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The Stage.
The junior BANNISTER , a lively wight , To public favour boasts a solid ri ght . O ^ er Edwin ' s track , by kindred genius led , Yet in his steps he nobly scorns to tread ; '¦ ' " Aqts from himself , in native humour bold , And , if at times too free , in nothing cold .
Whate ' er eccentric humour may require , When coxcomb follies pass for wit and fire ; Where rustic vassals , strongly urg'd b y fear , Would yet heroical and gay appear ; Or where the Cit , half blockhead and half beau , In higher circles would his whimsies
show-There pealing laughter testifies his worth , And spleen herself must OAVII the kindling mirth . To worthier scenes too , will his talents bend—• The sportive lover and the active friend ; Yet when Thalia on the infant smil'd , She . mark'd him for the ludicrous and wild .
Close follows SUETT , whimsical and quaint , A waggish coward , or a canting saint ; An aged miser , or a sportive CIOAVU ,. . In all , a pleasant fav ' rite of the tOAyn . JOHNSTONE to praise maintains a fair pretence
, Who strengthens music with the charm of sense . 'Tis his to vindicate his native race With easy humour or ' with riianly grace , And , man or master , his Hibernians show They melt with kindness , as with ' honour glow .
'Tis MUNDEN ' praise to heed his author ' s aim , And ev ' ry fond ambitious impulse tame ; _ Hence we behold him wear , with careful art , Not more the dress than manners of the part . His cloAyns , his coxcombs , and his peevish age , He takes from life , as well as from the page , And hence faithful
a portrait holds to view . If dry the col'ring , yet the outline true . See KELLY next , and beauteous CROUCH appear , With mutual aim to grace the vocal sphere , And . hence their pow ' rs in happy union move , aid the of
To scenes harmony and love . Fain would the muse , ere yet she ends the lay , To other worth the debt of justice pay , But fears her idle comments to prolong Lest the tir'd reader loathe the lengtneii'd song .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Stage.
The junior BANNISTER , a lively wight , To public favour boasts a solid ri ght . O ^ er Edwin ' s track , by kindred genius led , Yet in his steps he nobly scorns to tread ; '¦ ' " Aqts from himself , in native humour bold , And , if at times too free , in nothing cold .
Whate ' er eccentric humour may require , When coxcomb follies pass for wit and fire ; Where rustic vassals , strongly urg'd b y fear , Would yet heroical and gay appear ; Or where the Cit , half blockhead and half beau , In higher circles would his whimsies
show-There pealing laughter testifies his worth , And spleen herself must OAVII the kindling mirth . To worthier scenes too , will his talents bend—• The sportive lover and the active friend ; Yet when Thalia on the infant smil'd , She . mark'd him for the ludicrous and wild .
Close follows SUETT , whimsical and quaint , A waggish coward , or a canting saint ; An aged miser , or a sportive CIOAVU ,. . In all , a pleasant fav ' rite of the tOAyn . JOHNSTONE to praise maintains a fair pretence
, Who strengthens music with the charm of sense . 'Tis his to vindicate his native race With easy humour or ' with riianly grace , And , man or master , his Hibernians show They melt with kindness , as with ' honour glow .
'Tis MUNDEN ' praise to heed his author ' s aim , And ev ' ry fond ambitious impulse tame ; _ Hence we behold him wear , with careful art , Not more the dress than manners of the part . His cloAyns , his coxcombs , and his peevish age , He takes from life , as well as from the page , And hence faithful
a portrait holds to view . If dry the col'ring , yet the outline true . See KELLY next , and beauteous CROUCH appear , With mutual aim to grace the vocal sphere , And . hence their pow ' rs in happy union move , aid the of
To scenes harmony and love . Fain would the muse , ere yet she ends the lay , To other worth the debt of justice pay , But fears her idle comments to prolong Lest the tir'd reader loathe the lengtneii'd song .