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friend, who is come to Paris for the purpose | Cheer'd by the voice ye would have rais'd on
of forming his character, cultivating his
mind, polishing his manners, studying the
fine arts, and tasting the delights of the
capital. Where shall we lodge him?" In
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In bursts of British love and loyalty. But Britain, now thy Chief, thy people, mourn, And Claremont's home of love is left forlorn; There, where the happiest of the happy dwelt, The scutcheon glooms-and Royalty hath felt who showed some astonishment at A grief that every bosom feels its own-my answer; but first acquaint him with The blessing of a father's heart o'erthrownthe fate of the young man who lately occu-The most belov'd and most devoted bride pied it. The sad story may disturb his Torn from an agonized husband's side, repose for a few nights; but it will proba- Who, long as Memory holds her seat, shall bly insure the happiness of the rest of his

existence.

THE DRAMA.

DRURY LANE.

On Saturday the Oratorio performed on the preceding evening, for the benefit of the classes belonging to the Theatre, least able to bear the loss of the fortnight's income, occasioned by the vacation in dramatic entertainments, was repeated at this House, and again attracted an overflowing audience. There was much of good feeling and taste in thus, as it were, breaking off any abruptness in the return of the public from mourning to amusement, and a corresponding feeling and taste in the public, rewarded the Managers. The Theatre itself was fitted up appropriately. An achievement, containing the arms of the Princess Charlotte on a white, and those of Prince Leopold on a black ground, was suspended over the box where Her Royal Highness so lately sat in all the bloom of youth and pride of circumstance with the husband of her choice. The pillars which support the boxes were generally wreathed with black, fastened at the top with white ribbons. With these solemn shades, the mourning dresses of all the visitors, and the black which covered the cushions, combined so as to render the whole aspect of the interior impressive, and suited to the gloomy habit of the soul.

The performances were of an equally proper cast: tender, inspiring, and religious.Mozart's Requiem, The Dead March in Saul, Handel's Funeral Anthem, and the Messiah, were the prominent pieces of music, and they were, in general, finely executed.

After the mournful Dead March in Saul,
Mrs. Bartley recited the following Mono-
dy, written for the occasion by Mr. Tho.
Campbell. It caused many tears to flow, and
when we consider the difficulties which a
poet must surmount before he can produce
any work equal to his fame, when thus
called to his subject, and not by his subject,
it is, in our opinion, very honourable to the
talents of even its distinguished author.
Britons! although our task is but to show
The scenes and passions of fictitious woe,
Think not we come this night without a part
In that deep sorrow of the public heart,
Which like a shade hath darken'd every place,
And moisten'd with a tear the manliest face.

The bell is scarcely hush'd in Windsor's piles,
That toll'd a requiem through the solemn aisles
For her, the Royal Flow'r low laid in dust,
That was your fairest hope, your fondest trust.
Unconscious of the doom, we dreamt, alas?
That e'en these walls, e'er many months should

pass,

(Which but return sad accents for her now,) Perhaps had witness'd her benignant brow,

view

That speechless, more than spoken, last adieu!
When the fix'd eye long look'd connubial faith,

Aud beam'd affection in the trance of death.

in that part before, and anticipated at least a change of enjoyment in her Clara.

Sad was the pomp that yester night beheld,
As with the mourner's heart the anthem swell'd;
While torch succeeding torch illumed each high
And banner'd arch of England's chivalry—
The rich-plumed canopy-the gorgeous pall-sions, precedents, possessive rights, and pre-
The sacred march--and sable-vested wall-
These were not rites of inexpressive shew,
But hallow'd, as the types of real woe.
Daughter of England! for a nation's sighs,
And oft shall Time revert a look of grief
A nation's heart went with thine obsequies!
On thine existence, beautiful and brief.—

Fair Spirit! send thy blessing from above
To realms where thou art canoniz'd by love;
Give to a father's, husband's bleeding mind,
The peace that Angels lend to human kind ;-
To us, who in thy lov'd remembranee feel
A sorrowing, yet a soul ennobling zeal,
A loyalty that touches all the best
And loftiest principles of England's breast ;-
Still may thy name speak concord from the
tomb,

Still in the Muse's breath thy memory bloom-
They shall describe thy life, thy form pourtray;
But all the love that mourns thee swept away
is not in language or expressive arts
To paint-ye feel it, Britons, in your hearts.

