Ev'ry grove fo long mute, and each prim[minstrel's note;

rofed vale, Now refound with the thrill of the woodAnd cuckoo, (weet herald, repeats his lovetale, [remote. As he kims the rich pafture, or uplands The young bee, entic'd by the dew-dripwing flow'r, [founding wing; Speeds fwift from his hive on his hoarfeAnd plays with delight round the gailydeck'd bow'r, [by Spring. To quaff the choice nectar fupply'd him

On the daify-pied heath and yon blue mifty hill, [thyme among See the lambs how they frolic the wild Or lave in the streamlet that flows from the

rill, [tended along. Whilft their dams on the banks lie exTo breathe the mild air, and falute the lov'd morn, (with joy; The nymph from her cot comes elated Qu her shoulder the brimmer full-reeking is borne, [as they fly. And her heart beats in tune to the hours

But, hark! the loud tabor now floats o'er the scene, [they run; See the lads and the laffes how cheerful Sure, fure, now fome gambols are held on the green; [are begun. Hafte then, ye young lovers, the sports O! mark the gay village which swells on the gaze, [o'er the lay; Where the tall taper'd fpire looks proud 'Tis there that. fweet Freedom, in ruftical maze, [of May. With pleasure proclaims the glad tidings It is there that each nymph, with a bofom ferene, [art; Difplays all her charms, unbedizen'd by It is there that the fmiles of Love's dimpled mien [the heart. Entraps the pleas'd shepherd, and fetters Come then, lovely Flora, thy fpring-buds unfold, [their gay treafure; And let thy musk woodlands (pread all Bring thy chafte blushing primrose, befpotted with gold,

To deck yon rais'd fhrine*, that is facred to pleasure.

And ye, airy fprites, of fairy-taught pow'r, O chafe to afar foft Hypocrify's tongue; Let no rankling ill-nature break in on the hour, [with fong. To appal the fweet moments, enliven'd

Gay fwains, who now fport, may your bofoms e'er glow [preme; To defpife the allurements of Fathon fuFrom your cup of content ev'ry blefling will flow, [dream. And the luftre of riches fiok quick as a

Purfue then your sports, O ye ruft cal train, 'Tis you, only you, life's endearments do

prove;

* Maypole.

ELEGIAC STANZAS.

O! where yon abbey, mould'ring in the duft, [head; Once rear'd to Heav'n above its tow'ring Where many a fhrine and monumental buit Declar'd the virtues of the filent dead; There fad Alberto, penfive and forlorn, Beneath a melancholy yew-tree's fhade, Pour'd forth his forrows o'er Matilda's urn, And thus in tears the hapless mourner faid:

"Ye Deftinies, and will ye never ease This heart, though now deprefs'd with anxious care?

Ah! will your perfecutions never cease? Here end by death my woes and fad despair.

Relick of what I was by fortune blefs'd, Love threw his pleafing bandage o'er my eyes;

To marriage long Matilda fair I prefs'd, And foon I gain'd what now my fate

denies.

Now one long year fhe blefs'd me with her love; [woe:

My life, I thought, was free from ev'ry Alas! how frail the bleffings from above! How full of mifery this state below! That year was one continued fcene of blifs; Matilda gave me foon a lovely boy: Nought I requested of the gods but this; Now nought was wanting to complete my joy :

When, ah! my adverfe Fates my darling ftole, [prime! And nipp'd the lovely rofe-bud in its Matilda, deareft partner of my foul,

To grief a victim, fell before her time. In vain for me now Phoebus fheds his rays, Vain are to me the joys of wealth or pow'r;

An unfubftantial, momentary blaze,

That fades to night e'en in its natal hour. Beauty fhall weep Matilda's early fate, And Pity fhed the voluntary tear; E'en thick-lipp'd mufing Melancholy wait, The tender tale of hapless loves to hear. Around thy tomb th:ll vernal flow'rs be fpread; [cite; Shall choral bards thy endlefs praite reShall

woe?'

Sorrowing they gaze upon that angel face Of loath'd disease the melancholy prey; Sorrowing they gaze, unable now to trace One of thole numerous charms fo late its dear difplay.

Strive not to check their venerable grief; O rather, Friendship, tear for tear be flow!

Vain all endeavour to afford relief,

Till time impair the fenfe of fuch a blow. Then o'er each misery, Anne, thou might'ft have known, [stay;

Had Heaven decreed thee here a longer Much fhall they mufe, and friendly then fhall own [day

The fhaft that fped thee to the realms of Then o'er each blifs, dear child, thy happy lot, [fincere, Where Saints and Seraphs join in praise Much fhall they mufe, and, " meaner things forgot," [extatic tear. Heave the luxurious figh, and fhed th PETER.

