16 JULY 1831, Page 22

The Stranger's Bride ; a Ballad. Written and composed by

G. LINLEY.

This ballad, we presume, is sung of that nameless and disconsolate damsel of whom Mr. BAYLEY, Mr. BALL, Mr. FITZBALL, and other kindred poets, have written so much. It begins " They placed her hand in his,

And bade her love him well.'

But who " she" or " he " were, we are not informed ; nor, perhaps, does it concerts us to know. These ballads are all alike, and we suppose they have their admirers. Perhaps Mr. LINLEY will esteem it a compli- ment when we say that his ballad is quite equal, in our estimation, to " Oh no, we never mention her."