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Address.
ADDRESS .
Spoken bv Mrs . Mattocks in the character of Mrs . Page , in the 'Merry Wives of Windsor , ' at Frogmorc , before their Majesties , and a large partv of the Ncbiliy , on the occaion of a Fete given by her Ma ' -esty , in compliment to the late Royal Nuptials . WRITTEN BY Sill J . Br . AXD BURGES , BAF 1 T .
Mrs . Page , running out of the Berceau Walk , is slept ky one of the Attendants : she struggles ta gel loose , and exclaims , DEAR Sir , consider—pray , do let me go—I must insist—nay , Sir , I'd have " you know— ( She breaks hese and advances . ) When al ! are here , shall Mrs . Page neglect To pay her humble homage of respect ?
( Curtsies . ) Forgive , if Nature thus resistles guides : The heart will speak , when happiness presides . Did I not see the crowd rejoicing stand , As from the Castle mov'd the beauteous band ' Our KING and QUEEN—May Heaven their state preserve , [ serve !
---And lengthen all the blessings they de-First led the way—then came the Ibvclv bride : [ dy'd , As her pure cheek the transient blushes She seem'd . the contlict of her sou ) fo own , Where love by turns and duty fill'd the throne . Her sister Graces , on her sleps attending , Now from each other catching charms , now tending , [ glanc'd . While from each eye unnumber'd Cupids
Smiling with temper'd majesty advane'd . Then lords and ladies—what a goodlythrong ! [ young—The lords so brave , the ladies all so Huddling together so , the pretty dears , With rosy cheeks , and hair about their ears— [ chaste . Yet , though they seem so innocent and t little round the
Methoughthey spread a waist . " * [ fashion Bat hush!—we ought not to forget that Prescribes to all alike the shape Circassian . The powVfui Goddess , who commands the world , [ whirl'd : Al" female forms into one mould has The lines of Nature now no longer strike , But fall , short , fat , ami thin , are now
truss'd up alike . [ gone ! Sivangt transformation have they under-Tbe times are oddly chang'd , efncn good Sir John Heta led his jovial hand to joy and mirth , And gaye to gallantry and ' lmmour birth .. Whenin buck-basket he was oncecom-ev'd " To taste lite ditch that circles Datchel t Mead , [ Ford , Ario u'hfjir , well rudgeli'd by good Master Thejoilykniehi in ivitctiss' inul'ier roar'd .
Itpass'd—and then , again , when good Sn Hugh , For combat fierce , his rusty rapier drew , And Master Doctor , whom the merry host With gibes and floutes misguided to his post . There slood the Doctor with his rapier drawn- — ' [ lawn , And thenagainai triing ' cross the
, , pp Sir Hugh and puicklv led the fairv crew , " 1 To scare the knight , and pinch him black f and blu , e . — [ knew ! f Oh I the dehghlful times which then I 3 But cease remembrance of those long past days-New scenes ofjov our admira'ion raise . Tho' herebsufferancestill cot re >
, y , my mains , A nobler presence dignifies these plains . Ye blest retreats ! " ye sweetly winding glades ! [ shades ! Ye flowing meads , and thick enbowering Ye sacred groves ! where CHARLOTTE ' S favouring band Builrfsfhegay pile . andbidsthe templestand
; Where , on thisclassic ground , with classic skill , She learns the cares of royalty to still , Exult!—To you , the pleasing pow ' r she owes :
Here her fond heart delight ectatic knows . When tar from sceplered pomp hermonarch strays , [ ve .. „ A nd Frogmore ' s charms at early morn su-- - ' His raptur'd eyes o ' er all its beauties rove , lie hails the tribme of his CiiAst . oTTt ' s love— . [ -reigns Here too , transporlingthought ! triumphant Maternal lovewithout a mother ' pains
, s . Here , when IOSIUTGAIIOT ' gallant Prince is given [ ,-,. „ Her elder hope , enrich'dbvboun ( eoi ! s Hea ' With all the charms of Brunswick ' s favour'd race , Wiihchasteneddignityandmodest grace-Here , from those scenes whose public splen-_ dours cloy , jj 0 l . clouds
From exulting in their monarch ' s ¦ A calmer bliss she seeks in these retreats Here , while her heart with conscious transport bea-s , [ she view * Halt plcas'd , half anxious , her lov'd child Past years of happiness again renews , From memory ' s store each duteous act recalls ; ¦ And , while affection ' s tear unbidden falls As still she gazes on her aspect mild , ' She sees her virtues ripening in her child ' Hark ! now from Eton pour the heart-felt strains !
The rising guardians . of these sacred plains . Their early pledge of loval feelings bring , And mould their virtue from their patron king . To iht-m—to you—I leave the grateful toil To grace his triirnpiii , a < J his cures beguile : Be mine the humble , but auspicious dtitv , To serve hirn well , and bow to Love iai Beauty .
