venerable father of the under the necessity of replying to the anoyoung poet was present, and the effect upon nymous reviewer, in “A Letter addressed his nerves was such, that he died shortly to the Head of a College.” The next pubafterwards. lication of Mr. Heber was an admirable To relieve his mind under this loss, sermon, preached by him in the cathedral 97.-VOL. IX. B |
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