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Poetry.

AiiH Nature ' s smile- rou'd p . eas-. ire gie , When Colin woo d me on he green ; Ilk season brou In ¦ e > . joys to me , But p leasure ' s lied frae lucxless Jean . JJae mair he blithsonie lih I hear Ofyo » nkers singing ;» t ihe plough I /_ . ' round ne seems a depart drear ,. Where waving lenty n , e my view .

p Whene ' er I steal along the b . rn , Wh .-re aft sae merry I hae bti n , Ilk mavis seems wi' me lo mourn , Ilk Imtwhite pities luckless Je . » n ! How lang will poor deluded man Against Ins brilhei-dra his .-. word ! To shield abase oppress ! 'edan , The titled knave and pamper'd lord :

Come , meek-ey'd Peace ! thy olive wave , La ig --irne awand ' rer hast thou been : Thy smiles frae deaih may thousands save , And bring her love to luckless Jean 1 THE JOLLY BEGGAR . A SOXG . IV R ITTEN BY E . S J .

THEIIE was a jolly beggar , and hedidlaug ' and sing , [ mea ! -p .. ke string ; Ae night he cam a begging , and ioua ' cl liis It was cauld , and it was wa » , the gudewife bad him ben : But ere at morn she heard the horn , She ru'd fou sair th-il she let thejolly beggar in .

Thejolly beggar leugh , and the jolly beggar -ang [ gar trad na g . iiig ; . And when late it cam at night the beg-But the jolly beggar leiigh , and craci . 'd and tel't his tale ; The gudewife scauld , for she was bauld , But he swore he wad nagang , without a soup o ' cale .

The jolly beggar gripped her round about the waist . [ half sae kiss ' t ; And 0 ! never in her hale life was she For the gndeman he wasgane far frae his vogie dame—Thejolly beggar leugh , the jolly beggar sang , [ man wad come hame . And the gudewife little though : her gude-For she ' e him a blanketand sought a

ga , pickle st raw , [ by the wa ; Aside the fire she laid him fou warmly Oargudeman winna come hame , and I'll a . va to bed . The heal her blaz'd , her heart was pleas'd , And the jolly beggar bhnk'd , a : id saw her charms display'd . The fire caught the straw-bed when he was

half asleep , [ did creep , And in ayoiit the gudewife the beggar he she never spak a word , but silent lay aside him , When at the door she heard a stour , And the jolly beggar she kent na where to hide him .

For the gudeman sent the door to the wa ' wi' a jee , I wat the jolly beggar he was 11 , 3 . ' fou o glee . He grip ! htm by the collar , and pou'd mm out o'becl , Nor wranu'd him , but bang'd him—But O ! tlibjolly beggar prov'd to be the Laird .

' Keep the rent , had yourtongue , your wife I never toucn'd her . ' ' Ye lie , ptOL . d Laird , ye lie—I ' m sure ye hae debauch'd her . ' Up then sprang the liel wife , and she at her gudeman ' s hair , She tugg'd it , and rugg'd it , Till he swore both loud and lang he'd '

never say sae mair . Now the jolly beggar flang the duddies o'e r his back , [ them in a crack . But when he got near his h ;> use he chang'd f . ie g- 'deman he crept to bed , and lay aside ins wife , He sav'd nis rent , and was content—Sae was thejolly beggar , as I will lay my my life .

ELEGIAC STANZAS , W 1 UTTEN ON THE FOUl'TH OF MAY , I / 97 » . BY DR . PERFECT . WHILE the winds whistle through the robes of May , A nd id showers deform the vernal scene ;

rap WhileSol withholds his animating ray , Behind yon sornbrous cloud conceal'd his mien—Say , shall the Muse to melancholy yield , Her bard to sadne . s sink a willing prey , The recent wounds of fell disease unheal'd , Be lost to all that's cheerful , blithe , and gay ?

Winter , be thine a momentary reign , Young Spring forbids thy long extended stay , Thy ludeintrusion eyes with warm disdain , And spreads her pinions o ' er affrighted May . Come , lovely Spring , resume thy flow ' ry space [ joys ;

With all thy varied train of gif . s and Far from thv presence chilling Boreas chase , ' [ noys . Whose visage premature thy peace an-She comes , in purple drest—her fears subside , FairNature meets herwith a genial smile ; Zephvrush . iils his fascinating bride , And flings her fragrance o ' er the blady soil ;

WhileHope , supporter of the human breast , Sheds gentle radiance o ' er the gloomy mead ; [ pre 5 Jd , Teac ling the heart , desponding and op-The port of health and happiness to find .