OROONOKO. Mr. Kean continuing ill, and we wish to guard ourselves against being thought, from what we have written above, to insinuate that he is not really so, Mr. Wallack became his substitute in the Sable Prince. This play was performed on Wednesday, for the benefit of the family of the late Mr. Raymond, instead of Romeo and Juliet, as originally advertised. People of plain understandings, who may not imagine that a play-house is more difficult to govern than a kingdom, will be at a loss to account for the numerous revolutions which take place in dramatic matters; but we, who peep a little behind the curtain, as it were into the privy council, can tell them, that with so many jealousies, pretensions, passuming merits, as exist in this republic, it is more to be wondered at that any play is ever performed at all, than that frequent convulsions and changes should ensue to discompose the even current of rule and management. For example; when Miss O'Neill, (whose beneficence in offering to devote two hours of her time and talent to this very benefit, was eulogized as if such a matter were the most prodigious sacrifice instead of a very slight exercise of common kindness, which in its extent would be practised by any person walking the streets for the advantage of a fellow-creature, whom he had never seen before,) when Miss O'Neill, we say, very laudably, offered to play on this occasion, it became so impossi ble to reconcile the rival desires of her and Mr. Kean, that the idea of the latter performing with her must be relinquished. His Majesty wont play Romeo, her Majesty will This recitation produced a strong effect, play nothing but Juliet-the male potentate and contributed its full share to the sorrow-cannot stoop to Jaffier to the female digniful, yet soothing indulgence of an evening, tary's Belvidera; and the female dignitary not soon to be forgotten in the annals of will not hear of Desdemona to the male potheatrical performances. tentate's Othello. Unfortunately for the RICHARD III. On Monday, owing to the public it is not easy to find out plays where indisposition of Mr. Kean, Mr. Maywood the parts are of exactly equal importance; played the crook-back Tyrant for the first and we must be content without "two Eventime; and, according to the bills, on a shorting Guns" on one night. As the matter has notice. The audience was liberal and indul- turned out, we are without one, saving algent, which humane example we shall set ways the very respectable talents of Mr. before our eyes, and abstain from criticising Wallack, and (in compliment to her sex,) the this Richard. Should Mr. M. perform the pleasing exertions of Miss Robinson. The House was crowded to excess, and the part again, which we neither hope for nor expect, we shall rejoice to see that his im-receipts satisfactory to every friend to deperfections arose out of the circumstances of parted worth and merit. the case, and not out of want of weight for THE DUENNA.-Thursday this Opera, with the character. But our "fears stick deep." Mr. T. Cooke as Don Carlos, vice Mr. The DUENNA was advertised for Tuesday Cogan superseded before he joined the corps. with a new Don Carlos, of the name of Having heard the latter in public places, we Cogan, but for reasons unexplained, we may say, that though he might be an acquifound, after travelling two or three miles, in sition to the stage, having a good face and our vocation, to the Theatre, that the Beg-figure, and a pleasing voice, yet as he is far gar's Opera was substituted. Managers inferior to Mr. Cooke, his Don Carlos must ought to be careful in avoiding public dis- have been only meant as an introduction, appointments as much as possible. The and not as leading to the first line in Opera, sudden illnesses of principal actors is too for which his powers are too limited. Of confirmed an endemic for them to cure; but Miss Byrne's Clara, further than a general in such a point as this opera, trifling as the expression of admiration, we are forbidden, alteration was, they seem not to have suffi- by the length to which our dramatic_reciently considered and matured their means marks have gone in the present Number. before they published their intentions. We to take the notice we wish. We shall not, were doubtless delighted to hear Miss Byrue however, fail to offer some observations upon in Polly, but we had heard her several times her excellence in this character.

COVENT GARDEN.

Opera, a new Tragedy, and a new Farce:) means to rid themselves of this second
Covent Garden, a new Tragedy, a new Argus.
Farce, and a new Ballet.

FRENCH DRAMA.
THEATRE DE VAUDEVILLE.

