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Poetry.
EPITAPH . FROM THE GREEK . BENEATH , in holy sleep , Nicander lies ; 0 traveller ! say not that the good man dies-EPITAPH .
FROM THE LATIN OF BFI . t . AY . 1 WEEP upon thy grave—thy gravev m " child I Who shonld ' st have wept on mine I we deck thy tomb . [ thought This for thy bridal bed . Thy parents To see thmarriage daythy father hop'd
y ; From thee ihe grandsire ' s name . Alasmy child ! [ hop'd , Death has espous'd thee now , —and he who Mary ! O dearest yet ! thegrandsire ' s name From thee , has ceas'd to be a father ' s now .
EPITAPH . BY E . S . J . AIL by a thorn , Mav sat forlorn , And mused on her lover ; Xheiu ' glu grew late , she fc-ar'd his fate , That she should see him never !
He cross'd the burn , at yonder turn , She trembled for her lover ; Palegrew her look , her body shook , Lest she should see him never ! She heard a scream , and on the stream She saw her drowned lover ; She dropt a tear upon his bier , And she shall see him never I
A tear she dropt , and sigh'd full oft , For she shall see him never ! She rent her hair , and in despair , Shejoin'd her with her lover .
SONNET . FROM THE LATIN OF BE I . LAY . THOU deem'st I love thee not I Cleanthe , spare The thought unjust . Witness the passion'd so » ' [ roll , That hangs theethe wild wont to
on , eye Seeking thine image in the vacant air , The wearying hour of absence , and the breast That throbs to rapture . In the busy throng , The irksome solitude of crowds among , To thee mv widow'd soul will turn for rest , With thee in silence not
commune . Bear thou The doubt injurious , nor on thy mild-brow Let cold suspicion dwell . I never knew With falsehood ' s studied phrase my suit to move ; I cannot feign the specious tale untrue , Nor love to live , unless I live to love . '
ADDRESSED TO BETTINELLl'S NIECE , THEN ABOUT TO TAKE THE VEIL . From tbe Italian of Father Bet imlti . I , dearest Niece , first of our family , Fled from the treach ' and storms
rous waves - oflife , Nor ever cou'd fairskiesand flattering gales Tempt me again to trust the dang'roussea . Soil does the tempest beat the little bark That bote me here , nor mid so deep anight See I one star , whose friendly rav may save The mariner . Male you then for the port . Toil for this holy haven ! Innocence
And virtue will assist;—beloved ! here fs comfort , and the end of every ill . And I have hope that we shall one day here | Beside the altar hangourbroken Sails , And smile together at the distant storni .
SPLENETIC EFFUSION . HE who in woman ' s friendship ' puts his trust , May hope for fame by painting in the dust : Immortal verse may ' to the winds confide , Or iraceit firmly on ihe changeful tide . Dear fair deceiverswith ten thousand wiles
, , Wiih blandishments , with promises , with smiles , Sweetly around the cheated heart they wind ; But quickly fly , and leave asting behind . B . A . 0 ,
A BLUSH . kriibttit salva res est ! THrte . vCE . MYSTI c sign of magic power , Say from whencethvvirtues spring ? Born of a Rose in Venus' bower
, And cradled on the Zephyr ' s wing . On I My cheeks thy mantling charms With treach ' rous frankness truth betray-In vain against thee Prudence arms ' In vain the fault ' ring maid says nay . Th ' e sinful wretch the crime conceal'd , Shews all confess'din conscious fears
, ; And midnight murder stands reveal'd The mask falls off , and guilt appears . And meek-eye'd pity , tender love , To thy soft spells their being owe ; And tears , which no big threats could move , Wake at thy birth , and at thy bidding flow ! TROILUSf
IMPROMPTU , OU SEEING A CERTAIN ACTRESS PERFORM THE CHARACTER OF A CAPTIVE . HERE mark the change of Fortune's cast , And see what envious Fate ordains ; Thyself art made a slave at last , Who once held all mankind in chains .
