His paffions, when they reftless grow,
Song, like fome god, should chain;
And when his hofem melts with woe,
Song thould endear the pain.
Where Tweed fwift rolls his founding tide,
Fair Dryburgh's hallow'd walls befide,

Should fuch a pilgrim bend his feet,
Him would Afcanius bid to share,
Kind hermit hoft, his hermit fare,

And fair Emilia's fmiles fhould greet,
And they should hail his pilgrim fong

(They love the tuneful race),
And thow him where the bardie throng
Each holds a fainted place † ;
And where, amid the valley gay,
The filver Edon loves to firay;

Would fhow the village paftor's cot
Whence he, the bard of modest mien,
First peep'd to paint the living (cene,

And he would bless the favourite spot. But thou, hoar pile §, where bigot zeal Could fix her baneful feat,

And Sloth her hideous form conceal

Within the Saint's retreat;
Here Wisdom ftill fhall find her cell,
And Love with her affociate dwell.

The Mpfe fhall raife her temple here;
And, while Afcanius gazes round,
Still hall he call it holy ground;

His hallow'd bards thall ftill revere. "Generous they were of foul, and yet From greatnefs liv'd retir'd; Living they charm'd, and paid the debt, And not unmourn'd, expir'd. Traveller, within thy gentle breaft Does kindnefs dwell, a virgin guest,

Forbear to breathe thy pity here: Survey the tribes of human kind; Canft thou no living mouruer find? Then look around, and drop a tear."

To Dryburgh-abbey.

Jealous of honour; cautious yet in quarrel,
Seeking raw lads with all-alluring fpeech
At wakes and fairs. With regiment abroad,
In field of battle next, and siege severe,
Full of deep wounds and marks of noble
courage,

He ne'er deferts his post; a victory gain'd,
He gets a welcome and a length'ned fur-
low.
[lide,
With nodding plume in cap, and fword by
His youthful home revisiting, far and near
Wins the fmart girls; and with big manly
tale,

Fighting his well-fought action o'er again,
Drinks deep and oft to his King's health.
Laft scene
[country
That crowns our hero's fervice to his
Is Chelfea-college: the reward of merit,
Eafe, comfort, pay, and honourable retreat.
AT first, the cabin boy,
Cleaning the guns, and clearing out the
deck;

And then, the gallant failor, with tarr'd jacket,

[cat And fun-burn'd face, climbing like nimble The top-moft maft; then in a privateer, Raging like furnace to pour in a broadfide Ou the rich Spaniard; then heading a prefs. gang, (pard, With bludgeon arm'd, and watching like a He drags with oaths and blows the pallid victim

Aboard the tender; then, prepar'd for fig[ftances

nal,

In well-mann'd fleet, by modern inOf Nile and Baltic, he's led ou to glory, Even in the cannon's mouth: next rendezvous,

In port, on grand illumination night, Dollars in pocket, doxies by his fide, [fcant He fcorns to fave a doit. The world, too For his big fpirit, in noify revels, huzzas, Songs, fiddles, reels, hornpipes, and flowing bowls,

He drowns his cares: next day to fea again. Laft fcene that ends this strange advent'rous history,

Is Greenwich-penfion: mefs, tobacco, grog, And cheers to good Old England's-awooden

rwalls.

racer,

AT firft, the filly-foal, Whining and skipping in the farmer's croft; And then the unback'd colt, with curb and rein, [boy And fmack of whip, paceing like fchoolUnwillingly in tramels; and thef, the [matches Starting, like lightning, for the plate, and Made at the jockey.club; and then, the hunter,* [filk Full of high keep, with coat as fleek as Perfect in limb, and proud of pedigree, O'er five bars leaping; and for reputation In foremost at the death Then, to mailcoach

In fplendid thow indignantly is harnefs'à'i

لله

All bath'd in fweat, with lafh fevere

urg'd on,

IN FRUTICEM ROSAM DILEC TAM.