The Cabinet was revived at this theatre on At the urgent solicitations of the lady, the Tuesday. Of Mr. Braham's Orlando, little young senator explains to her the object of is required to be said. The style of the songs his visit; his love for Nais. The aunt, who composed for that part, and the manner regards this confession as a mere pretence, of executing them, are entirely his owncontinues her coquetry; but at the same the highly ornamented. To speak the truth, First representation of Les Comices d'Athenes time promises to reward him with her we more frequently caught ourselves won-ou Les Femmes Orateurs, a Vaudeville in one niece's hand, if he will acquaint her with all dering at the curious musical accomplish-act (translated from Aristophanes.) that is expected to take place that evening inents which he displayed, than delighted A witty writer has observed that Comedy in the Comitia." Well, since you absowith the harmony of his notes. There is ought to be the picture of society; if so, we lutely insist," says the mischievous Polesomething of trick in running up and down cannot be astonished at the production of a mon, "know Madam, that the senate, octaves with greater regard to effect than political Vaudeville. Three theatres are pre- wishing that the ages of the Athenian womelody, which surprises often without pleas-paring to satirise the mania which has taken men may be known at the first glance, ining; though, with the extraordinary powers possession of our ladies, and which has even tend to prohibit them from wearing rose-coof Mr. Braham, he can carry this system to affected our little girls, who now make a lored tunics after the age of eighteen." greater extent than any other singer, without plaything of politics. In order to prove danger of offence. His masterly execution that this whim of the day, like many others, in the female council. The ladies take adThis discovery produces a great sensation every now and then forces us to like what is of Greek origin, the managers of the Vauwe do not like, and admire what we think deville have brought out Les Comices d'Athe-vantage of the absence of the senators, who are making a sacrifice and a good supper by objectionable. In his first song, "The Beau-nes, which is taken from the comedy of Aris- way of prelude to their deliberations. They tiful Maid," waiting for an encore, we sup- tophanes, entitled The Female Orators. pose, he was exceedingly tame; but a few monitory hisses mingled with the applause, Aristophanes in all his purity is presented to resolution that women shall, at every age, But our readers must not suppose that gain possession of their robes, besiege the seats of the Comitia, and unanimously pass å put him a little more upon his mettle, and the Athenians of Europe. "Ladies," M. Gail dress just as they may think fit. The mis the repetition was spirited. The duet with will say, "we attempt to give only a modified take is quickly discovered; the female oraFloretta, "Ah could I hope my Love to see!" imitation, and not a translation of the free tors are struck dumb with confusion. They was also encored; and "No more by Sorrow" and satirical poet, whatever the play-bills however determine to resign to their huswas given in a manner which shewed that may assert to the contrary." bands the care, and above all, the secrets of it was the sheet anchor of the evening. Miss But we are not bound to keep the secrets public affairs; and Polemon marries the Stephens appeared for the first time in Sto- of the Vaudeville; and we may therefore re-beautiful Nais, who it should be observed race's celebrated part of Floretta. Her de- mind our readers that in the present instance is not a political woman. licious voice charmed every ear. "The bird contributions have been levied on the Roin yonder cage confined" was deservedly mans as well as the Greeks, for the adven- In giving to the Athenian women the lanencored. Her comic powers are not great, ture of Papirius (which is translated from thors forgot the term opposition. Some of guage of our French politico-maniacs, the authough she does prettily enough in this way Livy) forms the denouement of the new the audience undertook to repair this overwhat seems to have been taught her in piece. rehearsing. Simplicity, and not archness, is her forte; and the picquant scenes with Whimsiculo lost much of their flavour in her hands; a thing to be regretted, for the opera is altogether of too gruelly a nature to be able to suffer the omission of one spice of mirth or humour. Fawcett's Whimsiculo, Emery's Peter, Duruset's Lorenzo, and Mrs. Gibbs's Curiosa, are all excellent of their kind; and as for Blanchard's Marquis de Grand Chateau, it is the most perfect personation of an old foppish dotard of the vieille cour that we ever saw upon the stage. Every look and attitude was true to nature, without being overdone, or come tardy off.

Mr. Denning, whose debut as Mingle in the Bee-hive, we noticed in our publication of the 8th, has since performed Flexible in Love, Law, and Physic, pretty much in the same style of bustle and moderate comic humour. In Matthews' characters we are too apt perhaps to look for Matthews' mimickry. Whatever may be the cause, his successor is not his rival.

