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Temperance.
Could we from HEHCUIANEUM raise The terrible TYRTEAN songs , Or ALCMAN with his amorous lays , Of SAPPHO weeping o ' er her wrongs , Or what SIMONIDES had sung , On MABATHON ' S immortal host j The threats which fierce ALCJEUS rung ;
ARCHILOCHUS so wholly lost . What glorious verses should we see . ' How far beyond the fumes of claret ! Doctors would starve—were all like mej v Compell'd by poverty to spare it ! Edinburgh . S .
Occasional Address
OCCASIONAL ADDRESS
Intended for the Opening of Coveiil-Garden Theatre this Siasom BY MR . TAYLOR .
THINK not 'tis merely now our poor design To greet you with the cold and labour'd line , Trick'd out with all the Muse ' s fiow'ry aid , That custom lenders in a vain parade : . No—prouder , we such formal dulness spurn , " And hail , with g ' eninue joy , your glad return . Absence can calm the vengeance of a foe ,
And makes e ' en friends with livelier transports glow ; Yet higher still must be the bliss when we Not only friends but lib ' ral patrons see . Nor let some . cynic hint , with churlish sneer , That int ' rest prompts the wish to meet you here ; For grant that hope may spread its cheering ray O ' er the fair scenes of many a future day , Our cordial greetings lies
no mean care supp , But GRATEFUL MEM ' RY bids that hope ' arise . And let your candour deem us not too vain , If , while our feelings pour an artless strain , We dare refer you to the scene around , For proof where grateful mem'ry may be found .
Yet , though we thus may . emulative try With grace of ornament to lure the eye , Ne ' er may we court you at the dear expence Of TRUTH and NATURE , CHARACTER and SENSE ; But chiefly heed the Drama ' s glorious end-Mankind to cheer , to soften , and to mend . Then , while with duteous rev ' reiice we explore Of scenic worth th' imperishable lore
, Each kindred spirit who may pant to trace s The great fore-fathers of the tuneful race ; ( Poetic planets that thro' ev ' ry age Shall spread unfading splendour o ' er the stage : ) Each fond enthusiast of congenial flame , According talents , and one common aim , Rapt with a zeal from potent Nature caught ,- .
To " body forth" the poet ' s airy thought , Shall find a sure , a warm protection here , To raise the moral laugh or chast ' ning tear . So , daring hope ! new SHAKESPEAKES may arise , So may new GARRICKS fix your wond ' ring eyes , And by the spells of their united art , Still charm THE PASSIONS to refine THE HEART I
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Temperance.
Could we from HEHCUIANEUM raise The terrible TYRTEAN songs , Or ALCMAN with his amorous lays , Of SAPPHO weeping o ' er her wrongs , Or what SIMONIDES had sung , On MABATHON ' S immortal host j The threats which fierce ALCJEUS rung ;
ARCHILOCHUS so wholly lost . What glorious verses should we see . ' How far beyond the fumes of claret ! Doctors would starve—were all like mej v Compell'd by poverty to spare it ! Edinburgh . S .
Occasional Address
OCCASIONAL ADDRESS
Intended for the Opening of Coveiil-Garden Theatre this Siasom BY MR . TAYLOR .
THINK not 'tis merely now our poor design To greet you with the cold and labour'd line , Trick'd out with all the Muse ' s fiow'ry aid , That custom lenders in a vain parade : . No—prouder , we such formal dulness spurn , " And hail , with g ' eninue joy , your glad return . Absence can calm the vengeance of a foe ,
And makes e ' en friends with livelier transports glow ; Yet higher still must be the bliss when we Not only friends but lib ' ral patrons see . Nor let some . cynic hint , with churlish sneer , That int ' rest prompts the wish to meet you here ; For grant that hope may spread its cheering ray O ' er the fair scenes of many a future day , Our cordial greetings lies
no mean care supp , But GRATEFUL MEM ' RY bids that hope ' arise . And let your candour deem us not too vain , If , while our feelings pour an artless strain , We dare refer you to the scene around , For proof where grateful mem'ry may be found .
Yet , though we thus may . emulative try With grace of ornament to lure the eye , Ne ' er may we court you at the dear expence Of TRUTH and NATURE , CHARACTER and SENSE ; But chiefly heed the Drama ' s glorious end-Mankind to cheer , to soften , and to mend . Then , while with duteous rev ' reiice we explore Of scenic worth th' imperishable lore
, Each kindred spirit who may pant to trace s The great fore-fathers of the tuneful race ; ( Poetic planets that thro' ev ' ry age Shall spread unfading splendour o ' er the stage : ) Each fond enthusiast of congenial flame , According talents , and one common aim , Rapt with a zeal from potent Nature caught ,- .
To " body forth" the poet ' s airy thought , Shall find a sure , a warm protection here , To raise the moral laugh or chast ' ning tear . So , daring hope ! new SHAKESPEAKES may arise , So may new GARRICKS fix your wond ' ring eyes , And by the spells of their united art , Still charm THE PASSIONS to refine THE HEART I