Tom Hood.

historian and a gifted man of letters , t ] ie father of the present Earl , the late nopular member for East Suffolk , and Lord of the Treasury ; but Hood himself , no doubt , would feel that those who contributed most to his monument , like the

olden story 'f the widow ' s mite , were the donors ol trifling sums from Manchester , Preston , Bideford , and Bristol— "from a feff poor needle-women , " "from seven dressmakers , " " from twelve poor men . " It was tho people ' s tribute to him for he sang , the " Song of the Shirt . " FINIS .

Maimoune.

MAIMOUNE .

FORGOTTEN POFTRY . From the " Etonian . " CANTO I . " Marriage Is—Gad!—a cursed bore- "—GOLIBHTIY . IN those fantastic dayswhen elves and

, fairies Held high command o ' er sublunary things , And teased us mortals with as mad vagaries As ever sprung fruni bard ' s imaginings , Playing strange pranks in cellars and in

dairies , Riding the Nightmare o ' er the breast of kings ; Souring good beer , cow-milking , and creamskimming , And thumping clowns by night , and pinching women .

When madcap Oberon reigned in all his his glory , Now holding king-like quarrels with his Queen ; And now with Puck upon the promontory ,

Seeing such sights as since were never seen ; There liv'd , renown'd in Oriental story , A mighty King—we'll call him Fadladeen , Because his name ' s not mention'd by the Lady " hose tale I borrow , Queen Scheherazade .

Fame says he reign'd with wondrous approbation , ( Especially of courtiers and bashaws ;) In times of peace was mild in his taxation , And made some very creditable laws ; Indeed , in their invidious situation , Few Monarchs ever gaiu'd so much applause ; In private life , a truth I can ' t evade is , He was a perfect devil with the Ladies .

He had a most mvetorate aversion To matrimonial fetters ; and he swore , In oaths befitting so sublime a person , That ' twas unworthy of the crown he wore , And inconsistent with the State's exertion To wed a number that exceeded four ; And so , to give his royal conscience ease , He had four Wives , and sixty Mistresses .

It seems that this arrangement was illmade , for He had no issue , save an only son , Whom twelve long years he had devoutly pray'd for , To all his country ' s Gods;—when all was done

This single boy would have been cheaply paid for By the oblation of his father ' s throne ; For in all lands , from Araby to Arragon , The sun ne ' er saw so wonderful a paragon .

I don't intend to give a long narration Of his surpassing beauty , for I hate Your curst , detail'd minute enumeration Of cheeks , eyes , noses , lips , hair , shape , and gait . It is enough that he became his station , He look'dand walk'dand spokeand

, , , drank , and ate , As for a Hero of Romance 'tis meet To look , and walk , aud speak , and drink , and eat .

You may suppose the youngster was a pet E ' en from his cradle , a spoil'd child indeed ; The self-will'd tyrant of the Haram ; yet It seem'd no spoiling could with him succeed . 'Twas very rarely he was known to fret

, And very quickly did he learn to read ; At tour years old , I ' ve heard , he wrote some verses To a lame , humpback'd daughter of his Nurse ' s .