Mark, by his kindling breath how taught to aspire, Shines bright reveal'd the intellectual fire! 2855 No more to shades the inglorious muses fly, 2860 Such once was Wri'thesly, dear distinguish'd name! Congenial studies, and their souls the same: 2865 Britain's great bard his kindred taste ador'd, And Essex honour'd his unvenal sword. For an account of Henry Wriothesly, earl of Southampton, see Me moirs of that nobleman, prefixed to the tenth volume of Shakspeare's " Works, published by Mr. Malone; whose name cannot be mentioned without great respect by every friend to English literature. His indefatigable industry has left nothing discoverable unexplored, his sagacity nothing unnoticed, which can contribute to gratify the numerous admirers of our greatest poet. The family name of lord Southampton, as he observes to me, was formerly pronounced Wresely, the first vowel being sounded like the French i. See Strype's ANNALS, vol. in App.Ļ. » First. First from his eyry near tame Avon's side, And imp'd the wide-spread vans with strength'ning gold. By emulation of his generous fire, Let Albion's lords to fame like his aspire; 2875 The drooping muse a monarch's care engage, And bid revive a new Augustan age : John Duke of Marlbro Then may new Congreves, Garths, and Swifts, be he mostillustrious haracter of the Augustan known; Age of England haris Another Pope perhaps, and Addison. he reign of Queen Ann 3 eminently illiten kindly climes as glowing suns produce nd in that deficiency singularly opposed From mellow fruits their rich nectareous juice, to the genius of his Contemporaries. The So may the beams of royal grace dispense absurdity of Joshua Baines dedicaring O'er genius their benignest influence ; Anacreon with a loTo every art, be every honour shewn, n the Greek Language o Mapißoptio& who And wit adorn, as virtue guards, the throne ! idnorunderstand 2880 2884 to But one word of it was very justly ridiculed. To invite a cripple dance, or to present a blind man with a Picture woud appear Less like a compliment than an insult." I knewhim extremely well Says the late Lord Chesterfield in a letter) he was eminently illiterate, wrote bad English and spelled it still worse. The Duke's published Letters bear no marks of this character. In his time it road a sort of soldierly fashion to affeer a contempt for wharias called Book Learning Butish Generals depended commonly on a little experience of service in cke field, And the perusal of a few slight military memoirs translated from the French. Bladens version of CÆSAT 19: considered then as a kind of prodigy. A Soldien education and manners are in our time very different. The excellent Wolfe assionately fond of literature, nor is our gallant Countryman lord Moira distinguished by military science, chan a taste for letters, fine talents But what avails the humble poet's prayer, (A shore devouring Lestrygons would shun, 2890 O'er Hesiod, as Mr. Malone suggests to me, has expressed the same wish in his introductory verses to the description of the IRON AGE. The whole passage, though written near three thousand years ago, is so perfectly applicable to the present barbarous state of France, that the classical reader will, I am confident, not be displeased at its being brought to his remembrance: Μηκετ' επειτ' ωφειλον εγω πεμπτοισι μετείναι Ανδρασιν, αλλ' η προσθε θανειν, η επειτα γενεσθαι. Νυν γαρ δη γενος εστι σιδήρεον ουδέ ποτ' ημαρ Φθειρομενοι χαλεπας, οι θεοί δώσουσι, μεριμνας -highly cultivated, and the possession of every . Ούδε manly virtue. The incessanr ridicule of Doctor Swift, and other Satyrists contributed much to shame gentlemen of the Army out of certain badl habits they were too aprindulge in such ravibaldry in discourse, swearing, borning, And he ostentation of ignorance. Officer who reposes of 2 Mastborough, should fentedly inhi want of erudition by the example first be assured that he possessed the .ddress, compa and genius of char unlettered conqueror. Kouli Kan zoud not read. Koulikes There is no merit in resembling a great man in his defects and failings, might as well be proud of having the same diseases. one O'er him, and all he loves, kind darkness, come, To hide them in the accelerated tomb! See o'er pale Java's desolated plains 2900 dread Upas reigns ;' No Ουδε πατης παιδεσσιν ομοιος, ουδε τι παίδες, Ουδε κασιγνητος Φιλος έσσεται, ως το πάρος περ. င် Θνητοις ανθρωποισι· κακου δ' ουκ εσσεται αλκη. ... ' In the last note to Dr. Darwin's LOVES OF THE PLANTS, or second (The lines following are afree Translation of Hesiod's verses.) Than longer divell an this devoted Ball sent Scared by their deeds in robes of dinice white Justice and Shame have winged to Heven cheif flight, Staining the wholesome temper of the times. While to this Race sccursdthey leave behind And sure great love in some tremendous boil Woes, which no measure, nor no end shall find, On their proud the wellearn'd wrath will poui, Sive Sol and Brotl, Friends, or Guest, or Hobr of of Host, Once sacred ties) are now profand er jest.. Impions they own no God, bur fierce Torlonde is be the cellspaws. prepare To unde 2.11 Right with rage and mihless War, ilers! rash and landless men they prize, e's Friends, and modest Worth clespise. G 2905 No pulmonary valves can bear her breath, 2910 sent to collect the poison, notwithstanding many preparations against it, perish in vast numbers. The points of warlike instruments are dipped in it, and it is said to produce some revenue to the emperor. The account is almost as wonderful, and little less incredible than any invention in the Arabian Nights; yet it is authenticated sufficiently. I know but one way to account for its being a fiction; by supposing that the Dutch devised it for better securing the monopoly of their spices. Some persons perhaps may think a Dutch flight of invention little less wonderful than the properties of this extraordinary tree. Dr. Darwin in the third canto of his second volume has painted the Upas tree in bolder figures than I could venture to use, or perhaps could command for the same purpose. |