Poetical ESSAYS in JUNE, 1756. 293 A COUNTRY DANCE. First and fecond couple, half right and left; the fame back again; cross over fe cond couple, lead to the top and caft off, turn corners fingle, and partners the other corners, the fame hands fix round, right and left at top. Poetical ESSAYS in JUNE, 1756. In Juftice to the Author we bave bere inferted -Frons mitior afpici, CASIM. OF damak cheeks and radiant eyes Let other poets tell ; Within the bofom of the fair There all the fprightly powers of wit But, as the fun's refulgent light Heav'n's wide expanfe refines, This mental beam dilates the heart, It harmonizes ev'ry thought, And heightens ev'ry grace. One glimpse can chear the troubled breaft, Can make the bed of ficknefs please, Its charms can footh the favage heart, The tyrant's pity move; To fmiles convert the wildeft rage, When sweetness beams upon the throne, The awful fplendors of a crown fo In fcenes of poverty and woe, Thus when the blooming spring returns, Beneath its bright aufpicious beams A thousand nameless beauties fpring, A foft fenfation thro' the frame, A transport thro' the heart, Nor shall the ftorms of age, which cloud And blast the gaudy flow'rs of pride, When that fair frame shall fink in years, The beauty of thy heav'nly mind, EUGENIO, 294 Poetical Essay's in JUNE, 1756. Oh! much-lov'd Matron!-dear, lamented Youth! [truth. To HEALTH; an Ode. From the fame. OTHER of all human joys, We ne'er had mourn'd fuch virtue, and fuch M Rofy cheeks, and fparkling eyes; Learn hence ye rich, ye fair, ye gay, to 5. Ye ftreams, that, in perpetual flow, Ye feather'd warblers, join the lay; And thou, eternal ruling Pow'r ! If fpotlefs virtue claims thy care, Around unheard of bleffings fhow'r ; Let fome new pleasure crown each hour, And make her bleft, as good and fair: Of all thy works, to mortals known, beft and faireft the alone. In whose train, for ever gay, Over earth, and fea, and fky, Celia if the fates restore, I Fable. T chanc'd one day Aurora bleft my fight, Clad in her robes of party-colour'd light." With Phoebus' rays her auburn treffes grac'd, As if with threads of gold, were interlac'd.' Upon her head the ftar of morn the bore, And filky-strip'd a various veft she wore : Flounces of fleecy clouds hung down below, While breezes foft fuftain'd their hanging flow. [best; All things around to pleafe her did their And in their gayet garments all were dreft. Air spread his balmy foftnefs for her feat, And earth her velvet carpets for her feet: Woods, groves, and gardens waited on their Poetical ESSAYS in JUNE, 1756. Nor with mute wonder was the goddess gaz'd; Ses, how in ftate fublime I move along, Their fancy-bred mistake I foon espy'd ; are. Hail bright Aurora ! in thyself how fair! (Illum'd by thee) how lovely they appear! All who were able fled, and shrunk who Thy prefence me, an humble fhrub, can raise ODE to FRIENDSHIP. From the OME, gentle pow'r ! from whom arofe Whate'er life's checquer'd fcene adorns; From whom the living current flows, Whence fcience fills her various urns: O goddess, rears its awful head, And ev'ry mufe and ev'ry grace retreat. 2. For erft mankind, a favage race, As lawless robbers, rang'd the woods, And chofe, when wearied with the chace, 'Midft rocks and caves their dark abodes: 7295 Till, Friendship, thy perfuafive trains, And drew the brutish herd along : Then pity first her facred-flame. came, Within their frozen bofoms rais'd; And learnt to melt at others woe: O goddess! when thy form appears, But all is harmony and peace. And wish'd to grafp thee in his arms Is there a wretch, in forrow's shade, Who ling'ring waftes life's tedious hours; Her vengeful curfes † Ate pours? And ev'ry care indulgent heals: O for a faithful honest friend! To whom I ev'ry care could trust, Baik and expand their gaudy wings; A FABLE on the Import of a favourite Word, WOR ORDS are, fo Woliafton defines, Dionyfius - Allading to the flory of Damen and Pythias, Damn' The goddess of misfortune. 