Q how can language think to trace What fenfe can scarcely bear, Or paint the beauties of a face, So exquifitely fair! Defcription throws the pencil by,
And gives the ftudy o'er; Nor dares prefume to look fo high, As lovely Fanny Gore.
III. The magic fweetness of her tongue
The circling (pheres might call, And headlong ftreams, as Pope has fung, Hang lift'ng in their fall.
With rapture ftruck, the wand'ring ear
Is Atretch'd on every pore; And every nerve is ftrain'd to hear. The voice of Fanny Gore.
Thus form'd to please the niceft thought Which fancy e'er expreft,
Her foul with every grace is fraught That charms the human breaft. With pride I own my heart is won, With transport I adore;
And till life's latest fands are run, I'll doat on Fanny Gore,
The TEA-CUP. A FABLE. S Belmont o'er his evening's tea, A happy hour enjoy'd, With Delia's lip made pretty free, And with her bofom toy'd;
He ftrove to fteal his charmer's-cup, But turning quickly round; Juft as he fnatch'd the plunder up, He dropt it on the ground.
The fair beheld him at a fland, And failing saw it broke; Then gently taking up his band, She prefs'd it as the spoke.
"Obferve th' uncertain flate, my deat, Attending human life;
Nor blush, my only love, to hear
A moral from a wife.
Our hope is but a china-cup,
That gaily ftrikes the view; And tho' it fwells the bosom up, Is full as brittle too.
But now it wou'd be fomething hard, So foft a hope fhou'd miss;
Then feize, my life, your own reward, I won't deny a kits,"
To a Gentleman in Love with a Lady of bad Character.
N Delia's cheek tho' every grace
Appears fo free from art, Yet who can love the faultless face, That knows the faithless heart? II. Can the profefs to any youth
A juft and honeft flame? Or have the smalleft fenfe of truth, Who loft the fenfe of thame ? III. No, Freeman, no; and much I fear The nymph was never known, Who held a husband's honour dear, And facrific'd her own.
POETICAL ESSAYS in APPENDIX, 1769.
Can Cynthia look down on my woes, While this foolish tear which is shed, For the lofs of no innocence flows,
But laments that my lover is filed? IV.
Each ray of content from my fight
High heaven in juftice withdraws, When I think on my guilt with delight, And fo ardently doat on the caufe. V.
Yet can I reproach the falfe youth, Though, Townly, there once was a time! Or expect either honour or truth
From the man that occafion'd my crime? VI.
Alas. if a virgin will truft,
Her own is the fault and the blame ; For the man who intends to be just, Will never feduce her to fhame.
Life's little lamp, one tender beam, To grief no more can fpare; But faintly turns a dying gleam On anguish and despair.
III. Look down, unending fource of fate, From yoa obedient fkies; And O inftruct a wretch to hate The fair he must despise.
IV. Whatever tortures rend his breaft, Whatever conflicts roll, Teach him to tear her from his breaft, And root her from his foul.
Once pure as winter's whiteft fnow She gave her facred vow! Once pure as innocence--But, O Juft heav'n, what is the now?
Then grant a wish, indulgent fate, On which my heart is fet; Or if I must not think to hate, O let me but forget.
FRIDAY, Dec. 22. AS iffued a proclamation a- gainst the importation of hay and ftraw from foreign parts; on account of the contagious diftemper lately broke out a- mong the horned cattle.
SUNDAY, 24. This morning, between two and three o'clock, a fire broke out in one of the offices belonging to the New River company in Bridewell Precinct, which confumed that, and all the other offices, together with the houfe of Mr. Buil, one of the clerks, and all the furniture, books of accounts, &c.
to come on board, and it was apparent his intention was only to preferve his fhip.
Dublin, Dec. 16. A few days ago Hugh Millerd, Efq; one of the aldermen of the city of Corke, waited on the right hon. Sir George Macartney, at his apartments in the Cattle, with the treedom of that city in a filver box.
Gibraltar, Nov. 23. The Ruffian fleet confifting of five fail came into our bay yesterday; two of them are commanded by lieutenanis in our navy, and the other captain ferved as a volunteer. The infantry they have on board are very fine; I never faw better looking or fo well made men for ftrength and activity; their arms and appointments are
Being Christmas day, was ob erved at court clumsy, but ftrong and good. Their feamen according to annual cuftom. are bad, and very few in number, not above fixty to a fixty gun fhip. The guns, carriages, trucks, blocks, &c. are very bad. In short, guns of the fame weight must require double the number of men to work them properly that would be fufficient on board our fhips.