And fo he runs his stage: knock'd up, he

fub umbrâ,

Te, puto, Aos nullus Toavior effe poteft; Scilicet, ut fedi, gremia implevere puella Floribus, et victus fugit odore pædor; Tum centena rofis, et bafia mille dederunt, Heu vicina nimis non tetigiffe mihi; Vive tamen, rosa, vive; rubras, rofa, fparge

corollas,

Gaudiaque affiduè plena miniftret HyQuid tamen optabis quod non mutare la bores? [lis.. Pars vitæ ett multis magna adoperta maUt tibi res crefcat, gradus adfit major honoris,

Bifque decem poffis luftra videre fenex ? Crefus opes cupidè magnas oftendit amico,

Quæ miferam domino pene tulere necem, Et ferò meminit arfurus verba Solonis,

Qui fapiens vetuit credere divitiis. Non potuit Romæ contentus vivere Cæfar, Et cecidit Bruti faucius enfe fui; Atque gravein fenið mala tot comitantur, ut illum

Felices inter vix numerare queas. [hora, Onud vitæ fupereft incertum eft, labitur Et tacitè fecum gaudia mille capit. Haud mora, ferte merum, comites, domi. nus jubet ipfe,

Non hodie lympha pocula mista bibam. Hunc vino celebrate diem, celebremus amici,

Vicinoque ferat pocula quifque fuo. Atque priùs, clarè memorato nomine, dicat Sæpiùs hic redeat, et fine nube dies. Nulla manent gelidis hea! vina bibenda fepulcris.

Ultima fit mifi lux dummodò lacta fluat, Et coram adfitis, fpes O dulciffima patris, Et celebrate chorô lætitiaque diem. En folis radii ruperunt clauftra feneftris, Nunc choreæ ceffent, vinaque tolle procul.

Si nobis dabitur reditum celebrare diei, Ma, ratione, precor, tranfeat ille mihi,

VERSES,

By the Rev. Mr. Dewè,

J.C.

Left in a Summer-House at Wisbech, wherem
was inferibed, "Fallentis femita vitæ."
TO feet unhallow'd here intrude,
No jealous or malignant eye;
Friend to the innocent and good,
The genius of this fpot am I.
Here oft beneath the paly moon,
Brushing the dew-sprent grass, I ftray:
And in yon hedge-rows oft at noon
I hide me from the garish day.
Obedient to my potent spell,

The vapour foes that marshal round,
As certain ladies' looks will tell,

Dare not invade this charming ground. The lark, the linnet, and the thrush,

E'en with a parent's care I rear; They wake attention from each bush, 'Tilly's voice arrefts the ear. Then freely fhare the joys I give;

And, while fuch fimple scenes delight ye, Whilft gay, but innocent, ye live,

Ne'er dread the Semita fallentis vitæ.
Health, pesce, and happiness, to all
Who in my little realms delight:
Nor muft you wonder at this fcrawl
A Genius fure fhould read and write.

TRIBUTARY LINES,
By a LADY.

To the Memory of the late
Rev. RICHARD HARRISON,
of Brompton, Middlefex;

who died December 23, 1793, aged 57 *, HE form auguft, the piercing eye, That beam'd benevolence divine;

THE

Pure Ciceronian eloquence,

Immortal HARRISON, were thine! What numbers throng'd the facred fane l Whit autful filence fill'd the fpace ! Thy voice celeftial harmony,

Thy action elegance and grace.
The zeal that glow'd within thy breast,
True Heavenly w fdom did infpire;
Thy audience felt the toh they beard;
Their bofonis caught the hol fire,
From thee the penitent drew hope;
Timpeiiten: were taught to fear;
Blafely appaltid,

Could tearce conceal conviction's tear. Throughout the tenour of thy life.

Humily confpicuous fhone;
And, blended with true dignity,

The Choftian graces were thy own.
Oh! friend to all the human race!
Th' harmonious cadence of thy voice
The widow's tears hath often dried,

And made the orphan's heart rejoice.
Oh! more than father, friend, and guide!
Log fhall we mourn our lof fevere!
And fell on fer et breathe a figh,

And o'er hy reliques drop a tear. For, Memory Bithful, fill recalls

The facred truth thou didft impart; Which, sointing our the path to blifs,

Stard de pl gras en on my heart. Bir shade! th ugh rpt in perfect blifs, 25 tributary figh:

Thy prepts taught us how to live;

.

Aby pattern thew'd us how to de.

HS.

WOW fweet to rove the ral fcenes a. [x-it toppless When sprig's way h, ndr verdant To lift the truth's and the wood- k's

fong, While in the breaft co genial feelings Ah! who, when green around the woods appear, [fplay, When mufc hurts from ev'ry 1-fy Would chick the grateful, humanizing tear Which flows, spontaneous, with each joyous ay;

And, as it Roa s. how Difcontent retires,
With dark Dis eft, anticip tigill
While bright-ey'd Hope each thought,
each look, i nes, [Url:
And scenes of uue ifs the bofom
Bhis pure and lasing, by allection given;
By reafon temper'd, and approv❜d by
Heaven!
. BEATRICE.

