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For, ah! be fatisfied—the, mighty miftrefs, 
Contemns fuch Cain-like offerings.—-With a 
nod, 
-Angrily to the ftorms of Time fhe givés 
Her mandate to difperfe the noxious vapours: 
~ "To her fuch incenfe is abomination. 
; A.P. 
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A SONNET. 
' “YOU bite your nails, and fay ’tis very hard 
To range your rimings as befits 4 Sonnet, 
And feem to think that no unpraétis’d bard 
Should dare employ his doubtful hand np- 
on it. 
-Pll bet you, and confent to difregard 
All thread-bare fubjects 3 aye, to chaofe a 
bonnet, 
J write one in feven minutes on this card. 
Prepare your cafh, you hear Ive almoft 
won it. 
’ Hail, more than diadem, tiara, crown, 
Mitre, or fcarlet hat, or lee gray ! 
By them the rulers of mankind are known, 
Whom coward fear and fuperftition throne : 
By thee, the rulers whom we love tobey, 
Whom Nature, Beauty, Preafure, call to 
{way. 

~ TRANSLATED FROM ANACREON. 
Ess ryy eaure Eraseny. 
ASTER of the Rhodian art, 
Sketch the Goddefs of my heart 5 
From her votry’s tongue prepare 
To paint the lovely abfent fair: 
Firft her hair of lovely brown, 
Softer than the cygnet’s down 5 
Then, if paint fo fine be found, 
‘ Sketch the odours breathing round : 
Next one beauteous cheek difplay, 
Where her gloffy ringlets play; 
O’er her iv’ry brow defcending, 
Light and fhade fo fweetly blending: 
‘Then her eye-brows trace with art, 
Mingle not, nor wholly part ; 
Follow Nature’s nice defign— 
Looking clofe they faintly join: 
Let each filken eye-lath fhow 
Long and dark in even row. 
May fome God thy hand infpire 
To give her eye its wonted fire—« 
Blue as her’s whoprung from Jove, 
Melting as the Queen’ sof Love! 
Tinge with milk her lovely cheek, 
Where tranfparent rofes break: 
Paint her lips Perfuafion’s feat, 
Breathing love and kiffes fweet 5 
Then her neat-turn’d chin unite 
To a neck of Farian white. 
Let each downy Grace be feen 
Sporting round their fmiling Queen: 
Clothe her in a purple veft, 
Yet fo lightly be the dreft, 
Her wanton robe may oft reveal 
Charms "twas fafhion’d to conceal. 
Hold!—’tis fhe herfelf I fee! 
Picture! can’ft thou fpeak to me? 
Original 
Poetry. 
JO THE SUN, 
Confidered as when rifing, attended by the Powers 
that prefide over the "Planeta ‘y Spher eS3 and 
_ the four Elements. 
"TETHYS from ee Ocean’s deeps 
Now climbs Olympus’ fhining fheeps, 
T° attend the god of day; 
And frees the fleeds that panting wait 
Thro’ facred Light’s refulgent gate 
To wing their fpacious way. 
nee 
Aurora, daughter of the Dawn, 
Has iprinkled now the dewy lawn 
With rays of rofy light; 
Apollo, crown’d with fire, is feen 
Emerging now, with dazzling mien, 
From 'Tartarus and Night. 
LY. 
Armies of Gods and Demons round, 
Now burfting from the dark profound, 
In folemn filence ftand ; 
And from-his lips, with mental fpeed, 
Ere words of power immenfe proceed, 
Anticipate command. - 
iv. 
- The Gods that roll the ftarry fpheres, 
And lead on hours, and days, and yearsy. 
A fhining fynod form ; 3 
_ With thofe in fire and air who ride, 
O’er winds and thunders who prefides 
| Or rule the raging form. y 
v. 
Before, behind, around the’ God, 
Eager to mark his awful nod, 
And pleas’d his courfe t’ nfeents 
With eyes undazzl'd by that light, 
Whole beams o’erpower e’en angél’s fight, 
See Gods adoring bend. 
VI. 
Thron’d ina radiant amber cat, 
And f{eatt’ring milder light from far, 
See firft great Dian comes; 
And, hark! as deck’d with ftarry light, 
_Foremoft proceeds the queen of night, 
Loud rattle Rhea’s drums. 
VIE. 
Gay Hermes next, fair Maia’sfon, __ 
Glad round the king of light to run, 
And borne by fiery fteeds— 
The God, who mounts the winged winds, 
Faft to his feet his pinions binds, 
And Gods miniftrant leads. 
VIII. 
The car of Venus, drawn by doves, 
While clofe behind the Smiles and Loyes, 
A blooming band are feen, ; 
_ In order next attends the God, 
Whofe will is law, and fate his ned, 
And bears bright beauty’s queen, 
IX. 
_ See next advance terrific Mars, _ 
Who joys in uproar, ruin, wars, 
With lance deep-bath’d in gore ; 
Fear, Fury, F Flight, befide him itand, 
Poaiee to fulfil his dread command, 
His gold-rein’d fteeds before. 
” We 
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