From the Metropolitan Magazine. lnn TO MADALINA.
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==a5 O-,i' .lH TO MADALINA. I KNEW thee as a little child

 When danced upon thy mothers knee, With laughing eye and features mild,

 And ever pleased when kissedby me; But now grown up, woman now,

 And passing Life in Fashions blaze, Say will you greet my humble bow,

 With all the warmth of early daysf Or can the cold and selfish world The retrospects of Life efface- r The cottage neat, the somke which curl'd The charm, the verdure ofthe place, Where oft we played on Summers eve,

 Sporting along the well-mow'd green, Or ran prisoner to retrieve,

 Whilst shouts and laughter cheerd the scenei Lady, those hours for aye are gone,

 Our days of youth and joy are past, And each new year but rolls along

 To that which soon must be our last!- Our early friendship, early joy,

 Moments afectionate and dear, The rules of life too soon destroy, And leave barren desert here:- The kind emotions of the heart

 The ready sigh for scenes of grief, Affection tear prepared to start

 As virtues hand would grant relief Ali lost with youth l-or what remains

 l. ruled by hshion's sovereign sway, Unheeded Poverty complains.

 And Friendship Hits Tn forms way. Young love is barier'd for gold,

 And riches are the boast of life; Fen bcantys charms are bought and sold,

 To be declared by name-a wife;- But where Is mutual fondness found.

 The To ve-remember'd but in song7 Where does affection most abound7

 To whom does gratitude belongi How changed-how flown our years ofmirth, Those joys unmix'd with cares wo, When Hope would start to instant birth,

 As pleasure cheer'd this scene below! Well, since our joys are passed and gone,

 Since life appears in constant gloom, Soon may the cold sepulchral stone

 Record my end-and mark my tomb!