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THE 

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS 

OF 

J. CAWDELL, Comedian: 



CONSISTING OF 

A VARIETY OF SERIOUS and COMIC 



PROLOGUES, 

EPILOGUES, 

PASTORALS, 



SONGS, 

DESCRIPTIONS,^, 
AND EPIGRAMS. 



TOGETHER WITH 

SEVERAL SENTIMENTAL PIECES* 

TO WHICH IS ANNEXED 

* 

An Answer to a late libellous Compilation^ 

CALLED 

THE STOCKTON JUBILEE. 



1^ E S B C-'OE'D 



FOR THE AUTHOR, BY JAMES GRAHAM, BOOKSELLERji, 
IN THE high-street^ SUNDERLAND* ' '' 



M.DCC.LXXZY. 



T O 

LADY LIDDELL. 

tHE AUTHOR OF THESH 

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS 

OWES MANY OBLIGATIONS: 

bSK. FlEC^tNT AND GBHEROOS PATKOliAQB OF HIM> * 

IM HIS 

PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, 
bLAIMS HIS Most SmCBRB AtiKNOWLEtiOMlcM'f i } 

AND 

JHER LAtiYSHIFS POLITE AGCEP^TANCE OF, 

rUE FOLLOWING TklFLES, 

FdHFERi SO BISTIHGVISHED A FAVOUR ON Hllt^ 

THAt GRATtTUDE, 

ANB NOT LANdVAGB, 

Must Shew his sense of THEiOBLiGAf ioj*. 

.•rUHDIRLANO, OCTOBER 3I. 17^4. 



AN E U L O G I U M, 

W&ITTEN AND BELIVERED BY TFU AUTHOR} 
IN CHARACTER OF A 

Delegate from the POOR of Sunderland, 

AT A 

€ H A R ITT P LAT"^. 



WITH tears of joy ! almoft of fpecch bereaved, 
I come with thanks from Poverty rcliev'd. 
Her famifli'd traiii — a numerous, wretched tribe! 
Bcfct with woes, too Ihocking to dcfcribe! 
Have chofen me, their grateful thanks to own, 
To you, their PATRONS, for your bounties fhewn. 

♦ It was given by the Managers of the Theatre of that place, 
Febmary pth^ 1 7B4 ; and the receipts of the houfe amounted to 
the fum of fixty-two pounds, twelve (hillings, and ilxpence. The 
Eulogium was addrefled to tlie Benevolent in general, and to 
the Gentlemen, who colleded and diftributed for the relief oi 
diftrefled families, in particular. 






6 MISCELLANEOUS POEMSi. 

Oh ! had you fcen the ftarving wretch arifc^ 
With pallia checks, and hollow, ftreaming eyes! 
Opprefs'd by hunger — and decay'd by age ; 
No fingle friend his anguilh to aflwage !— r 
Had you beheld him, when relieved by thofe, 
"Whom hcav*n-bom Charity her Agents chofe; 
When they approachM his cold, his dreary fhed, 
And ftretch'd the arm of Bounty to his aid- ■ ■■ 
Oh! what a fcene!— the tott'ring Speftre gaz*d 
With filent rapture,-— and his Patrons prais'd! 
His meagre vifage glpwM, \yith life rencw*di— r' 
His woes were gone — his griefs were all fubdu'd.— r 
Next, on his knees, he thanks the hand that gave, 
And bleffes thofe who fnatch*d him frpn;i the grave } 
puch pray'rs ne'er fail— when fo devoi^tly giv'n. 
Bat fwiftly fly, on angels* wings, to lieav*n! 
' Crouds of poqr Orphans, fmiling, round me clung j 
■^fhey lifpM your bounty, and your praifes fung. 
Sav*d by your kindnefs, they, in future, may 
A livelier fenfc of gratitude difplay. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. \ 

Fortune is fickle — be not vain or proud,— 
You yet may want — what lately you've beftow'd. 

The bed-rid Widow next her duty fends. 
And eager prays for you, her kindeft friends. 
Shiv'ring flie lies — on her unfurnifhM bed ; 
The covering fold — to buy her children bread!— 
Redeem'd by you, from Death's devouring jaw. 
She breathes her thanks — upon her bed of ftraw! 

Thoufands of thefe poor wretches yet remain; 
Unknown their fuflf'rings — unaffwagM their pain! 
But foon, oh! foon, may your endeavours prove 
A fource of comfort, and their woes remove.-*^ 
*Tis not to ftreaming eyes, or foothing tongues 
That firm, fubftantial, real relief belongs: 
The mind Ihou'd feel, — the bount'ous heart expand; 
The nobleft virtue, is a lib'ral hand! 
Then urge its pow'r — the prefent time embrace ; 
Let fweet Bjsnevolence your condud grace. 
It is your int'reft to promote thofe ends ; 
Your own reflexions will make full amends. 