The Industry, Capt. Stephens, from Vigo, is just arrived at Dartmouth. This veffel has brought home the paflengers belonging to the Sally, Capt. Bartlet, which was bound from Newfoundland to Tynemouth, but whofe voyage was prevented by the springing of a large leak, which obliged Capt. Bardet to put into Vigo, where he hoped to find an asylum; instead of which, he and two of his crew were inhumanly thrown into a dungeon, where they fill continue, for founding under the fortifications of the harbour, though he had in vain made feveral ignals for a pilot
A letter from an English merchant at Conftantinople fays, "the ruin of this mighty empire feems at length to be refolved on. The Grand Signior's fituation is truely pitiable: Surrounded by his minifters and flatterers, he is kept a perfect stranger to the tranfactions of his own army, which is indeed almott ruined, through the want of mi4S 2
MARRIAGES and DEATHS.
litary skill in the principal officers. Trade is the only thing which at prefent runs in its right channel; how long it may continue to do fo, heaven only knows."
The Pope, who continues to employ him- felf about every means that may tend to the reformation of manners, has juft iffved an ordinance, which profcribes, for ever, within his dominions, the indecent outrage com- mitted on young male fubjects, in order to preferve their voices for the choir. However the above unnatural practice may have hither- to been tolerated, it is not likely that any future pontiff will reverfe a pofitive ordinance against it.
ment enjoyed the ufe of all his facukie— Wm. Randall, efq. of Upper Brook-fires- Mifs Eliz. Stoner, of Stoner, Oxford hire- The lady of Tho. Cuddon, efq.-John Pook, efq.-Philip Steade, efg.-Mrs. Rufel, Re- lict of the late Michael Ruffel, ef. F. R.S. -Capt. Williams, of the Royal Navy-Mr. Salmon, a Hambourg merchant- Mr. Scott, purfer of the Bellona-At Finchley, Lady Challenor-Mr. Sanxey, laceman- Moltyn, efq. merchant-Thomas Inchiquin, elq.-Mr. Richardfon, of Tregony in Cara- wall-Dr. Jofeph Nicoll Scott, formaly a phyfician in this city-At Brudels, Mrs. Frances Howard, fifter of Charles Howard, efq. of Greystock-The Right Hon, the Countess of Buckinghamire — Wijnan Churchman, efq.-Thomas Long, eiq, aged ninety-George Knight, efq.
ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.
Dec. 5.Mfier, of Leicester, to Mrs. Lu- R. Jofeph Chamberlayne, ho- cy Matthews, of Everdon. It is remarkable R
that this is her fourth marriage, although but in the 24th year of her age, and without iffue by any of her former husbands-23. Charles Dalrymple, Efq; to Mrs. Dalrymple -Thom s Thompfon, Efq; to Mifs Char- lotte Augufta Steers-24. John Fordham, Efq; to Mifs Frances Oliver, Sir Henry Hun- loke, Bart. to Mifs Coke- Mr. Nathaniel Paul, captain of the Harcourt Eat-India fhip, to Mifs Mary Jeudwine-27. Cranley, Efq; of South Lambeth, to Mifs Ford 28. John Bolton, Efq; of Gainfbo- rough in Lincolnshire, to Mils Alicia Man- ning William Ray, Efq; of Turnham- Green, to Mifs Holme-30. George Hitch- cock, Efq; to Miss Taylor-31. John Mayne, Efq; to Mis Elizabeth Granger- William Chambers, Efq; to Mifs Anne Morriss- Capt. Campbell, of the forty-feventh regi- ment of foot, to Mifs Bab. Fitzgerald.
RINCE Deiteric of Anhalt Deffau, field-
James Roffey, eiq. of Lanidowne-Mr. Gil, fen. ftarchmaker-Mrs. Hartop, of Dalby, Leicestershire-John Kennie, efq. of Bow, Middlefex-Thomas Jarvis, efq. of Sunbury, Middlefex-Mr. Grubb, coal-mer chant, Hungerioid-market-Mr. Geo. Lam- bert, Scotland Yard-Sam. Shepherd, eiq. captain of dragoons-Mr. William Attree, at- torney, at Newick, near Lewes - Sam. Buck- neil, eq. of Brompton, Middlesex-Wm. Cheffeldon, efq. of Knightsbridge--Rev. Ed. Yardly, D. B. archdeacon of Cardigan-Mr. Mafes Amtel, aged 99, who to the laft mo-
EV. Mr. Noft, minor canon of Wer- cefter to the rectory of Broadway-Rev. Chriftopher Hatton Walker, M. A. to the rectory of Kilworth Beauchamp in Leicefter- fhire, together with the rectory of Harring ton in Northamptonshire - Rev. George Johnfon, B. A. to the vicarage of Banning- ton in Worcestershire-Rev. Mr. Frawney, minor canon of Winchester, and chaplain to the college.
