1806.] 



Original unpublished Toetnj, 



43 



]ier fervice, a refolution fince put in 

 prattice. 



M. de la Ilarpc had the happinefs to 

 fee forgotten in liis prifon, from which he 

 ■was liberated fliortly after the 9th Thcr- 

 jnidoi-. He re-appeared at the Lyceum, 

 where it was oblened that inisibrtiinj' 

 and piety had added new energy to his 

 eloquence; and it was in the niidlt of a 

 numerous audience that he boldly and 

 ingonuoully renounced his errors ! 



Scarcely was he reftored to his fellow- 

 citizens, than he placed himfelf couuage- 

 oufly as a fentincl to guard againfl the re- 

 turn of fo many calamities. It was this 

 fj)irit that dictated to him various works 

 refpetting projctts of laws which liad re- 

 newed alarms. One of the greatcll 

 fcourges produced by the general difor- 

 dcr was that grofs and ferocious language 

 which began to call Fitincc back with 

 rapid ftiidos towards ages of barbarifm. 

 M. de la Harpe repelled the innovators 

 in ftyle with the amis of reafou, talle, 

 and eloquence. Ignorance did not par- 

 don that zeal which difplayed her in juft 

 colours. 



A new floiTii arofe, and M. de la Harpe 

 was driven to feek an afyluin in a fpot 

 impenetrable to all but a faithful friend- 

 fliip. lie was dopri\ed of exercife ; and 

 the efifett on his health was perceptible 

 when he again appeared in public after 

 the 18th Brumaire. His health thence- 

 forth fcnlibly declined ; and he expired 

 on the 23d Pluviofe, An 11. 



On the evening preceding his death 

 ;^I. Fontanes called to fee him ; he was 

 liftening to the Prayers for the Sick ; and 

 as foon as they were concluded, he 

 Wretched his liaud to M. Fontanes, and 



faid — " I am grateful to divine mercy for 

 having left me fullicient recollection to 

 feel liow confoling thefe prayers are to 

 the dying." 



His funeral was attended by his friends, 

 aiid molt of the dillinguiflied literary 

 characters in France. A deputation from 

 the Inllitutc joined the procellion ; and 

 iM. Fontanes, one of tlue deputation, pro- 

 nounced a funeral oration over the 

 grave. 



M. de la Ilarpe left the following will, 

 which gives a faithful pitture of the inef- 

 timable mind of this illuftrious man. 



" I leave two hundred franks to the 

 poor of my parilh. My niece being def- 

 titutc, an"d the property I ha\e to give 

 her being fmall, I cannot do more for 

 that clafs, which is fo much to be pitied. 

 I mvite all Frenchmen to remember that • 

 Religion has enjoined it as a facred duty 

 to allift the indigent, and to do all they, 

 can to afluage the luiTcrings of the unfor- 

 tunate. I thank Moulieur and Madame 

 Talaru for their marks of friendihip to 

 me, of which I Ihall prefer\e the remem- 

 brance to uiy lal't moments. I alio thank 

 the worthy Doctors Malhouet and Port 

 tal for their zealous attention to me dur^ 

 ing my ficknefs. I pray MefiVs. de Fon- 

 tanes,' Chateau Briant, de Courtibron, 

 de Chabannes, Recamier, de Herain • 

 Lienard, Migncret, and Agaffe, to call to 

 mind how dear they were to me. I be- 

 feech Divine Providence to anfwer the 

 prayers I ofler up for the happinefs of 

 my "country. May my country long en- 

 joy peace and tianquilhty ! May the 

 holy maxims Q\ the Evangclifts be uni- 

 veiially followed for the happinefs of fo- 

 ciety !" 



ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED POETRY. 



MONODY ON GHATTERTON, 



Written by the late Thomas Dermody, in 

 the 12th Year of his Age*. 



"TjAUGIITERS of Heav'n! bleft fillers of 

 •^ fwe'jt long, 



Who nurfe liie feedlings that prolific rife 

 From Poefy's illuftrious birth. 

 Firing fotne favor'd fon of earth. 

 And lending to his breaft a portion of the 

 fl<ies, 

 O ! hither move along ^ 



In pcufive pace, 

 I.£a4 briglit ImagiiiJitiou'»feraph-throng 



* The Life pi' this extraordinary youth 

 Ttasluio'y publiftit'djby Mr. Raymond. 



O'er the rude ftones that frown uncouth^ 

 In 3'on deep dell's oblivious gloom 

 Sadly fleeps a once-lov'd youth. 

 Ye wood-fiow'rs, breathe your wild perfume* 

 Ye flirouded warblers h^rmoni^e the galc^ 

 Here, Autumn, fling thy brilliant bloom, 

 And fence Irogi wayward winds the facred 

 vale : 

 Tread loft, ye infants of the airt 

 While in the ma«y dtince you turn. 

 Tread fo!t — and paufe to mourn, 

 Mingliii" your myftic fports with fickly care. 

 For Genius llumbers here ! 



True Genius, prwrnpt to mount the fphertt '"' 

 Of Fancy, thrid pure rapture's maze, .7 , 

 Aiid view her with unibriuking gaze, ' 



r 2 Piosspt 



