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Poetry.
POETRY .
ADDRESS * ON THE EKATII OF MR . PALMER . [ Written hi Mr . R . xtcne . ' ] Y aiT sprites , who , oft as fancy calls , Spori midst the precincts of these haunted
" 'alls ! Pons throng , lig ht farms , that float in Mirth's tumultu-And frolic d ;> nce , and revelry , and song , Folilyourgaywinjfs . repressyoiir wonted fire , Am ! from your fav ' rhe seat ' s awhile retire ! And thou , whose pow ' rs sublimer thoughts imparb [ heart , Oueen ot the springs that move the human Withchange alternate ; at ' whose ic call
mag The s . vefiing lides of [ ittssion rise off . ill—Thou , too , withdraw ; for , 'muUt div lov'd abode , " [ trod : With step more stern a mi ghtier pow ' r has Here , on this spot , lo ev ' ry evect-nfe-it , F . nrob'd wiihterriirsstood ' the kiuglvguest ; Here , on this spot , Death wav'd tii' unerring dart ... [ hs , iri !
And SHUCK—Ins noblest prize—an honest Wlv . t wond ' ro-is links ihe human feelings hind ! [ mind ! Ho-. y strong the secret sympathies of As fancy ' s pictur'd forms around us move , \ Vehope , or fear , rejoice , iletesi , urlo-e : Kar heaves : ! ie sigh for ssllis i woes alone , Congenial sorrows mingle with bur own :
Heiire , as Ihe poet ' s raptur'd et'eballs roll , Tile fond delirium seizes all ins soul ; And , v .-hi Ist his pulse concordant measure keeps , He s . itiles iu transport , or in anguish weeps , "ill , ah , i .-imeuied shade , not linnetokiiow rue . uigji , li i . nly of iinagLi'd woe I De . 'iiii'do ' erlife s substantial illstornourn
, A-itlfoiid parental ties uiili'iiely torn : I Hen , whilst thy bosom , lab ' nng with its r S"jef , t' / aiii tallied sorrows so . igln a short relief , 1 lit fancied woes , too true to N at .. re ' stone ' Burst the slight barrier , and became thy
own :- — hi nii . igled tides the swelling passions ran , Absarb'd ihe Actor , and o ' erwhelm'd ihe Man ! * This Address was delivered bv Mr"Oliiiaii , . at t .-ie Liverpool theatre , on Monday the 15 th of August , when a free "'iielit was iven to tlie children ofthe late
g •; - l iilincf , which produced ne . irl y 4001 ; •> similar benefit wa .- . given , about thesame ' ¦] K , at the Opera-house in London . ' - ' OL . XI . s
THE MOTHER : A FR . AGMKNT . TO HIM WHO MUST BNJJKRSTAND IT . Si jacere hoc aLamve potest frmjionere nobis , Oyci . tal iugnum . S . d nan is vultus in it a ; Nmca .-. jotluas animo estea gratia lonmef
, Ul ttmt . tnljr . iu : Uin , Kaill-iue oolivia nostri . Ovid . Met . lib . vu . 41—44 . A ND . thou shalt hear my dismal tale , ^ And Ihou shalt see my Jailing tears , For , ah ! o ' er grief , in .-irun ' s vale , In vain hath pass'd the flight of years . Ah ! fair as thee , I was , sweet maid , When first iiarl Richard
sought my love , When urst beneath the ciiesnui ' s shade To win my simple heart he strove .
Martyr of sympathy more sadly true Than ever fancy feign'd , or poet drew ! Say why , by Heav ' n ' s acknowledge hand imprest , Suc-h keen sensations actuate all -. he breast ? Whv throbs ihe heart for joys thai 1 . ng have fled ' . Why lingers Hope around the silent dead ?
A'hy spurns the spiritits encumb ' riiigrlav , And longs to so :: r to happier realms away ? ^ oes rieav ' n , mjiist , the fond desire instil ? I o add to mortal woes another ill ? Is there through ail the intellectual frame No kindred nund that prompts the ni"ht ' y dfeam ; ° Or , in lone imi .-ings of remembrance sweet theseciet
Inspires wish , oncemore to meet J There is : for ih . t by more deierniin'd laws The sympathetic steel the magnet draws , than ihe freed spirit acts , with strong con-Ouitsresponsivesynipalhiesofsou ! ; Ciroul , And tells , ni characters of truth unfurl'd , ' Ti . ereuanetber , ai . da be-. terworld !' Yet whilst we sorrowing tread this earthly
ball , ' For luiiiun woes a human tear will fall . Blesi be that tear ! whogivesitdoublv blest , 1 na . heals with balm the orpnan ' s wounded bre-asl . ' Not ail that breathes in moruinp ' s genial „ - dew -, k'ew ; iievives the parent plant where it
once i et may iliose dews with timely nurture aid Hie nif-mt flow ' rets drooping - in the shade ; Wuilst long-experieiic'd worth and manners mild—A father ' s merits—still protect his child .
