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Epilogue.
Up starts ( to ' manly Englishmen unknown ) The titled pandar to the lawless throne . Blest England I long may virtue ' s silken band Unite the rul'd and ruler of thy land I Be it thy boast to doubt , or doubt to boast , If rul'd or ruler love each other most ! To boast , no factious art , no force , can wring : -A virtuous people from a virtuous king !
Galottis here no ' scepfer'd vice can'dread , No foiil invader of the nuptial bed . Can he disturb the subject ' s wedded life , Whose mark'd example bids him love his wife ? Is he to ruin others ' children prone . Who has so many children of his own ? Can the fond father well his trust discharge , And not protect his family at large ?
¦ Oh , no 1 — the nation ' s welfare is his plan , Whose private worth shines through the public man . Blest England I cast thine eye across the flood , Where wild confusion marks its way in blood ; Where speculation anarchy maintains , And philosophic murders drench the plains ; , While Gallia ' s sons beneath such horrors groan , Lament their state , and glory in your own . 30 . At Covent-Garden Theatre a new Operatic Drama , entitled , " ARRIVED AT PORTSMOUTH , " was represented for the first time , of which the following are the
DRAMATIS PERSONS . Wildfire , - - . - - - Mr . QUICK . . Captain Pendant , ' - Mr . JOHNSTONE . Cap'ain Tropic , - - - - Mr . BOWDF . N . Mag , - - - - Mr . INCLEDON . Piccaroon , - Mr . MUNDEN . Ferret , ----- Mr . FAWCETT . Major Drummond ... - MrTOWNSIIEKD
, . . Ensign Somers , , - - - Mr . CLAREMONT . Landlord , - - - - Mr . DAVENPORT . Mat --- --- Mr . ROCK . ¦ Waiter , - - Mr . BURTON . Louisa Bowers , - . - - Mrs . MOUNTAIN , Fanny Pendant , ,- - - - Miss POOLE . Mrs . Ferret ----- Mrs . HENLEY .
This piece is intended as a compliment to the heroes of tlie " First of June , ' * and is a charming and interesting Opera . The dialogue is written with spirit , and possesses considerable humour . There is a great variety of character , and the incidents , though striking , are not overstrained . The poetry is far superior to what in general falls to the lot of modern operas , and the songs are distinguished for some of the finest composition we have from the modest and ingenious Shield . The Opera has many grand and brilliant passages ' . Briefly , this
piece , which comes from the pen , we understand , of Mr . PEARCE , author of Hartford Bridge , Netley Abbey , & c . & c . does him infinite credit , and must become a lasting and popular favourite with the public . The scenes , which have been taken on the spot , are picturesque and beautiful . They are as follow : The platform and battery erected at the entrance of Portsmouth Harbour , with , a view of the Isle of Wight and Spitbead . ' VOL . III . 3 A ,
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Epilogue.
Up starts ( to ' manly Englishmen unknown ) The titled pandar to the lawless throne . Blest England I long may virtue ' s silken band Unite the rul'd and ruler of thy land I Be it thy boast to doubt , or doubt to boast , If rul'd or ruler love each other most ! To boast , no factious art , no force , can wring : -A virtuous people from a virtuous king !
Galottis here no ' scepfer'd vice can'dread , No foiil invader of the nuptial bed . Can he disturb the subject ' s wedded life , Whose mark'd example bids him love his wife ? Is he to ruin others ' children prone . Who has so many children of his own ? Can the fond father well his trust discharge , And not protect his family at large ?
¦ Oh , no 1 — the nation ' s welfare is his plan , Whose private worth shines through the public man . Blest England I cast thine eye across the flood , Where wild confusion marks its way in blood ; Where speculation anarchy maintains , And philosophic murders drench the plains ; , While Gallia ' s sons beneath such horrors groan , Lament their state , and glory in your own . 30 . At Covent-Garden Theatre a new Operatic Drama , entitled , " ARRIVED AT PORTSMOUTH , " was represented for the first time , of which the following are the
DRAMATIS PERSONS . Wildfire , - - . - - - Mr . QUICK . . Captain Pendant , ' - Mr . JOHNSTONE . Cap'ain Tropic , - - - - Mr . BOWDF . N . Mag , - - - - Mr . INCLEDON . Piccaroon , - Mr . MUNDEN . Ferret , ----- Mr . FAWCETT . Major Drummond ... - MrTOWNSIIEKD
, . . Ensign Somers , , - - - Mr . CLAREMONT . Landlord , - - - - Mr . DAVENPORT . Mat --- --- Mr . ROCK . ¦ Waiter , - - Mr . BURTON . Louisa Bowers , - . - - Mrs . MOUNTAIN , Fanny Pendant , ,- - - - Miss POOLE . Mrs . Ferret ----- Mrs . HENLEY .
This piece is intended as a compliment to the heroes of tlie " First of June , ' * and is a charming and interesting Opera . The dialogue is written with spirit , and possesses considerable humour . There is a great variety of character , and the incidents , though striking , are not overstrained . The poetry is far superior to what in general falls to the lot of modern operas , and the songs are distinguished for some of the finest composition we have from the modest and ingenious Shield . The Opera has many grand and brilliant passages ' . Briefly , this
piece , which comes from the pen , we understand , of Mr . PEARCE , author of Hartford Bridge , Netley Abbey , & c . & c . does him infinite credit , and must become a lasting and popular favourite with the public . The scenes , which have been taken on the spot , are picturesque and beautiful . They are as follow : The platform and battery erected at the entrance of Portsmouth Harbour , with , a view of the Isle of Wight and Spitbead . ' VOL . III . 3 A ,