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Spot of

Byron.

my youth-my school-boy days!
Seat of my earliest pleasures!
I'll ne'er forget thy peaceful ways,-
Never forget thy treasures.

Ah, no! I well remember, though
The hey-day's past and cold,-
Yes, well do I remember now-
As patriot's days of old :
And oft, as fancy dwells upon
The joys of sportive youth,
With rapture is my feeble song
Attun'd to thee in truth.

God save thee, scene of by-gone bliss,
From devastation's blast;

Year after year, as they have this,

May thy endearments last!

And when my latest prayer shall be
For thee and thine henceforth,-

May happiness eternally

Bless thee with wit and worth.

QUARTETTO.

AWAY! Away!

Thou broadly glaring eye of day!
Let cool winds play,

Away, while cool winds play,

The horn from afar

Greets the Evening Star,

As chastely she peeps from her crystal car.

"Tis Eve-'tis Eve

Trarah! Trarah!

"Tis balmy-breathing, bashful Eve!

Whose sighs relieve

Such hearts as day did grieve,

Ah! now is the hour,

When from hall or tower,

Maids merrily trip to the green-wood bower.

Trarah! Trarah!

SONG.

THE bird, whose song of gladness
A wiry cage confines

Its prison views with sadness,

And as it sings, repines.

It mourns the clear blue heaven
Where once aloft it soar'd;
And where from dawn till even
Its carol freely pour'd.

But if the hand of pity

To air restores its wings-
How quickly chang'd its ditty!
How merrily it sings!

So I, if once relenting fate

My twisted woes would sever,
Again could smile with hope elate,
And care deride for ever.*

The above pieces were introduced in Abon Hassan, at Drury Lane Theatre on Monday, April 4. 1825.

THE LATE DR. PARR.

IN the shade of obscurity, and in the midst of privation, he stored his mind with recondite knowledge, fortified his spirit with generous independence, and,finally, by a steady perseverance, made himself master of an unexampled share of ancient learning. In undisputed possession of a reputation thus splendid, it is both important and interesting to know, that Dr. Parr preserved unimpaired the original simplicity of his character; as no difficulty could frighten, so no praise could induce him to relax his habits of industry. Accustomed to the reception of homage, and the exercise of superiority, he never manifested his intellectual eminence in arrogance of manner, or sought, by imperative assertion and dogmatical dispute, to establish a temporary supremacy. Whenever engaged in controversy, his calmness and candour were singularly conspicuous; and, as a critic, he was pre-eminently patient and unspeakably indulgent; none surely ever censured with greater gentleness, nor commended with more unbounded liberality. It is no inconsiderable eulogium, that in "an age of wild opinions," Dr. Parr was wholly free from any tincture of fanaticism, on the one hand, or of scepticism on the other, and that, surrounded by examples of successful subserviency, he was entirely inaccessible to the corruptions of ambitious men.

EPIGRAM.

I DROPT a thing in verse, without a name:
1 felt no censure, and I gained no fame :
The public saw the bastard in the cradle,
But ne'er inquired-so left it to the beadle.
A certain nobleman takes up the child,
The real father lay perdure, and smil❜d.
The public now enlarged every grace,
What shining eyes it has! how fair a face!
Of parts what symmetry! what strength divine!
The noble brat is sure of Pelop's line.

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THE SLEEPING WATCHMAN.

SOUND sleeps yon guardian of the night,
The hours uncalled:-youth rests not sweeter;
"I thought he was a watch."—"You're right-
But a stop-watch, not a repeater.”

THE THOUGHT. A SONG OF SIMILES. I'VE thought; the fair Narcissa cries, What is it like Sir?" Like your eyes— 'Tis like a chair-'tis like a key'Tis like a purge-'tis like a flea'Tis like a beggar-like the sun"Tis like the Dutch-'tis like the moon"Tis like a kilderkin of ale,

'Tis like a doctor-like a whale." Why are my eyes, sir, like a sword, For that's the thought upon my word. "Ah! witness every pang I feel, The deaths they give, the likeness tell. A sword is like a chair you'll find, Because, 'tis most an end behind, 'Tis like a key, for 'twill undo one : 'Tis like a purge, for 'twill run through one : 'Tis like a flea, and reason good,

'Tis often drawing human blood."

Why like a beggar;" You shall hear :
'Tis often carried 'fore the May'r;
'Tis like the sun, because it's gilt!
Besides it travels in a belt.

"Tis like the Dutch, we plainly see,
Because that state, whenever we
A push for our own int'rest make
Does instantly our sides forsake."

The moon?" Why, when all's said and done
A sword is very like the moon;
For if his majesty (God bless him)

When country sheriff comes t' address him,
Is pleas'd his favours to bestow

On him, before him kneeling low,

This o'er his shoulders glittering bright,

And gives the glory to the knight (night :)
"Tis like a kilderkin, no doubt

For it's not long in drawing out,
'Tis like a doctor, for who will
Dispute a doctor's power to kill?"
But why a sword is like a whale
Is no such easy thing to tell :-

"But since all swords are swords, d'ye see,
Why, let it then a backsword be,
Which, if well used, will seldom fail
To raise up somewhat like a whale.”

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THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.

AS opened for the first time in 1821. It is W situated, as its name imports, in the Haymarket, almost on the site of the original building, which was erected in 1702, and was at one time occupied by the celebrated Foote. The designs for this elegant and commodious building were made by Mr. Nash. The front is ornamented with a lofty portico, supported by six columns of the Corinthian order, over which are nine circular windows connected together by very rich sculpture. The interior is larger than that of the old house, but is smaller than any of the regular theatres. It contains two tiers of boxes, besides two rows of side boxes; that for the king is tastefully fitted up, and so placed as to enable its occupant to have a good view of the stage, and to be seen by the audience at the same time. The pit and galleries are well adapted both for seeing and hearing, and the modes of ingress and egress are far superior to those of the old building, with the exception of the pit entrance, all the staircases being built of stone. The coiners of the interior are ornamented with four immense palm-trees, richly gilt; and the boxes are extremely light and airy. This theatre is licensed to exhibit regular dramas, during the summer; but is much injured by the novel practice of keeping open the larger houses till the end of July.

NO. XXIII.

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