Salmagundi, by Washington Irving, on, Sappho's Death-song, by L. E. L. 107 Shakspeare, original anecdote of, 64 Solomon and Desdemona, or the Lost Sonnet by Bernard Barton, 13 to May, 329 Specimen of Human Nature, 79 Stanzas, 85 of Wail, 183 to a Lady, 105 on leaving England, 230 Stranger, the, a tale, 145 Sunday Morning in Town, a poetic Wise Saws and Modern Instances, 135 Women, in regard to their treatment Young Robber, the, a tale, by W. Ir. TALES OF A TRAVELLER, designed by Henry Corbould ILLUSTRATION OF BEPPO ...... TO CHILDE HAROLDE, No. 1 ... MARGATE PIER.. RAMSGATE PIER THE LITERARY MAGNET OF THE BELLES LETTRES, SCIENCE, AND THE FINE ARTS. Consisting of 1. ORIGINAL SATIRICAL ESSAYS OF PERMANENT 2. SKETCHES OF SOCIETY, INTEREST; HUMOUROUS AND SENTIMENTAL; 3. ORIGINAL POETRY.-4. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS; Forming a Body of ORIGINAL AND ELEGANT LITERATURE. What though no marble breathes-no canvas glows,— From every point a ray of genius flows! Be our's to bless the more mechanic skill, That stamps, renews, and multiplies at will; And cheaply circulates through distant climes ROGERS. ORIGINAL PAPERS. OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHARACTER AND STYLE OF BEPPO. THIS poem has been regarded with a more favourable eye than, perhaps, its intrinsic merit is deserving of, from the circumstance of its being the first attempt of the author in that playful and satirical style he afterwards shone so pre-eminently in. Although the story is, most likely, familiar to the minds of many of our readers, yet, for the sake of the accompanying embellishment, we will refresh their memories with its chief incident. Giuseppe, or, for the sake of brevity, Beppo, a Venetian mariner, has a very handsome wife, whom he leaves to herself upon going a voyage, which his calling imposes upon him. He remains, however, so long abroad, that the lady, fearful, as we suppose, of forgetting her matrimonial duties, consoles herself with a substitute for her spouse, or, in the poet's term, 66 a vicehusband." While the happy couple are enjoying the carnival at Venice, the real "Simon Pure," Beppo, who, since his departure, had been in slavery, makes his appearance, and claims the lady as his lawful property. The parties, however, "are too good friends to separate," and agree upon a compromise, the lady enjoying both husbands, and the husbands her charms individually. Slight as the materials are of which it is composed, the noble author. has managed to produce a very pleasant and entertaining trifle. It displays a lively imagination, and, in many passages, a considerable portion of his acknowledged satirical powers. The flexibility of the versification, and the happy knack of finding the most remote rhymes, will always render Beppo a favourite. It will be difficult to meet with a passage that is written with more apparent gaiety and playfulness of fancy than the following stanzas, VOL. II.29. B SECOND SHEET OF No. 29. |