FROM ANACREON.-By Mr. G. DYER, ULLS with horns kind Nature arms, Guards with hoof the horse from harms;

BU

Hares with fwiftnefs the endu’d,
With ftrength of teeth the lion brood;
Fish the taught to fwim and play,
Bids to carol blithe and gay;
Man to reafon :-but has Heaven
Nought to gentle Woman given?
Woman moves in beauty's charms,
Stronger than the force of arms;
Charms like helmet that fecure,
And like javelin, fwift and fure;
Helme, lance of fire, and shield,
All to beauteous Woman yield.

THE EXETER PROPHETESS,
BY DR. CRANE.
Ludit Imago

Vana, que poriâ fugiens eburnâ,
Somnium ducit?

CASS

HOR.

ASSANDRA, the fam'd Prophetess of old, [told; Gain'd no belief for truths which the fore.

Soe bilk'd Apollo of his promif'd joy,
And he took care her credit to deltroy,
Reveng'd himself upon the Royal Jilt,
Involv'd in either cafe, in Shame or Guilt.
Our more successful Modern Witch, it seems,
Full credit has for her Prophetic Dreams;
And in high (pirits finds her britk employ
A better trade in Exeter, than Trey;
Nothing in this is wonderful, or new,
Witches do heft, where Conjurers are few;
She therefore threwdly here the Broom
bestrides,

And round the City Walls in triumph rides;
But foon alights, when any Grave Divine
Comes from a distance, and confults her

ihrine,

Το

To know, if he has yet contriv❜d the

means

Of turning Country Parfons into Deans,
Or can procure his Reverence a Call
To fill the Sub-dean's, or Precente's Stall.
APOSTROPHE.

All hail, Joanna! wonder of thy fex,
Whose fame refounds along the Banks of
Ex,
[and for,
From North to South, expanding wide
From Exford Parifh, reaches Exmouth
Bar,
[Weft,
From Axmouth Eaft, to Plymouth in the
From ev'ry Mouth a Prophetess confeft;
In Dreams with Prophet Brothers close ally'd,
Thou fhar'ft his Vifions, as a lawful bride;
Vifions that never feek the Ivory Gate,
But ftill keep up the credit of their state;
Bright Queen of Bugs! on whom in Ticking
[grow mad;
Upholft'rers gaze, 'till they themselves
Wife of the Lamb! thefe rude incondite lays
Can never add an atom to thy prife,
Can never render juftice to thy claim,
Nor vindicate the honour of thy name;
Yet, should't thou wave thy wand, these
lines fhall live,

clad

[give! And borrow fame from thee, they cannnot J. C. Exeter.

No rustling tempest wikes the filent air, Hufh'd all the tunetut warblers of the grove,

No noify clamours pierce the wounded ear; "Far from the bufy fcenes of men love." Come, mild Reflection! aid my mind fe[to rest,

rene,

Ah! bid each anxious thought be lull'd Whilenow I trace life's ever-varying scene, The bafe exalted, or the good diftrefs'd. Ye wretches bound by luxury and pride,

Ye "gay licentious," and ye titled great, Who know no pleasure with content allied; Say, what is all the boasted pomp of state?

Ye fons of Mith, who at the midnight hour

So gaily pafs around the circling bowl; Say, can ye hail Reflection's pleafing pow'r? Say, can approving confcience glad your foul?

And, O Humanity! thy arm extend,

With gemal fympathy, benignant maid! Where hopeless penury knows not one kind friend,

Her griefs to leffen, or her wants to aid. If fich the pleafures which thou canft beflow, [feel, E'er may my breast each foft emotion

While Fancy bids the mimic colours glow, And Pity mourns the woes the cannot JOHN SHEPPARD, Jun.

heal! Dean-fireet, Tooley fireet.

TE DEU M.
OMINUM fatemur te, Deus,

Do Tuafque laudes dicimus.

Te terra, te cœlum, Pater
Æterne, te coel incolæ
Omnes adorant Angeli.
Semper Cherubim te invocant,
Semper Seraphim: "Sanctus es,
Sanans, Jehovah, fanctus es,
Deus Sabaoth; en! tuæ
Quâ terra, quâ cœlum patet
Fulgore plenum eft gloriæ."
Te cœtus illuftriffimus
Apoftolorum concinunt:
Te concinunt, clariffimum
Agmen, perempti Martyres :
Agnofcit omnem diffita
Terræ per orbem Ecclefia,
Pater Creator, te Deum;
Fili Redemptor, te Deum;
Sunsulque, fan&te Spiritus,
Solator alme, te Deum.