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Address.
ADDRESS .
Spoken bv Mrs . Mattocks in the character of Mrs . Page , in the 'Merry Wives of Windsor , ' at Frogmorc , before their Majesties , and a large partv of the Ncbiliy , on the occaion of a Fete given by her Ma ' -esty , in compliment to the late Royal Nuptials . WRITTEN BY Sill J . Br . AXD BURGES , BAF 1 T .
Mrs . Page , running out of the Berceau Walk , is slept ky one of the Attendants : she struggles ta gel loose , and exclaims , DEAR Sir , consider—pray , do let me go—I must insist—nay , Sir , I'd have " you know— ( She breaks hese and advances . ) When al ! are here , shall Mrs . Page neglect To pay her humble homage of respect ?
( Curtsies . ) Forgive , if Nature thus resistles guides : The heart will speak , when happiness presides . Did I not see the crowd rejoicing stand , As from the Castle mov'd the beauteous band ' Our KING and QUEEN—May Heaven their state preserve , [ serve !
---And lengthen all the blessings they de-First led the way—then came the Ibvclv bride : [ dy'd , As her pure cheek the transient blushes She seem'd . the contlict of her sou ) fo own , Where love by turns and duty fill'd the throne . Her sister Graces , on her sleps attending , Now from each other catching charms , now tending , [ glanc'd . While from each eye unnumber'd Cupids
Smiling with temper'd majesty advane'd . Then lords and ladies—what a goodlythrong ! [ young—The lords so brave , the ladies all so Huddling together so , the pretty dears , With rosy cheeks , and hair about their ears— [ chaste . Yet , though they seem so innocent and t little round the
Methoughthey spread a waist . " * [ fashion Bat hush!—we ought not to forget that Prescribes to all alike the shape Circassian . The powVfui Goddess , who commands the world , [ whirl'd : Al" female forms into one mould has The lines of Nature now no longer strike , But fall , short , fat , ami thin , are now
truss'd up alike . [ gone ! Sivangt transformation have they under-Tbe times are oddly chang'd , efncn good Sir John Heta led his jovial hand to joy and mirth , And gaye to gallantry and ' lmmour birth .. Whenin buck-basket he was oncecom-ev'd " To taste lite ditch that circles Datchel t Mead , [ Ford , Ario u'hfjir , well rudgeli'd by good Master Thejoilykniehi in ivitctiss' inul'ier roar'd .
Itpass'd—and then , again , when good Sn Hugh , For combat fierce , his rusty rapier drew , And Master Doctor , whom the merry host With gibes and floutes misguided to his post . There slood the Doctor with his rapier drawn- — ' [ lawn , And thenagainai triing ' cross the
, , pp Sir Hugh and puicklv led the fairv crew , " 1 To scare the knight , and pinch him black f and blu , e . — [ knew ! f Oh I the dehghlful times which then I 3 But cease remembrance of those long past days-New scenes ofjov our admira'ion raise . Tho' herebsufferancestill cot re >
, y , my mains , A nobler presence dignifies these plains . Ye blest retreats ! " ye sweetly winding glades ! [ shades ! Ye flowing meads , and thick enbowering Ye sacred groves ! where CHARLOTTE ' S favouring band Builrfsfhegay pile . andbidsthe templestand
; Where , on thisclassic ground , with classic skill , She learns the cares of royalty to still , Exult!—To you , the pleasing pow ' r she owes :
Here her fond heart delight ectatic knows . When tar from sceplered pomp hermonarch strays , [ ve .. „ A nd Frogmore ' s charms at early morn su-- - ' His raptur'd eyes o ' er all its beauties rove , lie hails the tribme of his CiiAst . oTTt ' s love— . [ -reigns Here too , transporlingthought ! triumphant Maternal lovewithout a mother ' pains
, s . Here , when IOSIUTGAIIOT ' gallant Prince is given [ ,-,. „ Her elder hope , enrich'dbvboun ( eoi ! s Hea ' With all the charms of Brunswick ' s favour'd race , Wiihchasteneddignityandmodest grace-Here , from those scenes whose public splen-_ dours cloy , jj 0 l . clouds
From exulting in their monarch ' s ¦ A calmer bliss she seeks in these retreats Here , while her heart with conscious transport bea-s , [ she view * Halt plcas'd , half anxious , her lov'd child Past years of happiness again renews , From memory ' s store each duteous act recalls ; ¦ And , while affection ' s tear unbidden falls As still she gazes on her aspect mild , ' She sees her virtues ripening in her child ' Hark ! now from Eton pour the heart-felt strains !
The rising guardians . of these sacred plains . Their early pledge of loval feelings bring , And mould their virtue from their patron king . To iht-m—to you—I leave the grateful toil To grace his triirnpiii , a < J his cures beguile : Be mine the humble , but auspicious dtitv , To serve hirn well , and bow to Love iai Beauty .