THE FOLLOWING VERSES WERE INTENDED TO HAVE, DOWN from the starry threshold of Jove's court Round Arthur's board, when chivalry was young In fordid riot, or inglorious ease: Though Gothic, grand; tho' festive, yet severe, AIR, IN ARTAXERXES. « The foldier, tir'd of war's alarms, Oh! be the example copied in each heart, In all the blooming pride of beauty crown'd, generous toils With what he deems his best reward, your fmiles. ODE, HOR. Infecit æquer fanguine punico. TO LEE I tune the heart-felt lays, -No more the throbbing matron fears, Midft chiefs and fages nobly plac'd, Thy genius may their councils stamp Yankies (tho' cowards) ply their guns, For This generous Greek confented to the death of his brothers, who had treacherously ufurped the government of Co. rinth.---He afterwards delivered Syracufe from the tyranny of Dionyfius, and established its freedom, Vid. PLUTARCH. Timoleon glories in his brother's blood, AKENSIDE. For PARKER's smoke and racket; At length the bold Sir PETER droops, Since vain his wish to float the troops With bladders, and cork-jacket. 'Tis LEE who points the vengeful fire, Britannia's fhatter'd fhips retire, Yon boasting hero flinches; See in defpair he drops his fword ; Negroes fhall weep-(our good allies) -They hop'd to dance round Charles-town flame, By murdering of their mafters. Your British knives ye Indians ftain, And * Gazette. The Birmingham addreffers have obtained a contract to fupply the Indians with twenty thousand scalping and stabbing knives of a new construction, invented by fignor BI, fecretary to the Royal Academy. And flay each traitor's bab-by: With bleeding ‡ fcalps ye bishops come, (Whilft mitred OSNA beats the drum) To hang them in the Abbey. Our generals fhew their martial skill; Our admirals too have gain'd renown When Lord Dunmore only waits at New York till general Burgoyne croffes the lakes, and delivers him the fcalps of the prifoners mafficred at the Cedars.---A commiffion has paffed the Great Seal, empowering his lord fhip to receive them.---He is then to return home, and take his feat as one of the fixteen peers; and will certainly receive the thanks of both houfes for his diftinguished conduct and bravery, in the fervice of his king and country ---The rebel fcalps (hæc fpolia opima) are to be confecrated and hung up with great folemnity in Westminster-abbey, on the 30th of January. ---The bishop of Ofnaburgh has learnt to beat the drum, in order to attend the reverend bench, and to officiate in the proceffion with becoming grace and dignity. Lord Holderneffe modeftly intimated fome apprehenfions, that his highness's morals might be corrupted whilst he remained under the tuition of a drummer of the guards.---The bishop complained of this to the prince of Wales, and lord Holderneffe was obliged to refign. § "The commodore Bankes (in Nantasket road) bore our |