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Poetry.
POETRY .
ADDRESS * ON THE EKATII OF MR . PALMER . [ Written hi Mr . R . xtcne . ' ] Y aiT sprites , who , oft as fancy calls , Spori midst the precincts of these haunted
" 'alls ! Pons throng , lig ht farms , that float in Mirth's tumultu-And frolic d ;> nce , and revelry , and song , Folilyourgaywinjfs . repressyoiir wonted fire , Am ! from your fav ' rhe seat ' s awhile retire ! And thou , whose pow ' rs sublimer thoughts imparb [ heart , Oueen ot the springs that move the human Withchange alternate ; at ' whose ic call
mag The s . vefiing lides of [ ittssion rise off . ill—Thou , too , withdraw ; for , 'muUt div lov'd abode , " [ trod : With step more stern a mi ghtier pow ' r has Here , on this spot , lo ev ' ry evect-nfe-it , F . nrob'd wiihterriirsstood ' the kiuglvguest ; Here , on this spot , Death wav'd tii' unerring dart ... [ hs , iri !
And SHUCK—Ins noblest prize—an honest Wlv . t wond ' ro-is links ihe human feelings hind ! [ mind ! Ho-. y strong the secret sympathies of As fancy ' s pictur'd forms around us move , \ Vehope , or fear , rejoice , iletesi , urlo-e : Kar heaves : ! ie sigh for ssllis i woes alone , Congenial sorrows mingle with bur own :
Heiire , as Ihe poet ' s raptur'd et'eballs roll , Tile fond delirium seizes all ins soul ; And , v .-hi Ist his pulse concordant measure keeps , He s . itiles iu transport , or in anguish weeps , "ill , ah , i .-imeuied shade , not linnetokiiow rue . uigji , li i . nly of iinagLi'd woe I De . 'iiii'do ' erlife s substantial illstornourn
, A-itlfoiid parental ties uiili'iiely torn : I Hen , whilst thy bosom , lab ' nng with its r S"jef , t' / aiii tallied sorrows so . igln a short relief , 1 lit fancied woes , too true to N at .. re ' stone ' Burst the slight barrier , and became thy
own :- — hi nii . igled tides the swelling passions ran , Absarb'd ihe Actor , and o ' erwhelm'd ihe Man ! * This Address was delivered bv Mr"Oliiiaii , . at t .-ie Liverpool theatre , on Monday the 15 th of August , when a free "'iielit was iven to tlie children ofthe late
g •; - l iilincf , which produced ne . irl y 4001 ; •> similar benefit wa .- . given , about thesame ' ¦] K , at the Opera-house in London . ' - ' OL . XI . s
THE MOTHER : A FR . AGMKNT . TO HIM WHO MUST BNJJKRSTAND IT . Si jacere hoc aLamve potest frmjionere nobis , Oyci . tal iugnum . S . d nan is vultus in it a ; Nmca .-. jotluas animo estea gratia lonmef
, Ul ttmt . tnljr . iu : Uin , Kaill-iue oolivia nostri . Ovid . Met . lib . vu . 41—44 . A ND . thou shalt hear my dismal tale , ^ And Ihou shalt see my Jailing tears , For , ah ! o ' er grief , in .-irun ' s vale , In vain hath pass'd the flight of years . Ah ! fair as thee , I was , sweet maid , When first iiarl Richard
sought my love , When urst beneath the ciiesnui ' s shade To win my simple heart he strove .
Martyr of sympathy more sadly true Than ever fancy feign'd , or poet drew ! Say why , by Heav ' n ' s acknowledge hand imprest , Suc-h keen sensations actuate all -. he breast ? Whv throbs ihe heart for joys thai 1 . ng have fled ' . Why lingers Hope around the silent dead ?
A'hy spurns the spiritits encumb ' riiigrlav , And longs to so :: r to happier realms away ? ^ oes rieav ' n , mjiist , the fond desire instil ? I o add to mortal woes another ill ? Is there through ail the intellectual frame No kindred nund that prompts the ni"ht ' y dfeam ; ° Or , in lone imi .-ings of remembrance sweet theseciet
Inspires wish , oncemore to meet J There is : for ih . t by more deierniin'd laws The sympathetic steel the magnet draws , than ihe freed spirit acts , with strong con-Ouitsresponsivesynipalhiesofsou ! ; Ciroul , And tells , ni characters of truth unfurl'd , ' Ti . ereuanetber , ai . da be-. terworld !' Yet whilst we sorrowing tread this earthly
ball , ' For luiiiun woes a human tear will fall . Blesi be that tear ! whogivesitdoublv blest , 1 na . heals with balm the orpnan ' s wounded bre-asl . ' Not ail that breathes in moruinp ' s genial „ - dew -, k'ew ; iievives the parent plant where it
once i et may iliose dews with timely nurture aid Hie nif-mt flow ' rets drooping - in the shade ; Wuilst long-experieiic'd worth and manners mild—A father ' s merits—still protect his child .