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prices of their very best pamphlet goods, ftitched, or in fheets, have greatly fallen by this unjuft and unneceffary peace (having been always amongst the neceffaries of life), whereby, inftead of felling pennyworths of treafon, and cheap remnants of difaffection, they are themfelves fold with pennyworths of buns, or fugar-candy, &c. :-and whereas their Honours the Dilettanti, and the Man of the People himself, by declaring the inability of the faid perfons unknown, have very much contributed to induce the petitioners to fall into this fatal error, they pray relief, and, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c."

This fubfcription is faid to fill rapidly; but the proprietor of a certain newspaper, who, being above receiving charity, petitioned for leave to know the names of the King's Minifters, and averred that he had loft one hundred and twenty-three, or the major part of his fubfcribers, fince the inftitution of the "ignore,” was received with the Burleigh fhake; and the Club paffed to the order of the day.

IRREGULAR ODE TO LIBERTY.

FROM THE MISCELLANEOUS POEMS OF WILLIAM THOMAS
FITZGERALD, ESQ

OFF
FFSPRING of Heav'n, we bend to thee,

Sweet fmiling Goddefs Liberty!

Thy prefence we adore;

Still with thy fav'rite Ifle refide,
And, conftant as the flowing tide,
Thy energies restore !

That fell Security may never prove
The

grave of Freedom and of Public Love.

For, ah! on ev'ry fide appears

The rufting hand of fleeting years,
And dire Corruption's blaft;

Thy Athens, once fo bleft and free,
Is curs'd with chains and infamy,

And Sparta's pride is past!

Long haft thou left the fertile vales of Greece,.

And with thee vanish'd Valour, Arts, and Peace.

Then

Then lighting on Italia's shore,
Thy temples rofe to fame once more,
And Rome thy fway confefs'd;
But civil rage, and thirst of power,
More fierce than Vandals to devour,
Eftrang'd her from thy breast.

At length, by vice and faction headlong driv❜nt,
Rome fell, deferted both by thee and Heav'n!
Then as this Ifle thou hover'dft o'er,
Doubtful to fhun or feek the fhore
Sway'd by a tyrant's hand,
The Barons feit thy balmy breath,
And braving danger, chains, and death,
They woo'd thee to the land.
Firmly thou ftood' ft with brow ferene,
While bending millions hail'd their Queen !
Defpotic Pow'r, at once, gave way,
Like yielding night to breaking day!
The iron reign of stern Control
No more appall'd the gen'rous foul;
No more reprefs'd thofe glowing fires
Which Freedom in the breaft inspires;
Nature, from galling fetters free,
Temper'd Command with Liberty!
And from that happy moment thou haft prov'd
The conftant guardian of this Ifle belov'd.
Hear, Goddefs! hear our ardent pray'r,
Still be this envied foil thy care,.

And never quit our shore!

In Britain's councils ftill prefide,
And, conftant as the flowing tide,
Thy energies reftore!

That fell Security may never prove

The grave of Freedom and of Public Love!

FREEDOM

WE

FREEDOM AND PEACE.

BY G. DYER.

HEN long thick tempefts waste the plain,
And lightnings cleave an angry fky,
Sorrow invades each anxious fwain,
And trembling nymphs to fhelter fly
But let the fun illume the fkies,
They hail his beam with grateful eyes.
So, when fierce Zeal a nation rends,

And fteru Injustice rules the throne,
Beneath the yoke meek Virtue bends,

And modeft Truth is heard to groan! !
But when fair Freedom's star appears,
Hufh'd are their fighs and calm'd their fears.
And who, when nations long opprefs'd
Decree to curb th' oppreflor's pride,
And patriot virtues fire the breaft,

Who fhall the gen'rous ardour chide?
What shall withstand the great decree,
When a brave nation will be free?
Thus Greece repell'd her num'rous foes
Thus Britain curb'd a Stuart's race;
Thus Gallia's fons to glory rofe,
Heralds of peace to future days;
And thus may all the nations rife,
And fhout their triumphs to the skies!
The wars of ages thus decided,

Commerce hall blefs each fmiling land;
And man from man no more divided,
In peace fhall live, a friendly band!
But tyrants, with their glare of pow'r,
Like meteors fall-to rife no more!
Then blooming youths and fages hoary
Shall fing the deeds of ancient days,
And tender virgins learn the ftory,

And children lifp their grandfires' praife;
The heav'ns fhall fmile and earth be
If Peace with Freedom rule the day!

gay,

DANGEROUS

DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES OF PLENTY, [From the Oracle.]

PLENTY has ever been confidered by mankind as a bleffing; but, perhaps, it is rather an evil; while earth or fcarcity of provifions has operated on the body politic like a corrective medicine. Abundance of the neceffaries of life tempts the poffeffor to indulge his appetite; and as few people are enemies to good living, intemperance makes an imperceptible progrefs. at the focial board, and difeafe is the offspring of repletion.

It is a very different thing to preach and practise. Many a prieft who enjoined his parishioners to the ftricteft abftinence, has in fecret rioted on the fpoils of their credulity; and while his lean flock almost starved themfelves to obtain his benediction, the kind paftor appeared with all the fymptoms of a plethora upon him, while his "belly with good capon lined," might be compared to a. cafk. But though this exceffive felflenial of a prieft-ridden flock was ridiculous, it was afe, for a life of abftinence is generally a life of virtue; he paffions feldom run riot in a half-ftarved bofom.

On the other hand, plenty is the fource of licentioufhefs, indolence, and difeafe. Alas! what numbers of our fellow-creatures, now in perfect health, will, beore the lapfe of another year, deftroy themfelves and waste their fubftance in riotous living! Is there no emedy for this evil? Yes; but where is the philoophic mortal who has fortitude to practise it? Who would continue abftinent while furrounded with the moft delicious food and exhilarating cordials -Well, well, good folks, if you will haften your own death, it cannot be helped. The diffipation of the opulent is of lefs confequence to a commercial country than the excefs of the laborious claffes. When provisions shall be plenty

plenty and cheap, as there is every probability they foon will, we may dread the frequent interruptions which our manufacturers will fuffer from the indulgence of the workman. A man, who, while provifions were fo dear, exerted every nerve to obtain fuftenance for his family, will now fit at his eafe, confume an additional flice of meat, nay, drink an extra pint of porter, and, perhaps, fink into an afternoon nap, to the detriment of the community. Befides, many induftrious young men, who were very attentive to their bufinefs, while menaced by want, will now be come negligent, in confequence of devouring that refractory aliment roast beef and plum-pudding. Had they continued to use Count Rumford's black broth, the community might have received the benefit of their future induftry, but now there is the greateft danger of their becoming faucy and idle. Were a meeting of monopolifts convened for the benevolent purpose of preventing the fpread of the contagion of plenty, they might effect a fudden change in the dietetics of their countrymen, and prevent the fatal confequences of excefs by a timely enhancement of the neceffaries of life. From the former exertions of these excellent men in promoting temperance, there is little doubt but they would cheerfully refume their good work of enforcing abftinence.

A REFORMER.

LAMENTABLE DECREASE OF RUDENESS.

MR. EDITOR,

[From the Morning Herald.]

1 KNOW no more frequent caufe of regret, than that the circumstances upon which we are apt to value ourfelves are the most liable to abuse, and to be turned into inconveniences. We naturally, for example, pride ourfelves on living in an age of civilization, and on

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