Tu, Chrifte, regum es maximus,
Tu, Chrifte, Patriş Filius
Æternus, immutabilis.
Tu nafci, ut infons fontibus
Nobis fores piaculum,
Dignatus es de Virgine.
Te non fepulchrum detinet;
Mors vincitur; credentibus
Coelefte regnumi panditur.
Par ipfe Patri gloriâ
Dextrâ Dei nunc affides;
Rediturus inde credimus,
Ut æquus orbem judices.
At nos precamur, adjuves
Tuo redemptos fanguine,
Interque fane os des tuos
Auctis perenni gloriâ
In omne fæc'lum vivere.
Greffus tuorum dirige,
Tuere nos, noftrafque res
In majus ufque promove.
Ad te precamur in dies;
Celebramus, et per omnia
Celebrabimus te fæcula.
Puri fceleris, et integri
Fac nos agamus hunc diem.
Miferere, clementiffime,
Miferere fupplicantium,
Miferere tibi fidentium.

Tu fpes, Domine, mea folus es,
Ne fit pudori fpes mea.

On a Doctor's confulting what to take for bis
Armorial Bearings.
IMPROMPTU.

H. OF COMMONS.

April 12.

The Window-tax bill, after some oppofition from Meffrs. Jones, Combe, and Robfan, was poffed.

Sir F. Burdett rose to make his promifed motion for an enquiry into the conduct of the late administration: he observed, that the pretences with which fimilar motions during the progrefs of the war had been encountered, should no longer operate, as the fafety of the empire was not now implicated in the difcuffion. The waste of blood and treafure, the folly of minifters in commencing the war, their weaknefs in its profecution, the falsehood and delufion they had practifed on the judgment of that Houfe, and, above all, their aggreffion on the liberties and property of the country, were now manifeft to the world, and called for reprobation and punishment :-they had deprived is of every thing eftimable in our conftitution, and multiplied its abufes and corruptions; the war was directed chiefly against the happiness of Britons, and in this refpect only has its object been attained. The Hon. Baronet proceeded, in terms of animated and eloquent declamation, to notice the reftrictions on the press, in the construction of libels-the influence acquired by the Crown over the Judges, by allowing large falaries upon retiring from office-the granting new trials in criminal cafes-the virtual revival of a Star-chamber-the fufpenfion of the trial by Jury in numerous inftances the inquifitorial operation of the Income-tax, the fale of the land-tax, the erection of Baftiles, the alteration of the Treafon-laws, which were too clear and explicit, to introduce the horrible and atrocious doctrine of conftructive treafon-the establishment of barracks in every direction, to over-awe the people the appointment of penfioned fuftices to pervert the law, and the introduction of foreign mercenaries to fupport their tyranny. He next adverted to the Indemnity-bill, which he characterised as a flagrant violation of the laws, of humanity, and of the conftitution; their alarms prove to have been mere cheat and delufion, to anfwer Minifterial ends; and the victims of their fraud, after being kept for years in clofe cuftody, without charge, without accufers, without trial, were turned loofe, bankrupt in fortune and in health, and in fome instances bailed by the very runners who apprehended them, as if the object was to render the law ridiculous and contemptible. The Hon. Baronet then drew a Arong picture of the exceffes committed in elind by the agents of Government, and which excited to the rebellion which had prevailed there. He entered into a review of Mr. Pitt's conduct in regard to Parlia mentary reform, and pronounced the mea GENT. MAG. Augufi, 1802.

fure neceffary to the falvation of the country. Instead of the boasted advantages we were stated to poffefs, he faw a debt of 550 millions-barracks and baftiles, an army of fpies and informers, an inquifition of property and of political opinion, a fhackled and corrupted prefs, a gagged and beggared people, penfioned Juftices, eventually falaried Judges, vague laws, threatened Juries, a degraded Ariftocracy, a confiding Parliament, and Minifters without either honefty or refponfibility. After many fimilar obfervations, urged with much energy and no inconfiderable ability, he concluded by moving, that the House do now refolve itself into a Committee, to enquire into the conduct of the late administration both at home and abroad during the war.

Mr. Sturt feconded the motion.

