ly called, 'The kingdom of Christ and His Saints.'"

"In the same way, Dryden traced the origin of republicanism in England,
as appears from his political poem called the _Hind and the Panther_; in
which he characterizes the Romish church under the name of the Hind, the
English church under that of the Panther, and the Presbyterian under
that of the Wolf. In the following extract, the 'kennel' means the city
of Geneva; the 'puddle' its lake, and the 'wall' its rampart.

"The last of all the litter scap'd by chance,
And from Geneva first invested France.
Some authors thus his pedigree will trace;
But others write him of an upstart race,
Because of Wickliffe's brood no mark he brings
_But his innate antipathy to kings._

* * * * *

What though your native kennel still be small,
Bounded betwixt a puddle and a wall?
Yet your victorious colonies are sent,
Where the north ocean girds the continent.
Quicken'd with fire below, your monster's breed,
In fenny Holland, and in fruitful Tweed;
And like the first, the last effects to be
Drawn to the dregs of a _democracy_.

* * * * *

But as the poisons of the deadliest kind
Are to their own unhappy coasts confined,
So Presbyt'ry and pestilential zeal,
_Can only flourish in a_ COMMONWEAL."

_The Life of the Rev. John Fox._

John Fox, was born at Boston, in Lincolnshire, in 1517, where his
parents are stated to have lived in respectable circumstances. He was
deprived of his father at an early age; and notwithstanding his mother
soon married again, he still remained under the parental roof. From an
early display of talents and inclination to learning, his friends were
induced to send him to Oxford, in order to cultivate and bring them to
maturity. During his residence at this place, he was distinguished for
the excellence and acuteness of his intellect, which was improved by the
emulation of his fellow-collegians, united to an indefatigable zeal and
industry on his part. These qualities soon gained him the admiration of
all; and as a reward for his exertions and amiable conduct, he was
chosen fellow of Magdalen college; which was accounted a great honour in
the university, and seldom bestowed unless in cases of great
distinction. It appears that the first display of his