XVI.

Her prowess Albion's empire fhakes,
Her cataracts, her ocean'd lakes,
Display great Nature's hand;

And Europe fees, with dread surprise,
Ethereal tow'ring spirits rise,

To rule the wond'rous land.

XVII.

Bold emulation stands confeft;

Through the firm chief's and yeoman's breaft
The heroick paffion runs ;

Imperial fpirits claim their place!

No venal honours lift the base,

When Nature ranks her fons.

XVIII.

Lo, Britain's ancient genius flies
Where commerce, arts and science rise,
And war's dire horrors ceafe ;
Exulting millions croud her plains,
Efcap'd from Europe's galling chains,
To liberty and peace."

A NEW

A NEW SCHEME TO RAISE A NEW CORPS, AND SUPPLY THE WANT OF A SCOTCH MILITIA ADDRESSED TO LORD BARRINGTON, SECRETARY AT WAR.

BY THE SAME.

Arma, virumque cano.

OF arms and wond'rous tribes I fing;
My scheme fhall through the nation ring,
Form'd on a liberal plan;

Though ev'ry day the bounty rife,
The standard too-your Lordship's fize!
You can't recruit a man.

Adopt a philofophick hint,

Though its convey'd in rhime and print ;
Nor think my project odd;

Or else I'll fet you at defiance,

And boast my new and grand alliance
With learned Lord MONBODɔ'.

Since you, my Lord, difdain to look
In any tome, but the red book,

By which your genius fteers!

"Though the bounty has been raifed, ❝lowered, yet no recruits can be got.”. Speech in the House of Commons.

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VIRGIL

and the standard

Lord Barrington's

Perhaps*

Perhaps you'll hear with fome furprize
How monkies above monkies rife,
Like commoners and peers!

The Ouran Outangs wife and great,
(The Bedford party of a state,)

Who factions form or break;

With high-bon'd, eager, hungry features,
MONBODDO fwears are human creatures,
-Only they cannot speak.'

Ship Faucet quick with profperous gales,
To catch these monkey men with tails † ;
Then check depopulation;

"A whole nation, if I may call them fo, have been found "without the ufe of fpeech. This is the cafe of the Ouran Outangs that are found in the kingdom of Angola in Africa, and "in feveral parts of Afia. They are exactly of the human form, "walking erect, not upon all four; they ufe fticks for weapons; "they live in fociety; they carry off negro girls, whom they "make flaves of, and ufe both for work and pleasure."

Origin and Progrefs of Language. Col. Faucet was frequently employed to raise recruits in Ger many during the American war.

"For that there are men with tails, is a fact fo well attent ed, that I think it cannot be doubted. One Keoping.

by birth, faw men with tails, like thofe of cats.

"moved in the fame manner, on an ifland

"gal, called Nicobar."

Origin and

To barren Scotia waft them o'er,
For Donald flies his native fhore
A rebel-to ftarvation!

Durans outstrip the bounding hind,
Neither by coats or shoes confin'd,

They fpring o'er ftakes and ditches ;
The Treas'ry's drain'd by Frazier's corps,
For bonnets blue, and kelts, they roar,
-You only fave their breeches !

The French an Ouran nicely stuff *,
I've seen one standing in his buff,

Who had been gay and frisky :
He once like you, could flirt a fan,
And was in truth a pretty man,

But died by drinking whiskey.

Then speak no more, my lord, on trifles,
But arm these Baboon Clans with rifles,
At Rebels turn them loose:

Hips, haws, and acorns they will eat,
Or cram their paunches with raw meat,
Like Abyffinian Bruce !

With envious glance Germain shall fee
Thefe Tory troops fkip up a tree,
Firing as quick as Pruffians:-

He'll find the loyal Ourans far
More dextrous in this Yankey war,

And fcorn the aid of Ruffians. +

Mac-Homer too, in profe or fong,
By the State-papers of Buffon,
To deep researches led,

A Gallo-Celtick scheme may botch §
To prove the Ouran-race were Scotch,
Who from the Highlands fled.

At fuch a pedigree you fneer;
Pert Sawney's logick makes it clear,

And NORTH no longer droops:

* Excellent qualities for the American fervice, as provifions" are rather scarce.

† A negotiation was then carrying on to hire a body of Ruffans to ferve in America.

§ Vide Whitaker's Remarks, &c, ke.

Indemnity