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consumption, as also grass enough for the support of the black cattle, sheep, and horses, with which it is extremely well stocked.

Though this island was peopled so early as the sixth century, when St. Magloire, or, as he is commonly called, St. Manlier, built a convent here, yet it was afterwards deserted, and in that state was seized by the French in the reign of Edward the Sixth, and recovered by surprise (for by force it could not have been taken) in that of Queen Mary. The surprise was effected in this manner:—Leave being obtained to bury a person, a coffin full of arms was sent on shore, which served to arm the attendants, who had been carefully searched on their landing. Part of the small garrison was allured on ship-board, and detained there under pretence of sending some provisions on shore, till those who had landed recovered the island. In the succeeding reign, to prevent any future accident of this kind, it was granted to Hellier de Carteret, seigneur de St. Ouen, in the island of Jersey, by whom it was settled, but has passed since into other hands, and is now in a state of gradual improvement. P. T. R.

Karl sat feasting with his lords,

His busy varlets crowning

With fowl and fish the bending boards,

And thirst in red wine drowning;

And golden goblets’ ruddy blaze

Glowed bright around the rainbow-rays

Of precious jewels shining.

Then out spake Karl, the King,—“I ween

This splendour naught avails us;

The brightest gem the world has seen—

Shame on you!—ever fails us:

The gem that, gleaming like the sun,

The giant wears his shield upon,

In Ardennes’ leafy fastness.”