Shall the image of him I was born to adore When I view the deep tint of the dew-dropping rose, Ah! say, Will the sun, when he rolls in his chariot of fire, So dazzle my mind with the glare of his rays, That my senses, one moment, shall cease to admire The more perfect refulgence that beam'd in his lays? When the shadows of twilight steal over the plain, And the nightingale pours its lorn plaint in the grove, Ah! will not the fondness that thrills thro' the strain, Then recall to my mind his dear accents of love? When I gaze on the stars that bespangle the sky, Then spare thou dear urchin, thou soother of pain, My bosom thy tablet-thy pencil a dart! VERSES WRITTEN BY A GENTLEMAN TO HIS WIFE ON THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MARRIAGE. IT oft has been agreed, you know, my love. So, when together we descend General Evening Post. SONG. In the world's crooked path where I've been, There to share of life's gloom my poor part, The bright sun-shine that soften'd the scene Was a smile from the girl of my heart! Not a swain when the lark quits her nest, With a smile from the girl of his heart! Come then crosses and cares as they may, THE SEAMAN'S HOME. O YOU, whose lives on land are pass'd, And keep from dang'rous seas aloof; Who careless listen to the blast, Or beating rains upon the roof; You little heed how seamen fareCondemn'd the angry storm to bear. Sometimes, while breakers vex the tide, He takes his station on the deck; And now lash'd o'er the vessel's side, He clears away the cumb'ring wreck; Yet while the billows o'er him foam, The ocean is his only home. Still fresher blows the midnight gale! Midnight Wanderers, an Opera. ADVERTISEMENT. WANTED IMMEDIATELY, A MINISTER CAPABLE OF PLEASING ALL PARTIES. He must be one who will repeal all the taxes now existing, and discharge the national debt without the assistance of money. He must propose no new taxes that fall upon any description of people whatsoever. He must provide places and pensions for every person, and grant them on the first application.-He must bring no bills into Parliament, and give no opposition to any that other people bring in.-And, besides these, he must render the country rich and flourishing, and a terror to all her enemies abroad. N.B. If he can carry on a war without any expense, so much the better. Apply at the Grumble and Growl public house, in Piccadilly; or at the sign of the Tumble down Dick, in the Haymarket. |