The women of Athens are offended at not sight, and it must be confessed that the new being initiated into all the secrets of the se-sition party. piece furnished excellent sport for the opponatorial deliberation; they insist on being passing to the order of the day, namely, that Many individuals were for consulted on all subjects which may be the afterpiece should begin before the conbrought before the consideration of the Co-clusion of the Comedy, but this motion was mitia, particularly on all that relates to the army; for, says one of the ladies,not udopted. "C'est à nous qu'on s'adresse

Toutes les fois qu'on doit la recruter."

The Greek costume always throws a degree of coldness over Comedy, and in the present A translation from the Greek, which, by the performers. Even the politics of Mesinstance it seemed to operate unfavorably to way of parenthesis, bears a close resem-dames Hervey and Bodin scarcely produced a blance to a witty observation, attributed to the most eminent of our French Generals.

smile on the audience.

DIGEST OF POLITICS AND
NEWS.

They assemble to deliberate under the presidency of the coquette Théoné, the wife of the senator Philotimus: the ladies have heard that the senate intends that very The French Chamber of Deputies evening to come to the vote on the adoption have gone up with their address in anof an important law. What can this law be? Théone, who cannot prevail on her husband swer to the King's speech, and the antito divulge the secret, hopes that the young cipated project of a law on the liberty of Polemon will be less discreet. This beard- the press has been laid before them by less senator is enamoured of Nais the niece the Ministers. These documents are not of Théoné, and requests that the aunt will remarkable for cordial agreement either This Theatre has adopted during the time grant him an interview, to which she readily in letter or in spirit. The address reit was closed a different mode of lighting the consents. It is agreed that a slave named echoes the half querulous half threatening dress circle, by very neat painted lanterns Argus shall be the only witness of this tetetone of the speech: France domineered behind, instead of the gas in front. We pre-à-tete; Argus, instead of a hundred eyes, fer the original plan, though possibly the and plundered too long, not to feel the darkness and gloom which now strikes us blind. hardships of restraint and restitution, may be as much owing to the general In the mean while, Philotimus, who in- though both very gently imposed. The mourning as to the alteration which has tended to deliver an extempore speech to the verbs to inflict and to suffer, it is paintaken place. Covent Garden, were it not senate, has forgotten his manuscript and unfor the splendid light from the roof, would expectedly returns home; he immediately and that organ, the army, by which the fully discovered have different meanings; assumes the dress of the slave, and in this disguise serves up the supper of Polemon former was illustrated, is now referred to and Théoné, who however soon devise as a fit engine to terminate the latter.

be darker than the Continental Theatres.

Drury Lane has announced a new Comic

has only one, and even that one is half

Mr. EDITOR,

It has been generally understood that Otway took the plot of his celebrated tragedy of the Orphan from an adventure in real life; and an old tomb-stone in a coun, try church-yard has been pointed out as re

We trust, however, that the European increase. We have no doubt but this
league is too firmly consolidated to be is the plan now hinted at, as it created a
shaken by these demonstrations. With very strong sensation at the period of
regard to the law on the freedom of the which we are speaking.
press, it is briefly this-to permit all Accounts from Marseilles report that
books to be published under the legal the plague of Algiers has become dread-cording it. I have in my possession a very
responsibility of the authors, editors, fully destructive; they also glance at the rare old play, entitled, "The Hogge hath lost
printers, and publishers in successive affairs of Tunis, representing the Bey as his Pearle, written by Robert Tailor, and di-
vers times acted publikely by certaine London
order; and to continue the legal restric-being very unpopular, and his sons as
tions on the publication of periodical odious debauchees whose conduct is Prentices in 1614;" and published that year
in small quarto; the plot of which turns
works, the newspapers, &c. till the year likely to produce a revolution.
upon the very incident that Otway has
1821. In the one case the law operates Mr. Rush, late Attorney General, has founded his tragedy upon--with these excep-
to punish, in the other to prevent: the been appointed Ambassador Extraordi- tions, that the parties are not brothers, but
former is therefore as free as any thing nary from the United States to Great Bri- friends, and ultimately become reconciled to
can be in a political sense, and the latter tain. His character is highly spoken of each other. I am inclined to doubt whether
Otway really founded his tragedy upon a
as entirely shackled as any thing can be in the American journals.
matter of fact. Might not this curious old
which is mocked with the name of liberty. The Prince Regent has gone to Brigh-play, written so many years before the event
Where there is a power in government to ton, for the benefit of air and exercise, in question is stated to have happened, have
step in, under any pretence, between an without the fatigue of court, so insepara-furnished him with the plot of the Orphan?
individual and his intents, that iudi- ble from a residence in the metropolis.
vidual is effectually enslaved; which he His Royal Highness is living in much
is not, let the enactments against his ac-privacy.

