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The Stage.
And JORDAN , sure , with nobler pride would feel Appropriate praise , than shouts of blund ' ring zeal . Possessing tones mellifluous and clear . That sooth the passions as they please the ear , In Viola she sweetly " told her love , " And with the charm of tenderness could move ; Yet then perversely the insensate crowd
Her genuine merit sparingly allow'd . Had JORDAN still retain'd the plaintive part , . The ready muse would fondly hail her art , '; Nor court less eagerl y the pensive hour Than all her happiest wiles of comic pow ' r . The wanton hoydenand intriguing wife
, , She copies with a faithful eye to life ; The abigail , familiar , pert and sly , A quick contrivance in her roguish eye ; The lively damsel , taking male attire , ' A harmless waggery her chief desire ;
And in a lower walk—as Jobson ' s dame—In all on solid grounds she rear'd her fame "; In all a sterling excellence displays , ' And gladly we accord with gen ' ral praise . Her talents thus , in fairest light appear , And JORDAN stands without a rival here . But thoug h , for comedso well desi'd
y gn , Not aptly trairi'd for gaiety refin'd ;' And hence-in Rosalind she fail'd io trace , The intellectual mirth and courtly grace . True , she is arch , but in her archness coarse , Too oft ' tis blended with a vulgar'force ; And for simplicity ' s ingenuous heart ,
Too free her aspect , and too rough her art . Thus thinks the muse , and what she thinks she tells , Pier bosom with no hostile passion swells ; : ' '¦ With pleasure she attends at merit ' s call , And her fond wish is to be just to all-. ( To be continued . )
A Leap Year Lost.
A LEAP YEAR LOST .
WE think it proper thus early to announce to our Female Readers the approach of Leap Year , a period generall y agreeable' to them from the licence it affords of suing to those' who either want courage or inclination to prefer their suit . This early intimation is particularly necessary , as 1796 is the only leap-year that will occur for the ensuing eight years , the intercalary day being left out in 1800 by the siat . 24 Geo . II . c . 23 . Every hundredth year is distinguished in this manner , except every four hundredth from the year 200 O 3 which is to be counted bissextile . ' ¦ ¦ — ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ^ ¦• ¦ - , ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Stage.
And JORDAN , sure , with nobler pride would feel Appropriate praise , than shouts of blund ' ring zeal . Possessing tones mellifluous and clear . That sooth the passions as they please the ear , In Viola she sweetly " told her love , " And with the charm of tenderness could move ; Yet then perversely the insensate crowd
Her genuine merit sparingly allow'd . Had JORDAN still retain'd the plaintive part , . The ready muse would fondly hail her art , '; Nor court less eagerl y the pensive hour Than all her happiest wiles of comic pow ' r . The wanton hoydenand intriguing wife
, , She copies with a faithful eye to life ; The abigail , familiar , pert and sly , A quick contrivance in her roguish eye ; The lively damsel , taking male attire , ' A harmless waggery her chief desire ;
And in a lower walk—as Jobson ' s dame—In all on solid grounds she rear'd her fame "; In all a sterling excellence displays , ' And gladly we accord with gen ' ral praise . Her talents thus , in fairest light appear , And JORDAN stands without a rival here . But thoug h , for comedso well desi'd
y gn , Not aptly trairi'd for gaiety refin'd ;' And hence-in Rosalind she fail'd io trace , The intellectual mirth and courtly grace . True , she is arch , but in her archness coarse , Too oft ' tis blended with a vulgar'force ; And for simplicity ' s ingenuous heart ,
Too free her aspect , and too rough her art . Thus thinks the muse , and what she thinks she tells , Pier bosom with no hostile passion swells ; : ' '¦ With pleasure she attends at merit ' s call , And her fond wish is to be just to all-. ( To be continued . )
A Leap Year Lost.
A LEAP YEAR LOST .
WE think it proper thus early to announce to our Female Readers the approach of Leap Year , a period generall y agreeable' to them from the licence it affords of suing to those' who either want courage or inclination to prefer their suit . This early intimation is particularly necessary , as 1796 is the only leap-year that will occur for the ensuing eight years , the intercalary day being left out in 1800 by the siat . 24 Geo . II . c . 23 . Every hundredth year is distinguished in this manner , except every four hundredth from the year 200 O 3 which is to be counted bissextile . ' ¦ ¦ — ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ^ ¦• ¦ - , ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