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, Milton, Dryden, Goldsmith, and others long since departed:—

The poem is altogether above the common run of metaphor, and well worthy perusal. "The Poet's Ambrosia," is an elegant piece of word-painting, as will be seen by this:—

John Howell is a native of Bath, Somerset, where he was born July 4, 1832. He was educated at a Grammar School in Bristol, in the immediate vicinity of a large shipping industry. At the age of 14 he entered the Navy as naval apprentice, and served on board H.M.S. "Ganges," 84 guns, in the Mediterranean, and afterwards in H.M.S. "Rodney," 92 guns, attached to the Channel Squadron. Quitted the Navy at the expiration of his indentures, and joined the Merchant Service as second officer, trading between Bristol and the African gold coast, and Liverpool and Savannah, U.S. Was cast away in the barque "Ellen," of Liverpool, in the Bay of Biscay, and rescued and taken to Liverpool. Afterwards sailed thence to Sydney, N. S. "Wales, arriving there in 1854. Traded between that port and Newcastle, and was cast away on The Nobbys. Rescued and returned to Sydney,