PROMOTIONS Civil and Military.
ATRICK GRANT, Gent. to be fur-
Paton of the fixth regiment of foot - Wil- liam Faulkner, Efq; to be fort adjutant of Fort Augufius in Scotland - Charles Gordon, Eq; to be captain of a company in the fixty- fixth regiment of foot, and John M'Donald, Gent to fucceed him as lieutenant in the regiment.
SAMUEL BRADDOCK of Chefter, grocer.
Thomas Ditherige, and Willian Lea, of Words- ley in Staffordshire, ironmongers and copart- John Tealing, late of Battersea in Surry vialer.
NOTE to CORRESPONDENTS.
apprebend enough bas been alread, (sid in relation to the Afcenfion Body- Animadvertor will therefore excufe the pub- lication of bis letter."
Mr. Savage's verfes are very d.f.live. The Addrefs to Eutebia are incorrect both in the fentiment and ver fification.
Meanwell we believe writes with a very good intention, but we are apprebersive that bis letter would not be atterdal with any fulutury confequences, it is therefore fut weed.
INDEX to the PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY, to the ESSAYS, POLITICKS, Domeftick and Foreign OCCURRENCES, 1769.
DAMS, Efq; John, his cafe
Addin' Campaign, Latin verfion of33
fimile in 250 Address to the well-wishers of the church of England 77. Of the convocation 86. Of the aflembly of New-York 197. Of the county of Effex 166. Of the merchants of London 167 Air, confiderations on the properties of 320, 352, 357. Aix la Chapelle, city of, why feized by the elector palatine 279
Alexander, Mofes, trial of, for forgery 434 Algebra, questions in 526, 556, 04, 612 Allen, William, infcriptions on his tomb- ftone American tranfactions 111, 33, 394, 445,
Buckinghamshire, a petition from the county of, prefented to his majefty
Dr. Laft in his Chariot, a comedy, critique
Digeftion, remarks on 140 Differtations on texts of fcripture, a vindica- tion of 629 283 Douglas caufe, a hiftory of 126. Deter- mined 165 Draper, Sir William, his letter to Junius 476. His word at parting to Junius 520 Drowning, a woman recovered after 649
ARTHQUAKE, at Augsburg 447
whence the bees derive it 517 Horne, Rev. Mr. his dedication to ha fermon
Horfes, fed with turneps
E Eaft. India, advices from 112, 330, 592 Fofpitals, city, report of
Eaft-India company, proceedings of 23, 52, 53, 110, 217, 218, 329, 393, 394, 443, 444, 486
Eel torporific of Guiana, defcribed Encyclopedia, Voltaire's account of Effay on the advantages of having an agree- able perfon 509 Effex, a petition agreed to by the freeholders of
ESUITS, an account of their fettlement in Paraguay 463, 512, 568, 613 Impiety, reflexions on Independents, account of Infants, proper management of Innocence, legal proofs of, in the 9th cen- tury
Jubilee at Stratford upon Avon, account of 407, 451 Songs introduced at 4,6. Ode fpoken by Mr. Garrick at Jubilee, a new farce, an account of Junius, his letter to the duke of G-- 200 Another to the fame 316. Another to the fame 363. To Dr. Blackftone 390. To the duke of B-472. His reply to Sir William Draper 477. Another ditto 521. His remarks on the refcue of General G-532. Another letter to the Duke of G-610. His letter to a great Perfonage
Gordon, Mr. executed at Breft Grain, prices of 2, 58, 114, 170, 226, 282, 338, 402, 450, 494, 550, 598 Guiana, fome account of the religion
Languages, their advantageous influence on opinions
Law Latin, old, remarks on Letter, from a lord to a prelate 75. To Sir Jofeph Mawbey, &c. 120. To the free holders of England 201. From Mr. Bofwel, defcribing the jubilee at Strat- ford 451. Dr. Mulgrave's to the free- holders of Devonth re 464. The Chevaler D'Eon's anfwer
Liberty, natural, essay on
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