SELECT POETRY. To Se Man of the ice RICHARD REV, of Bradl THEY est not bears, the pious and the Wow word the turn of the dar i d'er, SEE GOL one guys the dust Asd serp that trangt seep which I had to them; therefore thine shaji Turough all the world — thought to But Nature chic me, and with proad de- Forbad y grief rejoicing to bebold Through the dark covering of the earthly They need not tears, a Diameless course who rus, Who live as thou hast liv'd, and die as thou hast done! On seeing Dr. KAYE, Master of Christ's MARGARET, by Royal-gifted patro- [Sin, 'Gainst Paradisal powers of Death and Save that Mathesis wise, in reasoning prose, Our Christian Morals trains, our Faith de fends, And humble Prelate graceful polish lends, Or Time destroy, KAYE takes the Theo- Sox's superior merit dignifies the THE Author, in offering the fullowing lines, has no other intention than to assist suffering Worth; and will find bis purpose faily answered, if the object of known, should in any way be benefited by his consideration, to him personally unbis attempt. I am Sir, Your obedient humble servant, YE British Gents and Nobles list awhile: your ear: Check the loud laugh, the simper, and the And give to suffering Worth its due, a Why should your bounty, lavish'd far. abroad, 'Mongst supple, sneering, envious slaves be spent ; When here at home beneath dire mi sery's load Full many a noble, manly spirit's bent? True taste on Britons may indeed cry Shame; When native worth is seen to pine in want: When the tight rope 's the certain road to fame,.: And apes outlandish Britain's sons supplant. Ye sons of Genius, emulous above The crowd of souls ephemeral to rise, By Christopher Earnshaw. square 8vo. Mawman. "THE Author presents to the publick the labours of one in addition to the "Thousand minor critics, who have added their mite of amendment to their native tongue."—In works of this kind, the principal object of a Dictionary seems for many years to have been of secondary importance, and to have given place, in a great measure, to a display of pronunciation.-To supply, in a convenient form, and neatly printed, a Pocket Dictionary of selected words, avoiding paucity of definitions on the one hand, and redundance on the other, is the aim of the present publication. A compendium of this sort has long been a desideratum; and the compiler trusts he will have performed an accept able service, in offering his Manual to the publick:-great pains have been taken to make it worthy of their patronage, and he hopes they will not have been fruitless. To extend its utility, he has given the pronunciation in a simple and easy manner, equally free from vulgarity and the vagaries of fashion." Building on the solid foundations of Johnson and Walker, and aided by the labours of the elder Sheridan and Mr. Stephen Jones, the present Compiler would have been particularly unfortunate if he had not given to the publick an acceptable and useful volume. 101. A Companion to the Ball Room, containing a Choice Collection of the most original and admired Country Dance, Reel, Hornpipe, and Waltz Tunes, with a variety of appropriate Figures; the Etiquette, and a Dissertation on the State of the Ball Room. By Thomas Wilson, Dancing Master, from the King's Theatre, Opera House, 8vo.; Button, Whitaker, & Co. pp. 232. THOUGH our dancing-days are pretty well over, Mr. Wilson recalls to memory that such days have been, and were most dear; and there was a time when we should have thought such a publication as the present a very high treat. For the sake of the Author, we hope that there are many who still think so; and that the sale of his Work will remunerate his ingenuity and his labour. "He has been induced to bring forward the present Work, not only to answer the request of those who have so frequently and for so many years past applied to him, to publish a Pocket Collection of correct and favourite Country Dances, with appropriate Figures, for the use of the Ball Room, but also to answer every purpose of the Dancer and the Musician; and consequently no pains have been spared to render it, what he trusts it will be found to be, the most original, useful, and pleasing Collection ever found in a Work approximating to its kind.-It chiefly consists of Airs, adapted to Country Dancing, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes, &c. with their Ages and Nationality attached to them, and a variety of appropriate Figures, to such Tunes as require them, with Directions for their correct Performance and remarks thereon; also will be affixed, a Critical Dissertation on the Present State of the English Ball Room, Ball Room Musicians, and Mu sical Publications." W The Tunes, which are numerous, are all engraved; a scientific Introduction is prefixed; and the volume? closes with " A Dissertation on the present State of the English Ball Room; Ball Room Musick, and Collection of Country Dances; Ball Room Musicians; the Etiquette of the Ball Room, and a National and Characteristic Index. 102. A new and complete Master Key to Francis Walkingame's Tutor's, Assistant, in which every Rule, Case, Table, and Question, is inserted at length; and each Sum properly stated and worked in full, so that all the Fi gures may be seen at first View. By C. Pearson, Arithmetician and Accountant. 