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THE FOLLOWING VERSES WERE INTENDED TO HAVE,
BEEN SPOKEN AT THE MISCHIANZA, PHILADEL-
PHIA, ADDRESSED TO GENERAL HOWE ON HIS LEAV-
ING THE ARMY; BUT THE GENERAL WOULD NOT
PERMIT THEM TO BE SPOKEN.

DOWN from the starry threshold of Jove's court
A meffenger I come, to grace your sport,
And at your feet th' immortal wreath I lay,
From chiefs of old renown, who bid me say,
Like you, they once afpir'd to please the fair...
With all the sportive images of war,

Round Arthur's board, when chivalry was young
In jufts and tilts their manly nerves they ftrung,
Scorning to waste the intervals of peace

In fordid riot, or inglorious ease:
Martial and bold their exercises were,

Though Gothic, grand; tho' festive, yet severe,
Defign'd to fire the breast to deeds of worth,
And call the impatient foul of glory forth.
Thus train'd to virtue, when the trumpets found,
And red cross, ftreaming, led to holy ground,
Or violated rights, and Freedom's call,
Bade them chaflife the perfidy of Gaul,
Each lover, mindful of his plighted vow,
A hero rofe, inflam'd with patriot glow;
The cause of beauty his peculiar care,
His motto ftill," The brave deferve the fair."

AIR, IN ARTAXERXES.

« The foldier, tir'd of war's alarms,
Exults to feast on beauty's charms,
And drops the spear and shield;
But if the brazen trumpet found,
He burns with conqueft to be crown'd,
And dares again the field."

Oh! be the example copied in each heart,
Let modern Britons act the ancient part,
And you, great Sir, these parting rites receive.
Which, bath'd in tears, your hardy veterans give;
Veterans approv❜d, who never knew to yield,
When Howe and Glory led them to the field.
To other scenes your country's facred cause
Now calls you hence, the champion of her laws.
Your veterans, to your brave fucceffor true,
By honouring him, will feek to honour you.
And ye, bright nymphs, who grace this hallow'd
ground,

In all the blooming pride of beauty crown'd,
Still ftrive to footh the hero's

generous toils

With what he deems his best reward, your fmiles.

ODE,

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HOR.

Infecit æquer fanguine punico.

TO LEE I tune the heart-felt lays,
The fouthern beauties fing his praise,
Joy flushes every charm:

-No more the throbbing matron fears,
No more the foft-ey'd virgin's tears,
Flow at each dire alarm.

Midft chiefs and fages nobly plac'd,
By Freedom's hand with laurels grac'd,
*TIMOLEON-like aspire;

Thy genius may their councils stamp
The dulleft peasant in the camp,
Thy fpirit lend a fire!

Yankies (tho' cowards) ply their guns,
And not a man the combat fhuns

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 ;
-For who could pass th' infidious ford
Which fwell'd to feet-from inches *♪

Negroes fhall weep-(our good allies)
And with their DUNMORE fympathife
For all these fad difafters :

-They hop'd to dance round Charles-town flame,
And purchase liberty with fame,

By murdering of their mafters.

Your British knives ye Indians ftain,
Stab pregnant wives (to please G-R-E)

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;
-They made a fight at Bunker's-hill;
From Bofton fneak'd away;

Our admirals too have gain'd renown
By burning many a fishing town,
Not in § Nantasket Bay.

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

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