A SONG, BY E. S. J.

Author of William and Ellen.

Let's feize the hour that's in our power, '.

While Cupid's breaft is warming.

With chill embrace, with winter face,
Comes rigid age among us;
And Love grows cold, in his infold,
His ey hand upon us.

Farewell the groves, farewell the Loves,
Forewell exulting pleasure;

All Nature's fweets, the lamb that bleets,
Farewell all Cupid's treature.

While birds do fing, upon the wing,

And whifperig Zephyrs call me ;
Each hour in joy I will employ,
Whatever may befall me.

In Nature's palm, to sport in haim,
A virtuous pattion's noble:
Let's feize the hour that's in our powers
Ere age brings care and trouble.
A heart to feel for others' weal,

And weep for woes diftreffing;
To fuch a mind we ever find
That life's a mighty bleffing.

breaft.

W guil,

And Nature looks fo charming;

reign.

PHILOTES.

FRO

The Houfe refolved itself into a Committee on the Infolvent Debtors' Bill; when Lord Moira moved to have the blank, intended to fpecify the period to which it was to extend, to be filled up with the words "firft of March last;" and that for limiting the fum, with the words « 1500 pounds." His Lordship alfo prefented two claufes, one for the more effectually preventing fraudulent debtors being relieved thereby; another for empowering the juttices to put the act immedistely into force, without waiting for the quarter feffions; and a number of amendments in different parts of the bill; the whole of which motions were agreed to, and the bill paffed the Committee,

In the Commons the fame day, the clergy's exclufion bill was read a fecond time, after fome obfervations from Sir F. B. Jones, and Mr. Horne Tooks, who confidered it as directed against himself.

May 11.

Mr. Vanfittart obtained leave to bring in a bill, to transfer the management of the Hair Powder and Armorial Bearings Duties from the Commiffioners of Stamps to the Commiffioners of Taxes.

Mr. Dickinfon, fenior, moved for leave to bring a bill to fufpend the operation of an act of the 21ft of Henry VIII. respecting the refidence of the clergy. His reafon for propofing this bill was, that there were not lefs than 200 informations now pending against clergymen said to be non-refident, and all brought by common informers, onder the ftatute of Henry VIII. When it was confidered that the clergymen were obliged either to defend these actions, or to compound the penalties with the informers, there could not, he apprehended, be a doubt but that fome legislative measure was neceffary to be adopted.

Sir Robert Buxton was of opinion, that the law, inftead of being relaxed upon this point, fhould rather be enforced. He thought that the clergy fhould be ftrictly compelled to refide in their feveral parithes. In order to prevent the vexatious profecutions now complained of, nothing more was neceffary than to enact, that the penalties, instead of going to the informer, fhould be divided among the parish poor. GENT. MAC. July, 1801.

Mr. Martin obferved, that the non-refidence of the clergy was a reproach to the Established Church, and, as fuch, ought to be completely done away.-The fact was, that the fuperior clergy were amply paid, and did but little in return. He read, as a part of his fpeech, an extract from this Magazine, ftating, that five contiguous livings, of the collective value of 1960l. in a certain county, were all ferved by one curate, who lived at a distance of 10 miles. This, in his opinion, was a fpecies of facrilege deferving of punishment.

Mr. M. A. Taylor thought that the subject was highly deferving of attention, The law could not be put in a worse rate than it flood at prefent, as it went to pu nifh indifcriminately the non-refident clergyman, who never made his apppearance, and him who faithfully discharged his du ty, if the latter happened to refide ever so little out of the bounds of the parish. He was of opinion, that the refidence of the clergy was neceffary to the civilization of the people, and particularly to keep off the tribe of canting Methodists, the growth of which was principally owing to the nonrefidence of the clergy.

Sir W. Elford faid, that to his knowledge there were several profecutions against clergymen in the diocese of Exeter, for whom there was no parionage house provided in which they could poffibly refide.

Mr. Calcroft was against the measure.

Mr. Nicholls obferved, that the clergy had of late enforced the collection of their tithes in a rigorous manner, and they were therefore the more bound to a punctual at tendance. If there was no parfonagehouse, or if it was not in fufficient repair, these were matters which fhould be attended to by the vicar of the diocefe.