tions be ever so severe. We enter not Her Majesty has returned to Bath,
into the question whether this may or may where we hope change of scene may
not be expedient under existing circum- contribute to renovate her health, and
stances in France, but we may notice tranquillize her spirits.
that it cannot be necessary, if all the as- Prince Leopold, it is said, will visit
surances given to the King, that he is a Brighton and Weymouth,—make an ex-
father living in the hearts of all his sub-cursion to Germany, and finally settle
jects, be correct. The new law in fur- at Claremont.
therance of the Concordat with the Pope The appeal of murder, Ashford versus
has also been laid before the Chambers. Thornton, which we described in our
last number, stands over till the second
A congress of the Allied Sovereigns day of next term, to allow time for the
next year is still the subject of specula- appellee to put in his replication to the
tion; and it is asserted that the holy counterplea of Ashford, which went
alliance may probably be matured into upon the ground that the challenger was
a stricter league of all the powers of Eu- infamous through the strong suspicion
горе,
and a sort of republic of indepen-attached to him, and therefore unworthy
dent nations be formed. This system is of combat!-bad enough to be tried by
represented as a favorite wish of the
a jury-too bad to be fought with from
Emperor Alexander; and to some of our
sun-rise to sun-set!
readers it may be news to state that
such a plan is as old as the time of
Henry IV. of France. It was revived
(if our recollection serves us rightly)
about the beginning of the present cen-
tury, in a very able and curious work,
published at Vienna, under the title of
"The Cosmopolite Sirach," which was
suppressed, but of which we saw a copy
about ten years ago. We have forgot
the details, but the general scheme was to
organize all the independent states of
The Parisian theatres now abound with
Europe into a league; at the head of
which the monarchs of Great Britain, pieces not much unlike the sacred mysteries
with which dramatic representations com-
Austria, France, Russia, Prussia, &c.
menced in the darker ages of European so-
should be placed in turns for a limited ciety. The old "moralities" are eclipsed by
number of years, (we believe three), by The Maccabees, The Passage of the Red
election. The book discussed the sub- Sea, The Prodigal Son, and several other
ject of a necessary superabundant Eu-pieces founded on passages of the Holy
ropean population, and proposed as a Scriptures.
remedy the conquest and civilization of A violent shock of an earthquake was felt
at Geneva, on the 12th instant, and one also
Africa, the colonization of South Ame-
at Messina on the 18th ult. Happily there
rica, and other measures to carry off the was no damage done in either instance.

VARIETIES.

NEW COMET.-Dr. Olbers discovered a new comet at Bremen on the 1st inst.in the western shoulder of the serpent between the stark, and the star 104 of Bade's catalogue. It is small but brilliant, particularly towards the centre, and requires a powerful telescope to render it visible. At fourteen minutes past 7, mean time, its ascension was 253° 6', its declination north 9° 14': its rotatory motion in the direction of east and west.

I will only add that this play, though occasionally exhibiting some of the extravagances of the ancient school, is a very poetical and admirable production. Your constant Reader, E. D.

Throgmorton Street,
Nov. 27, 1817.

The Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh have proposed, as the subject of a prize essay, (limited to its own members) this question-"What changes are produced on atmospheric air by the action of the skin of the living human body?"

Mademoiselle Laisnez, one of the first

dancers at Marseilles, has, according to a Paris Journal, formed an engagement with the managers of the King's Theatre, Haymarket.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. HEBREW LITERATURE.- Count Magawly, First Minister of Maria Louisa, has purchased 1700 Hebrew manuscripts of great value, for the public library of Parma.