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Poetry.
EPITAPH . FROM THE GREEK . BENEATH , in holy sleep , Nicander lies ; 0 traveller ! say not that the good man dies-EPITAPH .
FROM THE LATIN OF BFI . t . AY . 1 WEEP upon thy grave—thy gravev m " child I Who shonld ' st have wept on mine I we deck thy tomb . [ thought This for thy bridal bed . Thy parents To see thmarriage daythy father hop'd
y ; From thee ihe grandsire ' s name . Alasmy child ! [ hop'd , Death has espous'd thee now , —and he who Mary ! O dearest yet ! thegrandsire ' s name From thee , has ceas'd to be a father ' s now .
EPITAPH . BY E . S . J . AIL by a thorn , Mav sat forlorn , And mused on her lover ; Xheiu ' glu grew late , she fc-ar'd his fate , That she should see him never !
He cross'd the burn , at yonder turn , She trembled for her lover ; Palegrew her look , her body shook , Lest she should see him never ! She heard a scream , and on the stream She saw her drowned lover ; She dropt a tear upon his bier , And she shall see him never I
A tear she dropt , and sigh'd full oft , For she shall see him never ! She rent her hair , and in despair , Shejoin'd her with her lover .
SONNET . FROM THE LATIN OF BE I . LAY . THOU deem'st I love thee not I Cleanthe , spare The thought unjust . Witness the passion'd so » ' [ roll , That hangs theethe wild wont to
on , eye Seeking thine image in the vacant air , The wearying hour of absence , and the breast That throbs to rapture . In the busy throng , The irksome solitude of crowds among , To thee mv widow'd soul will turn for rest , With thee in silence not
commune . Bear thou The doubt injurious , nor on thy mild-brow Let cold suspicion dwell . I never knew With falsehood ' s studied phrase my suit to move ; I cannot feign the specious tale untrue , Nor love to live , unless I live to love . '
ADDRESSED TO BETTINELLl'S NIECE , THEN ABOUT TO TAKE THE VEIL . From tbe Italian of Father Bet imlti . I , dearest Niece , first of our family , Fled from the treach ' and storms
rous waves - oflife , Nor ever cou'd fairskiesand flattering gales Tempt me again to trust the dang'roussea . Soil does the tempest beat the little bark That bote me here , nor mid so deep anight See I one star , whose friendly rav may save The mariner . Male you then for the port . Toil for this holy haven ! Innocence
And virtue will assist;—beloved ! here fs comfort , and the end of every ill . And I have hope that we shall one day here | Beside the altar hangourbroken Sails , And smile together at the distant storni .
SPLENETIC EFFUSION . HE who in woman ' s friendship ' puts his trust , May hope for fame by painting in the dust : Immortal verse may ' to the winds confide , Or iraceit firmly on ihe changeful tide . Dear fair deceiverswith ten thousand wiles
, , Wiih blandishments , with promises , with smiles , Sweetly around the cheated heart they wind ; But quickly fly , and leave asting behind . B . A . 0 ,
A BLUSH . kriibttit salva res est ! THrte . vCE . MYSTI c sign of magic power , Say from whencethvvirtues spring ? Born of a Rose in Venus' bower
, And cradled on the Zephyr ' s wing . On I My cheeks thy mantling charms With treach ' rous frankness truth betray-In vain against thee Prudence arms ' In vain the fault ' ring maid says nay . Th ' e sinful wretch the crime conceal'd , Shews all confess'din conscious fears
, ; And midnight murder stands reveal'd The mask falls off , and guilt appears . And meek-eye'd pity , tender love , To thy soft spells their being owe ; And tears , which no big threats could move , Wake at thy birth , and at thy bidding flow ! TROILUSf
IMPROMPTU , OU SEEING A CERTAIN ACTRESS PERFORM THE CHARACTER OF A CAPTIVE . HERE mark the change of Fortune's cast , And see what envious Fate ordains ; Thyself art made a slave at last , Who once held all mankind in chains .