...illustrations. The first is from the "Old Curiosity Shop," where the funeral of Little Nell is described : " And now the bell — The bell she had so often heard...solemn Pleasure, almost as a living voice — Rung its remorseful toll for her, so young, So beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, And vigorous life, and blooming...

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...Curiosity Shop," where the funeral of Little Nell is described : " And now the bell— The bell she had-so often heard by night And day, and listened to with...Pleasure, almost as a living voice—• Rung its remorseful toll for her, so young, So beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, And vigorous life, and blooming...

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...more earnest and more grateful to them — she faded like the light upon the summer's evening. . . . night and day, and listened to with solemn pleasure...almost as a living voice — rung its remorseless tone for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous life, and blooming youth,...

...thus :J KILLT'B FI sI-KAI. "And now the 1/cll—the bell She hail so often heard by eight and day. Almost as a living voice— Rung, its remorseless toll for her, So young, no beautiful, BO good. And i-tcn'd to with solemn pleasure, " Decrepit aire, and vlgoron" life. And...

...not know when she was taken from him. They were to gather fresh leaves and berries for her bed. 16. And now the bell — the bell she had so often heard...day, and listened to with solemn pleasure, almost as to a living voice — rung its remorseless toll for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit...

...the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life ; not one who had lived and suffered death. . . . And now the bell — the bell she had so often heard,...day, and listened to with solemn pleasure almost as [to] a living voice — rung its remorseless toll, for her so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit...

...waiting for the breath of life ; not one who had lived and suffered death. . . . And now the bell—the bell she had so often heard, by night and day, and listened to with solemn pleasure almost as [to] a living voice— rung its remorseless toll, for her so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit...

...and rhythms, common with Southey, Shelley, and others : — "NELLY'S FUNERAL. (From Oliver Twist.) " And now the bell— the bell She had so often heard by night and day, * Mr. WL Nichols, in N. * Q., August 14, 1858, gives some instances of involuntary versification to...