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LONDON: Article 2
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THE LIFE OF DAVID GARRICK, ESQ. Article 4
SlNGULAR CUSTOM IN DEVONSHIRE. Article 9
WEST INDIA CRUELTY. Article 9
A REVIEW OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE. Article 10
HISTORY OF THE SCIENCES FOR 1797. Article 16
DESCRIPTION OF THE PEAK OF TENERIFFE. Article 18
ON THE PECULIAR EXCELLENCIES OF HANDEL'S MUSIC. Article 20
THE COLLECTOR. Article 22
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 27
ON THE MASONIC CHARACTER. Article 35
A VINDICATION OF MASONRY. Article 37
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 42
POETRY. Article 50
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 54
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 55
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 62
OBITUARY. Article 72
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Poetry.

AiiH Nature ' s smile- rou'd p . eas-. ire gie , When Colin woo d me on he green ; Ilk season brou In ¦ e > . joys to me , But p leasure ' s lied frae lucxless Jean . JJae mair he blithsonie lih I hear Ofyo » nkers singing ;» t ihe plough I /_ . ' round ne seems a depart drear ,. Where waving lenty n , e my view .

p Whene ' er I steal along the b . rn , Wh .-re aft sae merry I hae bti n , Ilk mavis seems wi' me lo mourn , Ilk Imtwhite pities luckless Je . » n ! How lang will poor deluded man Against Ins brilhei-dra his .-. word ! To shield abase oppress ! 'edan , The titled knave and pamper'd lord :

Come , meek-ey'd Peace ! thy olive wave , La ig --irne awand ' rer hast thou been : Thy smiles frae deaih may thousands save , And bring her love to luckless Jean 1 THE JOLLY BEGGAR . A SOXG . IV R ITTEN BY E . S J .

THEIIE was a jolly beggar , and hedidlaug ' and sing , [ mea ! -p .. ke string ; Ae night he cam a begging , and ioua ' cl liis It was cauld , and it was wa » , the gudewife bad him ben : But ere at morn she heard the horn , She ru'd fou sair th-il she let thejolly beggar in .

Thejolly beggar leugh , and the jolly beggar -ang [ gar trad na g . iiig ; . And when late it cam at night the beg-But the jolly beggar leiigh , and craci . 'd and tel't his tale ; The gudewife scauld , for she was bauld , But he swore he wad nagang , without a soup o ' cale .

The jolly beggar gripped her round about the waist . [ half sae kiss ' t ; And 0 ! never in her hale life was she For the gndeman he wasgane far frae his vogie dame—Thejolly beggar leugh , the jolly beggar sang , [ man wad come hame . And the gudewife little though : her gude-For she ' e him a blanketand sought a

ga , pickle st raw , [ by the wa ; Aside the fire she laid him fou warmly Oargudeman winna come hame , and I'll a . va to bed . The heal her blaz'd , her heart was pleas'd , And the jolly beggar bhnk'd , a : id saw her charms display'd . The fire caught the straw-bed when he was

half asleep , [ did creep , And in ayoiit the gudewife the beggar he she never spak a word , but silent lay aside him , When at the door she heard a stour , And the jolly beggar she kent na where to hide him .

For the gudeman sent the door to the wa ' wi' a jee , I wat the jolly beggar he was 11 , 3 . ' fou o glee . He grip ! htm by the collar , and pou'd mm out o'becl , Nor wranu'd him , but bang'd him—But O ! tlibjolly beggar prov'd to be the Laird .

' Keep the rent , had yourtongue , your wife I never toucn'd her . ' ' Ye lie , ptOL . d Laird , ye lie—I ' m sure ye hae debauch'd her . ' Up then sprang the liel wife , and she at her gudeman ' s hair , She tugg'd it , and rugg'd it , Till he swore both loud and lang he'd '

never say sae mair . Now the jolly beggar flang the duddies o'e r his back , [ them in a crack . But when he got near his h ;> use he chang'd f . ie g- 'deman he crept to bed , and lay aside ins wife , He sav'd nis rent , and was content—Sae was thejolly beggar , as I will lay my my life .

ELEGIAC STANZAS , W 1 UTTEN ON THE FOUl'TH OF MAY , I / 97 » . BY DR . PERFECT . WHILE the winds whistle through the robes of May , A nd id showers deform the vernal scene ;

rap WhileSol withholds his animating ray , Behind yon sornbrous cloud conceal'd his mien—Say , shall the Muse to melancholy yield , Her bard to sadne . s sink a willing prey , The recent wounds of fell disease unheal'd , Be lost to all that's cheerful , blithe , and gay ?

Winter , be thine a momentary reign , Young Spring forbids thy long extended stay , Thy ludeintrusion eyes with warm disdain , And spreads her pinions o ' er affrighted May . Come , lovely Spring , resume thy flow ' ry space [ joys ;

With all thy varied train of gif . s and Far from thv presence chilling Boreas chase , ' [ noys . Whose visage premature thy peace an-She comes , in purple drest—her fears subside , FairNature meets herwith a genial smile ; Zephvrush . iils his fascinating bride , And flings her fragrance o ' er the blady soil ;

WhileHope , supporter of the human breast , Sheds gentle radiance o ' er the gloomy mead ; [ pre 5 Jd , Teac ling the heart , desponding and op-The port of health and happiness to find .

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