Pinnock's edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England, for the use of schools, with a continuation down to the present time, is reprinting; to which will be added a very useful table, showing the Genealogy of the present Royal Family of Great Britain, lineally deduced from Egbert, the first sole monarch of England. Mr. W. Russel Macdonald is preparing for publication a Paraphrase of the Economy of Human Life,-also a Companion to it.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Goethe's Life; and the whimsical Jeu d'Esprit, Letter from Mount Cervin to the Vosges, in our

next.

and merit of the poems which have been kindly preWe are reluctantly compelled, from the number sented to us, on a late melancholy event, to conquer our desire to publish them. We could not get through them all in twelve months; and we dare not enter upon the invidious task of selection. Our Correspondents will please to accept our thanks, and an assurance that we esteem their favours as we ought; though, in the present instance, we cannot avail ourselves of them.

ERRATUM.-In the Notice of the Print from Mr. Stothard's Canterbury Pilgrims, in our last number, line 42 from the end, for "food" read "host."

been remarked, that in her ample forehead, large blue eye, and steady, stately countenance, there was a strong similitude to the portraits of Elizabeth in the days of her youth and beauty." This fact is strikingly exemplified in Mr. Turnerelli's small bust,

which bears a marked resemblance to the miniature of Queen Elizabeth in her youth, of which we believe Mr. Bone has a copy. But the Princess Charlotte possessed more beauty in her features than Elizabeth appears to have enjoyed, as far as we can now gather, either from the pictures of her Majesty, or the testimony of contemporary historians. What the Princess Charlotte was, future generations will be enabled more perfectly to appreciate from the works to which we have devoted this Essay; and we congratulate her admirers and mourners, (which includes the population of the kingdom,) on the opportunity thus afforded them to gratify their feelings by placing her living likeness in the sweetest possible form, as at once the ornament of their abodes, the manifestation of their regard for departed virtue, and the soothing emblem of individual sorrow and patriotic grief.

We venture to predict that, as it becomes better known, copies of this bust in marble, and, especially, plaster casts, which in a pecuniary point of view come more within the reach of the middling ranks of society, will for a long time defy all the exertions of the artist to supply the national demand.

He watch'd the evening glories fade

The distant, shadowy hills among :-
He sought the busier haunts of men,
And tried the maddening bowl again--
Tow'rds some fond heart he sigh'd to press
The jest-the jovial song.-
He sought-and found a wilderness.-W.B.P.

LINES

On the Birth-day of her elder Sister, who has
sailed for India; by a Young Lady of Seventeen.
Belov'd companion of infancy,

The day of thy birth, once more
Return'd, views thee under a brighter sky,
On a fair, but foreign shore.

May it meet thee in smiles, may health and peace
Their blessings around thee spread-
And may the first anguish of parting cease
With the tear at parting shed.
When those whom we cherish are far away,

And wide seas between us roll

We can only kneel for their weal to pray-
Yet 'tis soothing to the soul.
We exclaim, when yielding to sorrow's sway,

That life is a scene of ill-
That 'tis constantly gliding fast away,
But happiness faster still.

But we'll fondly fancy, that yet we may,
That, tho' life is gliding fast away,
By blest experience, learn-

Yet happiness may return.

Far away, from each friend, thou still canst claim
The wishes they breathe are still the same-
And more fervent yet their pray'rs.

The love which was ever theirs :

It was our intention to have taken a ge-Oh! for some gentle propitious breeze, neral review of the engraved prints of the Princess, but the extent to which this arti-To cle has gone, and the difficulty of comprehending all these publications, so scattered over the metropolis, induce us, at least for the present, to close our observations.

ORIGINAL POETRY.

A PORTRAIT.

Dove m' inoltro? Io stesso

Del nero tradimento, e de' miei torti
Testimonio sarò?

waft all those wishes across the seas,
Like the balmy breath of even',
And bear all those prayers to heav'n!
Thou'rt rich, dear companion of infancy,

In an intellectual store-
Then what, best belov'd, can I wish for thee,
That was not thine before?

"My banks," he cries," fair flow'rets strew,
"My banks are deck'd with graceful trees
"But they are dreary to my view,

"Forsaken by the Maid of Tees."
Ah! gentle stream, thou mourn'st with me;
Until these tearful eyes shall see
My troubled heart can know no case,

Again the beauteous Maid of Tees.
When hopes were gay and fears were few,
With her I wander'd o'er these leas;
My hopes prove false, my fears prove true,
I'm exil'd from the Maid of Tees.
Ye happy days! where are ye gone?
How hard the lot my fate decrees!
I love, can love but her alone,
Though parted from the Maid of Tecs.