Mr. Dickinson faid, that, from all that he had heard, it was evident that the matter fhould be proceeded upon in tome way.

The Secretary at War intimated, that the bufinefs was dow under the confideration of the Bunch of Bithops, who proputed to offer a bill of regulation upon a broad icale. He thought therefore it would be advifeable to defer the prefent motion.

Sir W. Dolben was of opinion, that it would be more decorous for that House to watt under fuch circumâtances.

Mr. Dickinson, fenior, faid, that he should move to withdraw his motion, in confe quence of what had fallen from the hon. Gentlemen below him (Mr. Yorke and Sir W. Dolbea). The motion was accordingly withdrawn.

the Committee upon the petition of the hop-planters, &c. of Kent and Suffex, praying that a market for the fale of hops might be established in the Borough of Southwark. The report was read, and agreed to; and the Hon. Baronet obtained leave to bring in a bill in terms thereof.

Mr. Vanfittart moved, that the Houfe Thould refolve into a Committee, to confider of the propriety of allowing Portugal wine to be landed and warehoused for a limited time.

The Committee having been gone into; Mr. Vanfittart ftated, that at prefent, during the rather dangerous ftate of Portugal, our merchants in that courtry having a great flock on hand, it was intended that this ftock fhould be preferved for them as far as lay in the power of Government; and he fhould, therefore, without farther troubling the Houfe, move, that Portugal wine be allowed to be landed and warehoufed before payment of the duty, under certain circumftances, for a time to be limited.

H. OF LORDS.

May 13.

After fome very properly fevere remarks from the Lord Chancellor, Lord Thurlow, and other peers, Cope's Divorce bill was allowed to be withdrawn.

Lord Auckland rofe to introduce a claufe into Campbell's divorce bill, for the purpofe of preventing Mrs. Campbell from marrying again during the life of Dr. Campbell, her prefent hufband.

The Earl of Mulgrave oppofed the claufe, a's he thought the ties of confanguinity fufficient to obftruct a marriage, which by the canons of the Church would be void.

The Lord Chancellor agreed in the fpirit of the claufe, and replied to Lord Mulgrave. The claufe was carred on a divifion; and the bill read the third time, and paffed.

In the Commons the fame day, a petition was prefented from Mr. Rushworth, against the bill to prevent doubts respecting perfons in holy orders having feats in the Houfe of Commons, which was ordered to lie on the table.

Upon the question for the Speaker's leaving the Chair being put ;

Mr. Foliffe role. He perceived that there was a general opinion in the House in favour of the bill, but in his opinion there had been nothing fhewn to demonftrate its utility. He fhould with to know what were the precife qualifications for a member of Parliament. He thought that thefe qualifications were, learning, a knowledge of languages, &c. and he would alk, what fet of men poflefled thefe in a more confpicuous degree than clergynien, whofe lives are examples of erudition, and whofe conduct is guided by rigid morality? Were the army, navy, or the law, more

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Mr. Tooke faid, that it was his duty to make a very few observations, and he fhould detain the House as fhortly as poffibte in doing fo. He felt and acknowledged the peculiar delicacy with which the Hon. Gent. (Mr. Addington) had brought forward this bill. When men are ok, they are old men in every fcene, and he should be happy to go to his home to-morrow. He should propose an amendment to the bill, which, he hoped, would meet with no opposition. The preamble of the bill he did not think was clearly expreffed, being merely to prevert doubts; this he thought thould be to remove doubts; however, this he should only notice in paffing; but he thought it would be moft proper to poftpone the preamble for a little time, until it could be more strongly worded. He wished that the honour and confiftency of the House hould be preferved, whatever might be the fate of the bill. He should therefore propofe a refolution to the following effect,

That whereas it was expedient to remove doubts refpecting the eligibility of perfons in holy orders to fit in the Houfe of Commons; be it enacted, that if, from and after a certain day, any person who has received orders fhall prefine to fit in parliament, he thall be rendered incapable of ever after holding any office in the Church or under the Government what ever." Mr. Tooke observed, that such a provifion would be perfectly fufficient for every purpose; and, were it adopted, the House would not have to dread being cramped with ecclefiaftical talents. The Hon. Gentleman here went over a number

of arguments which he had formerly used, and concluded by moving the above amend

ment,

felves,