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heroic in purfuit of its vices; but they 
had no idea of the divine form or charac- 
ter, in which is fummed up.an expreffion 
of all-virtues. In Jupiter there is a fa- 
vage majefty, with {trong indications of a 
Jafcivious difpofition; the fame is obferv- 
able in their Apollo’s, Bacchus’s, &c. 
their Venus fpeaks the harlot at firft view ; 
Minerva has a fullen compofure, an 
Amazonian fiercenefs ; Juno is a terma- 
gante Maes 
‘© There is nothing but what is for- 
bidding in the phyfiognomy of the antient 
gods.—Antinous is an effeminate beauty 
of the carnal fort; Hercules the moft maf- 
Original Patry. 
f Oétober, 
culine of the fame. Innocence, meek- 
nefs, cleanne(fs of heart, juftice of the in- 
terior, compaffion, peace, &c. T have never 
been found amongtt the ancient works of 
art; and it feems to me they muft either not 
have known, or defpifed thefe virtues, 
becaufe all their gods were vicious, and 
it was natural for them to efteem and ap- 
prove the ideas of vice which the exam- 
ples of the gods encouraged them to in- 
dulge. Yours, &c. ¢ 
‘¢ Gites Hussey.” 
Beafton near Afbburton, 
Devon, Dec. 1756. 
A eee 
ORIGINAL POETRY. yt 
. EVENING. 
"THE deep’ning fhades o’erfpread the golden 
welt, . 
The mottled clouds fweep on before the 
breeze, 
Rude Labour leaves his weary fons to reft, 
And fea-like murmurs found among the 
trees. 
The muffled owl fails by on filent wing, 
The downy moth purfues his duiky way, 
Light, crefted, gnats their bufy carols fing, 
- And clofing flow’rets mourn departing day. 
Soft dews defcending bathe the thirfty ground, - 
A mingled fragrance cheers the penfive 
night, 
Dim rifing vapours flowly roll around, 
And wand’ring glow-worms fhed their eme- 
rald light. 
Now breathe the high romantic love-lorn tale, 
And mix,ideal fcenes of fairy blifs; 
Let airy harps from ev’ry paffing gale 
Steal heav’nly notes with, foft enchanting 
kiss, 
The mingled charm fhall cheat my ardent 
foul ; 
And, gleaming through the dim fantaftic 
light, - 
Bright fhadowy forms around my head fhall 
igx soil 5 
And golden vifions blefs my ravifh’d fight. 
L.A. 

SONNET. 
¥s entertaining the Company 

On the iis S 
at High Lake with mufic in the Chrifimas of 
1795- 
Vy HEN, dank and dripping, through the 
defert wafte 
In fad defpondence rov’d the fhipwreck’d 
train, 
And, inly mufing on their dangers paft, 
With fpeechlefs teyor ey’d the foaming 
Malh=—w- 
Then, lightly hovering in th® troubled 
fky, 
Immortal Ariel tun’d the filver lyre, 
And gently fhed the balm of tranquil joy 
On hearts refponfive to the quivering 
wire. 
So ’mid thefe lengthening wilds and barren 
moors, 
While pours the rain and howls the ftormy 
wind, 
The penfive ftranger marks the whitening 
thores, 
And darkfome melancholy clouds his mind: 
But when the tuneful Sifters touch the 
firings, 
Wak’d by the dulcet found, Joy waves his 
lightfome wings. 
W. SHEPHERD. 
aera 
THE. PRAISE OF “TEA. 
FROM THE CHINESE OF KEEN-LONG. ~ 
EJ-HOA’s fallow-tinted flower is fair ; 
Sweet the foarute’s mild aromatic fmell> 
The gin feng’s bitter-pleafant tafte is dear 5 
But in the tea their mingled virtues 
dwell. oe 
Happy for whom, his houfhold hearth befide, 
*Mid lambent flames upon a trivet ftays 
The iwarthy kettle, long his chimney’s 
pride, ae 
Where melted fnow in fimmering eddies 
plays! | 
“The boiling lymph can bleach the milky 
rice, 
Or fiufh the lobfter’s fhell with crimfon 
. glow ; 
When on the tea’s uncurling leaves it lies,. 
With golden hues the porcelain vafes flow. 
I love to watch my cup with foul ferene, © 
While the dim fumes in cloudy columns 
rife 5 | 
50on as the airy vapour climbs unfeen, 
Slowly I fip the fost tranflucent dyes. ' 
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