W.

BIOGRAPHICAL PORTRAITS.

MR. CURRAN.

SPECIMENS OF HIS STYLE.

In a preceding publication we gave a view of the general character of the great orator whom Ireland has so lately lost. We now select some of those brilliant fragments which shew of what materials his extraordinary mind was made. We had said that CURRAN brought into the House of Commons the same hostilities which had excited

him at the Bar: this spirit sometimes went
farther, and retransferred the hostilities of
public debate to his professional efforts.
Among all the leading men of his day, he
felt the strongest disgust for Fitzgibbon, an
insolent, able abettor of the opposite side
in politics. The contest with this person,
which commenced in the course of profes
sional rivalry, was carried on while Fitzgib
bon was the manager of the House of Com-
mons, and when he had subsequently at-
tained to the seals, Curran assailed him

I would wish to each cold one, whose iron heart with the same unwearied and powerful irrl-
Ne'er melted at others' woes,

tation on the bench. We give a specimen

That an Indian sun might its warmth impart-of one of these bold attacks, on the occasion
But thou art not one of those.

Oh! I would not exchange that soul of thine
For India's golden store-

His name-and whence-that, none may know-It
But, as he wanders by,

Mark well his stern and haggard brow,

And note his varying, dark-black eye;
It tells of feelings strong-intense-
And stamps the soul's intelligence;
No more the crowd descry ;-
For woe her keenest arrow sent,
And scarred each noble lineament,
Tho' in that high, cold, searching glance,
The vulgar nought espy,-
Yet souls congenial, there, perchance
May see youth waken'd from its trance,
And feign'd, self-scorning levity-
And deep within that troubled breast,
The workings of a love represt,
Thus far may I unfold his tale-
That in life's earlier day,
His fairest, fondest hopes did fail,

His friends pass'd one by one away.→
Thus, rudely on life's ocean thrown,
He found he felt himself alone,
To thrive-or to decay-
No heart return'd one answering sigh-
None soothed his deep calamity.
He sought the midnight wood-he stray'd
The still and haunted stream along,--

is doubly worth e'en her richest mine,
And ought to be valued more.

I would, e'en now, I were near thee, to pour
My soul into thine again ;-

Is would tell thee how, at the parting hour,
A heart may be rent in twain.
But hope, sweet floweret of heavenly birth,
Is seldom withered quite-
Like snow-drops, in darkness it bends tow'rd
earth,

But revives with morning light.
Belov'd companion of infancy,

Let us nourish this flow'r, and say
We parted beneath a lowering sky-
We may meet on a brighter day.
Chelsea, Nov. 24th, 1817.

HELEN.

THE MAID OF TEES.
In yonder vale serene, recluse,
Where winds the stream in pompous case-
A theme too high for my poor Muse,
Once dwelt the lovely Maid of Tees,
But she has fled the peaceful vale:

Hark! surely in that sighing breeze
The river-god, with mournful wail,

Laments thy flight, sweet Maid of Tees,

of a question, heard by counsel, before the privy council. After some allusions to the illegal conduct of the chancellor Sir Constantine Phipps in 1713, under whose name he shadowed Fitzgibbon so strongly as to be reproved for it from the bench; he thus returned to the charge.

"In this very chamber did the chancellor and judges sit, with all the gravity and af fected attention to arguments in favour of that liberty and those rights which they had conspired to destroy. But to what end, my lords, offer argument to such men? Alas! my lords, by what argument could any man hope to reclaim or to dissuade a mean, illiberal, and unprincipled minion of autho rity, induced by his profligacy to undertake, and bound by his avarice to persevere. He would probably have replied to the most unanswerable arguments, by some curt, contumelious and unmeaning apophthegm, delivered with the fretful smile of irritated selfsufficiency and disconcerted arrogance; or even if he could be dragged by his fears to a consideration of the question, by what miracle could the pigmy capacity of a stunted pedant be enlarged to a reception of the subject? The endeavour to approach it, would have only removed him to a greater

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