12mo. pp. 244. Murray, Oxford-street. THE end which Mr. Pearson hopes will be attained by this "Master Key" is professedly "the improvement of the rising generation in arithmetic," He "flatters himself," and we hope he will not be disappointed, that "It will be found particularly useful to Schoolmasters and Ushers in general, and all those gentlemen who practise private Tuition, as it will enable them, with ease, to instruct a greater number * of Pupils in Arithmetic, without the trouble and waste of time in working the sums, or referring to any other book, as they have both the Question and Sum under their eye at once.Grown-up persons, who have already some knowledge of figures, and wish farther to instruct or improve themselves in Arithmetic, will find this valuable book, as they will perceive, at first sight, how every sum is worked." SELECT Baldock, Nov. 11. THE Author, in offering the following lines, has no other intention than to assist suffering Worth; and will find his purpose fully answered, if the object of his consideration, to him personally un Mr. URBAN, Dec. 90. PRAY indulge an old Correspondent's wish by the insertion of the two following Sonnets, calculated, it is true, more for Cambridge attention, than your own Magazine, but the Author is desir-known, should in any way be benefited by ous that they should not be quite strangled in their birth at home, and therefore places them under your protection. Yours, &c. J. W. On seeing Dr. KAYE, Master of Christ's College, elected Regius Professor of Divinity, by the death of Dr. WATSON, late Bishop of Landaff. MARGARET, by Royal-gifted patromage, [endows; God's-house with Worthies, see how Time First of their class, encircling Granta's brows. [sage, Mede leads the van, with More, Platonic And Cudworth vers'd in "plastic Nature's" page, [rage! Such Intellectuals quell'd the Atheist's But oh, the blot! your doors how could you close [Sin, 'Gainst Paradisal powers of Death and Save that Mathesis wise, in reasoning prose, Our Christian Morals trains, our Faith defends, And humble Prelate graceful polish lends, By chaste rehearsal, Saviour's love to win. So might no atom's stain your Fame im pair, Or Time destroy, KAYE takes the Theologic Chair. bis attempt. I am Sir, YE British Gents and Nobles list awhile From foreign jargon now withdraw your ear: Check the loud laugh, the simper, and the smile, [tear. And give to suffering Worth its due, a Why should your bounty, lavish'd far abroad, 'Mongst supple, sneering, envious slaves be spent ; When here at home beneath dire misery's load in the vale, Epail, A rosy young maid, with her well-scour'd Carol'd sweetly the ballad of old Chevy- That the warblers suspended their musick duce, Then with garlands and ribands I'll braid up my hair, [or fair; Will be to surpass the pert maid of the She acted the thought, when her joy For with the brisk motion, down tumbled And all her gay treasures besprinkled the ANACREON'S 24th Ode, amplified. And since Life is but a Span, POESY-An Ode. In Imitation of MILTON. Unveils the landscape to the sight- * What sums have Catalani, and many others from the same quarter, carried out of these kingdoms, whose merit consisted entirely in the cultivation of powers depending upon peculiar bodily conformation. If such mechanical qualifications are so well rewarded, is it not most disgraceful that those of a superior nature, arising from intellectual excellence, should fall a prey to neglect and disappointment? +At Shefford, a small town in Bedfordshire. I do not here wish to be understood that Bloomfield is homeless; but, from the account I have heard of his situation, it must be the liberality of the publick which will enable him to keep his house over his head. With the Poet I am unacquainted, except from the perusal of his works, which certainly entitle him to a far better fate. His case is not a singular one: Butler and Burns have experienced the same before him; their names will never die as long as our language exists; but, notwithstanding all their merits, they found it difficult to keep their corporeal part alive. Anticipation of posthumous fame affords a man but a slender breakfast. "The Farmer's Boy" has been styled the "English Georgics;" how well it merits. this title will be perceived by every reader of it. It were much to be wished that some Maecenas would give due encouragement to its Author. When When is heard the Woodman's stroke, In Nature's voice the note of praise, When 'tis Noon, and ardent fire When Evening comes with purple ray, The peasant quaffs the nut brown ale, When Night, with sable stole around, G.H.T. **** *The following beautiful stanzas are indubitably, though far from generally known as such, an extemporaneous production of the late Mr. Sheridan. They are addrsssed to the Ladies Eliza and Mary Birmingham, daughters of the late Earl of Louth. The Element is supposed to speak: IN Poets, all my marks you'll see, Since flash and smoke reveal me; In SHAKSPEARE's blaze! a sudden start In many more as well as they, Thro' various forms I shift; I'm gently lambent while I'm Gay, But brightest, when I'm Swift. From smoke, such tidings you may get ; Or find me like some fond Coquet, In other forms I oft am seen, You'll always find me there. I with pure, piercing, brilliant gleams, HIS F |