Lord Temple contended, that no new are gument had been adduced, to warrant a des viation from the line of conduct which the House had adopted on fimilar motions du→ ring the war. His lordship adverted to the origin of the late contest, and enumerated the fplendid atchievements of our navy and army to which it gave occafion. He referred to the confeffions of Arthur O'Connor and others, to fhew that the pretence of Parliamentary Reform was only a mask affumed by the United Irishmen to conceal their treafon. His lordship compared the demolition of the Baftile, which contained only one prifoner, to the defpotifm which followed it, and which had converted almoft every cattle in that kingdom into dungeons. He vindicated the late administration from the charge of being averse to peace; and concluded with an high panegyric upon the virtues and conftancy of Mr. Pitt.

Mr. Archdale reprobated the motion; and complimented the integrity and energy of the late minifter, to whom he regarded the country as indebted for the happiness it now enjoys.

Mr. Jones fpoke in favour of the motion; and reprefented the fpeech of the noble lord as a mere fartago, a kind of phantafmagoria, deftitute of method or matter, and calculated only to delude. The ministry, which had added 258 millions to our public deht, granted 583 pensions, made 95 Peers, and facrificed the lives of thousands in a contest unjust in its origin, weak and difaftrous in its progrefs, and dishonourable and infecure in its conclufion, were objects of fufpicion, if not of execration; and it was incumbent on the Houfe to examine into their conduct, in order that, if innocent, their innocence might he made man feit; and, if guilty, that punishment might attach to their criminality.

Lord Belgrave justified he conduct of the late minifters in the futpenfion of the Habeas

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Corpus Act, and the detention of different fufpe&ed perfons; and concluded by moving an amendment to the original motion, the whole of which, with exception to the word "that," it propofed to expunge, and fubfitute a vote of thanks to his Majesty's Jate Minifters.

The regularity of this amendment became the fubject of fome converfation between the Speaker, I ond Belgrave, Mr. Pitt, T and Mr Fox, and it was withdrawn. After fome obfervations from Mr. Ellin, Sir Robert Buxton, Mr. Alexander, and Mr W. Elford, against the original motion, and of Mr. Combe and of Mr. Bouverie in favour of it, the House divided, ayes 39, noes 246. Majority against the motion for enquiry 207.

Lord Belgrave gave notice that he would, after the recefs, bring forward a motion for a vote of thanks to the late Minifters.

Mr. Sheridan obferved, if fuch measure fhould he perfifted in, he should feel it his duty to move, that an addrefs be prefented to his Majefly, praying that his Majefty would be gracioufly pleafed to inform the Houle, by whore advice he had difmiffed thofe meritorious minifters, or what circumftance had occurred to render it impoffible for them to retain their places.

Thisubfervation produced a general laugh.

April 13.

The Secretary at Har stated, that there were 18 Acts of Parlian ent refpecting the Militia of England, and five for Scotland, all of which he conceived ought to be confolidated into one. He obferved, that the military rulers of France might be fuppofed to view "with a foldier's eye" the infinite Arength, pofleflions, and refources of this County, which, whilft ever cautious not to give offence, thould be prepared to repel aggration. He concluded a fpeech of much matter, by moving for leave to bring in a bill to amend and render more effectual the militia laws, and to augment the number of the militia.

Mr. Sheridan expressed high approval of the general principle of a plan which appeared calculated to augment a system of defence fo conftrurional and fo neceffary. He paffed an high eulogium upon the Navy, and conceived that the gratitude, juice, and policy of the country, demanded the continuance of a confiderable marine; and that the Lieutenants who were to be reduced fhould have more than gol. a year for their fapport.

The bill was presented, and read the first time.

The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee on the malt and beer tax. A long converfation enfued upon the feveral claufes, principally between Mr. Whitbread and Mr. Pitt. The former moved an amendment, that, instead of an additional duty of 25 per barrel, it should be only is. which, on a

divifion, was negatived by 82 against 11. The feveral claufes were then agreed to

April 14.

The Farith Apprentices bill was paffed. The Chancellor of the Exchequer fated, that the taxes amounted to rear 30 millions, and the national debt to 488 millions; but that by confolidating the two finking funds, amounting to 5,677,ocol, this immenfe debt will be paid off in 43 years and two months— were the finking funds permitted to continue for 47 years, they would produce 570 millions, being 80 millions more than the amount of our debt,-He concluded by moving certam refolutions, which were agreed to.

The Houfe, in a Committee of Supply, refolved that provifion be made for the payment of Militia fubaltern Officers in time of peace, and alfo for the pay and cloathing of the Militia for the prefent year.

The Bank Restriction bill went through a Committee, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved that the restriction upon the iffue of cath thould continue till the it of March, 1783, on account of the prefent stagnation of our trade with the Continent, and the exchange being against it. After a fhort debate, the meafore was agreed to.