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The Dying Mira, A Fragment.

infancy—ye faithful friends of my youth—regret me not;—ye will soon see me no more—hue I shall be happy . — It seems as if Horatio's , spirit waited impatiently for mine ; that his heaven cannot be perfect without me . —Does a disordered fancy deceive me—or is he not on yonder cloud ?—He seems to chide my de-Jay . —I come , Horatio—be not impatient—Nature willsoon resign me ; - —the bands are loosening that tie me to the world ;—one sigh move . . : —and I am thine for ever!—

Anecdotes.

ANECDOTES .

OF FREDERICK THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA .

HPHERE was , during the late war between the Queen of Hungary - " ¦ and the King of Prussia , an officer of considerable rank in the service of the latter , whom his majesty detected in a correspondence with one of the Austrian generals : his majesty made no noise about the affair , or the least alteration in his conduct towards the officer , with whom , upon certain occasions , he conversed very familiarly . When

his majesty had got two or three of his letters into his possession , he called him one day into his closet , and charged him with his offence , laying . at the same time the intercepted letters before him . The delinquent trembled , fell upon his knees , and begged his majesty to spare his life . The king commanded him to rise , and assured him he ¦ would not put him to death , or even to disgrace . ' I believe , ' said the .

king , 'I can tell what instigated you to this criminal action . Atsuch ' a time , I put such an officer over your head ; was not that the reason ?' The officer owned it was . ' At that-time , ' continued the king , ' I could not inform you of the reason ; at present I can , and will . ' The officer , when he had heard him , acknowledged the king was in the right , and thatall circumstances consideredhe could not act otherwise than he

, , did . 'Then , ' said the king , ' we are even : you could not have : i greater pleasure in gratifying your resentment , than 1 have in forgiving you . Say nothing of wlrat has passed ; but beware of doing any thing of the like again . ' Some small time after , the king included this officer in a promotion , and thereby restored him to his rankfor which he wentto return him

, thanks , and vowed eternal fidelity . His majesty received him very graciously , told him ,, he knew he was a good engineer , and that he would-confide to his care the fortifying a post -of great importance . The officer undertook the charge , and he executed it entirely to the ¦ king ' s satisfaction , who expressed it in the most oblig ing-manner , and promised that he would very soon take an opportunity to reward him .

In the beginning of the next campaign , this officer , dining at the table of marshal ***« - * observed that his excellency , after dinner , was making up apacquet , which was to be sent to Berlin by his running footman . The officer laid hold of this opportunity to entreat the marshal to pitta letter of his in his pacquet , which he pulled otit of his

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LONDON: Article 3
THE PROPRIETOR TO THE SUBSCRIBERS. Article 4
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 5
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE, AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY, FOR JANUARY 1797. Article 6
ON SUICIDE AND MADNESS. Article 14
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE. Article 16
THE GHOST OF STERNE IN LONDON. Article 20
ESSAYS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH HISTORY AND CLASSICAL LEARNING. Article 24
LETTERS FROM LORD ESSEX TO QUEEN ELIZABETH. Article 31
THE DYING MIRA, A FRAGMENT. Article 32
ANECDOTES. Article 33
REMARKABLE RESEMBLANCE IN TWO TWIN BROTHERS. Article 35
SINGULAR INSTANCE OF A CAPACITY TO ENDURE ABSTINENCE AND HUNGER IN A SPIDER. Article 36
ABSENCE OF MIND. Article 37
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
MASONRY FOUNDED ON SCRIPTURE. Article 38
ROYAL CUMBERLAND SCHOOL. Article 43
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 45
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 45
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 46
POETRY. Article 54
THE AFFLICTED PARENTS, AN ELEGY Article 54
TO THE MEMORY OF LAURA. Article 55
ODE ON CLASSIC DISCIPLINE. Article 55
LINES Article 56
IMITATION OF SHAKSPEAR, Article 56
SONNET. Article 57
TO THE GLOW-WORM. Article 57
SONG. Article 57
EPITAPH ON A BEAUTIFUL BOY. Article 57
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 58
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 60
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 60
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 66
OBITUARY. Article 75
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The Dying Mira, A Fragment.

infancy—ye faithful friends of my youth—regret me not;—ye will soon see me no more—hue I shall be happy . — It seems as if Horatio's , spirit waited impatiently for mine ; that his heaven cannot be perfect without me . —Does a disordered fancy deceive me—or is he not on yonder cloud ?—He seems to chide my de-Jay . —I come , Horatio—be not impatient—Nature willsoon resign me ; - —the bands are loosening that tie me to the world ;—one sigh move . . : —and I am thine for ever!—

Anecdotes.

ANECDOTES .

OF FREDERICK THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA .

HPHERE was , during the late war between the Queen of Hungary - " ¦ and the King of Prussia , an officer of considerable rank in the service of the latter , whom his majesty detected in a correspondence with one of the Austrian generals : his majesty made no noise about the affair , or the least alteration in his conduct towards the officer , with whom , upon certain occasions , he conversed very familiarly . When

his majesty had got two or three of his letters into his possession , he called him one day into his closet , and charged him with his offence , laying . at the same time the intercepted letters before him . The delinquent trembled , fell upon his knees , and begged his majesty to spare his life . The king commanded him to rise , and assured him he ¦ would not put him to death , or even to disgrace . ' I believe , ' said the .

king , 'I can tell what instigated you to this criminal action . Atsuch ' a time , I put such an officer over your head ; was not that the reason ?' The officer owned it was . ' At that-time , ' continued the king , ' I could not inform you of the reason ; at present I can , and will . ' The officer , when he had heard him , acknowledged the king was in the right , and thatall circumstances consideredhe could not act otherwise than he

, , did . 'Then , ' said the king , ' we are even : you could not have : i greater pleasure in gratifying your resentment , than 1 have in forgiving you . Say nothing of wlrat has passed ; but beware of doing any thing of the like again . ' Some small time after , the king included this officer in a promotion , and thereby restored him to his rankfor which he wentto return him

, thanks , and vowed eternal fidelity . His majesty received him very graciously , told him ,, he knew he was a good engineer , and that he would-confide to his care the fortifying a post -of great importance . The officer undertook the charge , and he executed it entirely to the ¦ king ' s satisfaction , who expressed it in the most oblig ing-manner , and promised that he would very soon take an opportunity to reward him .

In the beginning of the next campaign , this officer , dining at the table of marshal ***« - * observed that his excellency , after dinner , was making up apacquet , which was to be sent to Berlin by his running footman . The officer laid hold of this opportunity to entreat the marshal to pitta letter of his in his pacquet , which he pulled otit of his

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