296 Poetical ESSAYS in JUNE, 1756. Damn'd is a word can't stand alone, Damn'd high, damn'd low, damn'd fire, So fares it too with its relation, Come, quoth the Satyr, comfort then!! "Why how now, pedlar, what's the "Still at thy blowing," quoth the Satyr. I blow to cool it, cries the clown, "That I may get the liquor down "For tho' I grant you've made it well, • You've boil'd it, Sir, as hot as hell." Then raising high his cloven stump, The Satyr fmote him on the rump. "Begone, thou double knave or fool, "With the fame breath to warm and cool: "Friendship with fuch I never hold "Who're fodamn'd hot, and fo damn'dcold." On Mifs Pay P―RS. AVAUNT, ye nine! hence to your na ! Polly my breast with fecret transport fills. By her infpir'd I raise th' impassion'd strain 3 And on each guilty head his vengeance hurl'd, Can't brace my nerves, and raptur'd fore For her by just prerogative I claim. heart : What time, to me by love-fick pangs oppreft, more [ftore. The reft, the vow'd, the wou'd referve in If white-rob'd virtue can thy honour guard, In holy ties and wedlock's facred bands: Ar ACROSTICK. Mbling ftring, AYI, tho' artless, touch the trem Infpir'd by love, unskilfully to fing praife, S weet is the fubje&t, yet how harth the Unnotic'd pafs the nimble virgin train j • Roman name for Carlife where fhe loc. THE ТНЕ Monthly Chronologer. A morning lieut. O Hara, of his majefty's fhip the Dolphin, arrived here with dispatches from admiral Byng, dated the 7th of this month at Gibraltar, giving an account of his arrival there on the fecond, after a tedious paffage, occafioned by contrary winds, and that he should depart from thence for Minorca on the 8th; and lieutenant O Hara gives an account, that the admiral, having been joined by commodore Edgcumbe, failed accordingly on that day, with 13 fhips of the line, and three frigates, and had a fair and fresh gale of wind for three days from the time of his failing. WEDNESDAY, June 2. The Foundling-hofpital was opened for the reception of all children under two months old, when 117 children were taken in. (See p. 248.) The high wind did a great deal of damage both above and below bridge; feveral wherries were ftaved, and a corn-. lighter funk below Horflydown. Many young trees in the Rope-walk leading from New Gravel-lane to St. George's Fields were blown down. The gardeners have also been fufferers by the form. FRIDAY, 4. Three houfes were confumed by fire in Old Palace-yard, Westminster. SATURDAY, 5. Ended the feffions at the Old- Bailey, which proved a maiden one. Macdaniel, Berry, and Mary Jones, were tried for the murder of Joihua Kidden, whom they unjustly accufed with robbing the faid Mary Jones near Edmonton, and caufed him to be tried, convicted and executed in the year 1754. for the fake of the reward for apprehending him. They were found guilty, but a point of law arifing, fenter ce was refpited for the opinion of the judges. Their trial lafted about twelve hours. (See p. 303.). SUNDAY, 6. At Wimbish, in L-x, during the time of evening service, a ball of fire fell into the church there, beat down feveral large ftones, one of which fell upon a man and wounded him very nuch Many people were rendered fpeechlefs for a while, and the smell of tulphur was very great. June, 1756. At the court of King's-bench at Westminster-hall, the following fentence was paded against Jacob live, for writing, printing, and publishing a blafphemous pamphlet, entitled, Modeft Remarks on the Bihop of London's Difcourfes, viz. that he be committed to Newgate for one month, and to stand in the pillory three times within the faid month; once at Charing-crofs, a fecond time at the Royal-Exchange, and the third at the end of Chancery-lane in Fleet-ftreet; after which to be committed to Clerkenwell- Bridewell for three years; and at the end of the fame to find fecurity for his good behaviou, during life, himself in icel, and two fureties gol. each; and farther, that he be fined PP at |