The aspen tree 118
Song of gratitude ib.
The hamlet ib.
Verses written after seeing Windsor castle 119
Finland song ib.
Quiet mind ib.
Moonlight and calm at sea 120
Go, idle lays! ib.
The graves of my fathers 157
Auld age ib.
Dreadful hard times 158
Winter 159
To —— ib.
Versification from the book of Ruth ib.
The peasant and his wife 160
Agriculture ib.
Time 198
Winter evening's amusement for Jane and me ib.
Youth and old age ib.
Cure for trouble ib.
Lines inscribed to M. Wiltshire ib.
On intemperance ib.
Hope ib.
To my wife 200
The Icelander's song ib.
To the snow drop ib.
The soldier's adieu 279
Evening ib.
On the return of the new year ib.
The fox and the cat 399
Stanzas, from Barton's poems ib.
Memory ib.
The deaf and dumb boy 237
On man's dependance on his creator ib.
Ode to imagination 238
An invocation to poverty 239
Glory to God ib.
Prayer and praise to God ib.
Hymn to resignation 318
The beau and the bedlamite ib.
Silent worship 319
Paddy M'Shane ib.
The braes of Yarrow 358
The ivyvib.
To a country girl 359
On prayer ib.
On the duke of Bridgewater 438
On the kitten ib.
An autumnal tale 439
The Cherokee's grave 478
Hope ib.
Angler ib.
The mother's lament 479
Church Fellowship, ib.
THE
RURAL MAGAZINE,
AND
LITERARY EVENING FIRE-SIDE.
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Vol. I. Philadelphia, First Month, 1820. No. 1.
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It is not without feelings of anxiety that the editors of the Rural Magazine issue forth their first number to the public; for they are aware of the lasting effect of a first impression, and that they have now fairly embarked in an adventure, the success and the termination of which are alike uncertain. Diffident however as they are of their own abilities, they have full confidence in the excellence of their plan, and the kindness and assistance of their friends. Of the value of this assistance, the work itself will testify; of the plan which they have marked out, it is but fair that the reader should be informed.
A leading object of the Rural Magazine will be to furnish correct views of the science of Agriculture, and the various improvements which are daily made or suggested in it. For this purpose the best and most recent European works on the subject will be consulted, and selections made from the American newspapers that are devoted or friendly to the cause. The best information on the subject will thus be condensed in a form less unwieldy than a newspaper, and more popular than in scientific books. We also expect original papers from our agricultural friends, being confident that there is much in the farming of our neighbouring counties, well worthy of being widely known and imitated.