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Poetry.

POETRY .

ODE FOR THE NEW YE ^ P . 1797 , By JI . J . rye , rso ; I'O F . T LACREAT . O'ER the vex'd bosom of the deep

, 'When , rushing wild , with iraiuie haste The . winds , with angry pinions , sweep The surface of the wat'ry wasse ; Tho' the finii vessel proiu-ly brave The inroad of tho giant ii-. ive , Tlio' the bold Seaman ' s dauntless soul View , unappall'd , the mountains roll ; Yet still along the murky sky ,

Anxious , he throws th' enquiring eye , If , haoly , through the gloum that round hiin ' low ' rs , Shoots one refulgent ray , prelude ofhappier hours . 11 . So Albion , round her rcc'kv coast . While loud the ofba . tle roars

rage , Derides invasion ' s hisugluy boiut , S . ifc in her wave-encii \! ed shores ; Sill safer in herdauiitless Kami ; [ hind . Lords of her sea ? , and Guardians other Whose patriot zeal , whose bold emprise , > . - ' 3 f , as the st . irms 01 c ! ah , vei- rise ; "Y el , temn ' riug G'orv's ardent ll . ur . e With gentle Mercy ' .- ; milder claim , [ eye ,

She bends from sct-nes of blood th' owned And courts the ch . irnis of Peace mid shouts of Victory . * "' She courts i : i vain , the ruthless Foe , Deep d-cncird with blood , yet thirsting still for more , ) 3 eaf to the shrieks of Eigonizi wne

g , Views with r .. pacious eye each neighbourshore ; [ cries , " Mine be th ' internal sway , " . -. loud she " Where ' er mv sword prevails , my conq'ring banner flies ;"

iv . Genius of Albion , hear ! [ ing sp . ar , Grasp the strong shield , and lift liieave . g-\ ij wreaths thy dauntless sons of yore ]' ' ,- ; uii Gallia ' s creit vicwirious tore , llv Edwi ; d " . iiJv-hl .-. z n d s nc'd , I ! -,- Agin Kurt ' a ' lugh 110 , 1 . 1 ..-d lield ; li ' v B ! I Iberia ' s naval pride , [ stormy tide ; XV'helin'd bv Eliza ' s barks b ^ ieaih the

Call i ' urh thy warrior rac 'aiu , rstrun : iircaili iigtj ' anc entmcod h sou ! n p r . n ;; " Tu ai . i . i , 10 arm ? ., vein o . iiigii-s ' . i'aig : t '' Now = et the battle in array ; [ display - VOL . VIII .

Poetry.

" The Oracle for r .-ar dec ' ares , [ -pears ' " Success depends upon our hc-arls aid " Britons , siri ' -. e home , revengi your country's wrongs . ' " Kight ' and record yourselves in Druid ' s songs !"

The Afflicted Parents, An Elegy

THE AFFLICTED PARENTS , AN ELEGY

i ) R . WM . I'EKFECT . - : ' . " DEjubt . cs invalid Mw .-pieradMr hear .: to 1 . lire > h = K ihe ten : cr parents Hillov . inj tlie breathless boy to ms MUS AMID the whispers of von vocal grove , fas ' , by a streamlet ' s willow-crested side ,

A c-.. ttaire stood—the fans of mutual love---With each soque .-, rred charni diversified . The ' little freehold Corydon pessess'd , _ Que ample mead two comely raws susiain'd ; Of hops one acre his own labour dress ';! , A yearly bev'rage from its crops he gain'd . iVTaitl of his choice , Pastoraof the mill , For charms in debt to nature ' s aid alone

, In voulh he join'd , the nuptial bed -ofili , And ( bund iii hereach nuptial bliss his dwn . Twelve golden autumn ' s h . - . d their courses run Sin e that which bless'd their union with a bov ; No daughter added , r . br no olher sort , — He grew his parent ' s undivided joy .

Oft as I ' ve shaf'd the evening cup of ale . And giv'ii Virginia ' s plant to azure fume , Attentive list ' ning to -. he storied tale 1 'vemark'd tlie boy in all his nrcmis'd oloom . What joyhasbrijhl'Y . ed in each parent ' s eye , When , ; o some sabbath ' s sacred text re-. ferr-d , The youth has made a pertinent reply ,

And crown'd with praise his answer has been heard : Whatwas thefafher ' simd ihemother's pride , When tlie scboot fstom gave the Piece to wri ' . i ? At festive Christmas and gay Whitsumide , The wall receiv'd this pledge ofthcir delight . To every visitor ambition shows The fair production of so voung a qnil !;

The buds of Genius wliich the lines disclose Make all presage the scholar to fulfill . Did plen ' . v item her cornu-copi < c give Onsiribmc richer than the year before , Withr'nitd ' nl heart would Corydon leceive Each augmentation to his little store . G

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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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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Poetry.

