304 to correstiondenls. Oct. la,,. 



The poem Lihtrtyt Ball, is written with ease anJ spirit j but it is too in- 

 correct for public ition; and, in jome places, the exprefsions are rather 

 Jiai/h. The Editor remarks with surprise, some correctiors that weri 

 lound in the Bee box, seemingly in the same hand writing, which ap- 

 pear to be of an opposite tendency to the rest of the poem i of these the 

 folJowing rs a specimen. 



Now the period's come at last, 

 ■Freedom sounds her final blast; 



Anarchy, and defamation. 



Are the, fruits of usurpation. 



Hente ! ye (hamelefs base usurpers ! 



Of both faith and truth corrupters: 



Misrule's the bane of liberty ! 



Who sco.n the laws can ne'er be free. 

 The Editor suspects that some wag who has seen the verses, has 

 chosen this method to travestie them. Whatever opinion he may form 

 of the above, he is happy to agree with this corrector in the following 

 Etanza. 



May the British constitution, 



Save us from a revolution; 



And jtill secure us peace and rest, 



Without one grievance unredrest! 

 From these specimens the writer will see, that the corrections accord 

 £0 little with the gercral tenor of the first edition, that the Editor does 

 not choose to intermeddle in it ; though the following lines, which are a 

 very favourable specimen of the writer's composition, give a liberty he 

 never vvilhes to exercise ; because he does nor consider himself qualiiiH 

 ;/or the tart:} nor, if he were, would he choose to exercise it. 



Cut and carve, or throw away j 



If encourag'd. Sir, you may 



Hear again another day. 



From your friend and liberty, 



Truth, and right, and equity. 



Grace and growing to the Bee j 



Sir, your servant, frank and iree. 



Plain EKCLfsH. 

 To hear from this correspondent, with f qual ease and spirit as above, 

 on any subject not connected with politics, will give the Editor pleasure. ( 

 But, as he wiflits to keep all his readers in good humour if he can, he is 

 desirous of avoiding subjects of a political nature at present. There are 

 •too few persons who can have the philanthropy of uncle Toby, — to bid 

 the poor annoj'gg insect go quietly about its busin^fs j for, though the 

 v.orld is wide enough for liS all, to allow others to indulge their whims 

 ' without being disturbed by them ; yet there are many persons of such an 

 irritable disposition, that they cannot be kept at rcit, when others are 

 bozzing around and teazing them ; so that, lilce Don Quixote, they get 

 themselves into a pjfsion,— attack ftieep, ard puppet ihows,2nd wind mills, 

 as they come in their way; an J afer having occasioned much mischief to 

 others, come pfF atlast with broken bones themselves, -^The Editor wifli&s 

 to avoid these, fruitlefs squabbles. 



Some artk Its still om'iltcd 