POETRY .

ODE FOR THE NEW YE ^ P . 1797 , By JI . J . rye , rso ; I'O F . T LACREAT . O'ER the vex'd bosom of the deep

, 'When , rushing wild , with iraiuie haste The . winds , with angry pinions , sweep The surface of the wat'ry wasse ; Tho' the finii vessel proiu-ly brave The inroad of tho giant ii-. ive , Tlio' the bold Seaman ' s dauntless soul View , unappall'd , the mountains roll ; Yet still along the murky sky ,

Anxious , he throws th' enquiring eye , If , haoly , through the gloum that round hiin ' low ' rs , Shoots one refulgent ray , prelude ofhappier hours . 11 . So Albion , round her rcc'kv coast . While loud the ofba . tle roars

rage , Derides invasion ' s hisugluy boiut , S . ifc in her wave-encii \! ed shores ; Sill safer in herdauiitless Kami ; [ hind . Lords of her sea ? , and Guardians other Whose patriot zeal , whose bold emprise , > . - ' 3 f , as the st . irms 01 c ! ah , vei- rise ; "Y el , temn ' riug G'orv's ardent ll . ur . e With gentle Mercy ' .- ; milder claim , [ eye ,

She bends from sct-nes of blood th' owned And courts the ch . irnis of Peace mid shouts of Victory . * "' She courts i : i vain , the ruthless Foe , Deep d-cncird with blood , yet thirsting still for more , ) 3 eaf to the shrieks of Eigonizi wne

g , Views with r .. pacious eye each neighbourshore ; [ cries , " Mine be th ' internal sway , " . -. loud she " Where ' er mv sword prevails , my conq'ring banner flies ;"

iv . Genius of Albion , hear ! [ ing sp . ar , Grasp the strong shield , and lift liieave . g-\ ij wreaths thy dauntless sons of yore ]' ' ,- ; uii Gallia ' s creit vicwirious tore , llv Edwi ; d " . iiJv-hl .-. z n d s nc'd , I ! -,- Agin Kurt ' a ' lugh 110 , 1 . 1 ..-d lield ; li ' v B ! I Iberia ' s naval pride , [ stormy tide ; XV'helin'd bv Eliza ' s barks b ^ ieaih the

Call i ' urh thy warrior rac 'aiu , rstrun : iircaili iigtj ' anc entmcod h sou ! n p r . n ;; " Tu ai . i . i , 10 arm ? ., vein o . iiigii-s ' . i'aig : t '' Now = et the battle in array ; [ display - VOL . VIII .

Poetry.

" The Oracle for r .-ar dec ' ares , [ -pears ' " Success depends upon our hc-arls aid " Britons , siri ' -. e home , revengi your country's wrongs . ' " Kight ' and record yourselves in Druid ' s songs !"

The Afflicted Parents, An Elegy

THE AFFLICTED PARENTS , AN ELEGY

i ) R . WM . I'EKFECT . - : ' . " DEjubt . cs invalid Mw .-pieradMr hear .: to 1 . lire > h = K ihe ten : cr parents Hillov . inj tlie breathless boy to ms MUS AMID the whispers of von vocal grove , fas ' , by a streamlet ' s willow-crested side ,

A c-.. ttaire stood—the fans of mutual love---With each soque .-, rred charni diversified . The ' little freehold Corydon pessess'd , _ Que ample mead two comely raws susiain'd ; Of hops one acre his own labour dress ';! , A yearly bev'rage from its crops he gain'd . iVTaitl of his choice , Pastoraof the mill , For charms in debt to nature ' s aid alone

, In voulh he join'd , the nuptial bed -ofili , And ( bund iii hereach nuptial bliss his dwn . Twelve golden autumn ' s h . - . d their courses run Sin e that which bless'd their union with a bov ; No daughter added , r . br no olher sort , — He grew his parent ' s undivided joy .

Oft as I ' ve shaf'd the evening cup of ale . And giv'ii Virginia ' s plant to azure fume , Attentive list ' ning to -. he storied tale 1 'vemark'd tlie boy in all his nrcmis'd oloom . What joyhasbrijhl'Y . ed in each parent ' s eye , When , ; o some sabbath ' s sacred text re-. ferr-d , The youth has made a pertinent reply ,

And crown'd with praise his answer has been heard : Whatwas thefafher ' simd ihemother's pride , When tlie scboot fstom gave the Piece to wri ' . i ? At festive Christmas and gay Whitsumide , The wall receiv'd this pledge ofthcir delight . To every visitor ambition shows The fair production of so voung a qnil !;

The buds of Genius wliich the lines disclose Make all presage the scholar to fulfill . Did plen ' . v item her cornu-copi < c give Onsiribmc richer than the year before , Withr'nitd ' nl heart would Corydon leceive Each augmentation to his little store . G

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