JEPHTHAH'S VOW. 

A 

PARAPHRASE 

On the XI. CHAPTER of JUDGES. 

HUMBLY INSCRIBED 

With the molt profound Refped, for her many amiable Qualitie% 

TO 

Mrs ALLANy of GRAIN G E, 
NEAR DARLINQTON. 



JEPHTHAH'S VOW. 

A 

PARAPHRASE 

On the XI. CHAPTER of JUDGES, 

^ir\ THEN Ammpn's king (whofe fierce tyrannic fou| 
^ ^ Could brook no bounds his hoftile fword could 

Had vainly dreamt his pow'r beyond cpntroul ; [break) 
In ISRAEL'S yalpur ifound his fad'in|{takc« 

*Twas then that Jephthah (banifh'd Gilcad^s lan^ 

By partial laws, for vices not his own) 
Received, with joy, the Elders' fair command 

To head their armies, and to wear their croiira* 

Thus, while his brethren fouglit his ge|i*rou^ aid. 
With modcft grace, he all-fubmiffivc ftood*^ 

Revenge he fcom'd — he liften'd — and obeyed ; 
And private ills forgave— fpr public goo^. 



it MISCELLANEOUS POEMS^ 

This hour a pcafant, and the next a king! 

Such quick tranfition muft the foul expand. 
And to the mind fucli dazzling fplendour bring. 

That few, like Jephtii ah, could unmov'dwithftand. 

No rafli, unheeded means the warrior fought. 
To glut his rage, or aggrandize his name. 

Deliberate reafon quell'd each hoftilc thought. 
And love gf mercy triumphed over fame. 

His friendly parley provM his love of peace; 

Tho' early train'd in all the arts of tear: 
He found her fmiles his happinefs increafe; 

And, for a cot, difclaim'd the fleeting car. 

tJnlikc to him, the chief of Ammok view! 

With brandifli'd jav'lin, drench'd in reeking gorct 
With poifon*d arrows, fee him ftill purfuc 

Ad harmlefsi people, to their native fhore! 



UrsdELLANEbUS POEMS." »1 

' No juft prctcnfion could the Tyrant boaft. 
To gild Kis cntcrprizc with fpecious fhew j 
Alike to Juftice and to Virtue loft. 

Ambition urg'd/and Folly aimed the blow* 

Good JjBPHTHAp now arofe the friend confell 
Of falling nations, and a people wrong'd ; 

He call'd to arms! — 'twas Reafon^s ftrong requcft— ' 
And injured thoufands round his banners thronged. 

With confcious joy the anxious tribes appeared, 
Elate with tranfport — ^hail'd his gracious nod : 

Thus, led by him, they no invader fear'd : 
The caufc of Freedom is the caufe of GOD! 

With hands uplifted, and with heart unfeigned, 
The God of battles moved his ardent prayer : 

His feifvent wifh — ^his truft in him remained— 
And all his hopes of conqueft centered there. 



14* Miscellaneous PotUii 

The great JEHOVAH faw, with joy divine^ 

The faithful Jephthah warm ih Israil's cstttfc t 
Then bade him forth-^pUrfue his fair dcfign, 
, And free his country from tyrannic laws* 

Thus fpake tlie LoRij— aiid thus the warrior fpruitj^^ 

« 

With foul infpir^'d) to grafp the willing fpear. 
His grateful mind betrayed his guardlefs tongue^ 
And unfufpefting— ijrg^d this Vow fercre : 

^ O Lord of Hosts! (!) Ifrael^s righteous King ! 

« VSThofc mighty irm muft ftrike the mortal blo#i 
♦ Let me but conqueft tof my country bring j 

•* And, in return, this facrifice allow: 

^ That what (hall firft falute me dn the way, 
^* From out my doors, to hail my fafe returri^ 

** Shall to the Lord my gratitude difplay, 
<* And on the altar, for an oflf^ring buro;^. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. ijt 

He foiiight— he conqucrM!— for the LoltD was there > 
And now, in triu^ph'^ fee his banners wave! 

His captured trophies glitter in the air; 

And fhouting ttibes proclaim him truly brave* 

His chariot^wheels> tho' prcfs'd with mafly fpoils^ 
Now fwiftly bear him to his peaceful boards 

Each generous fteed with emulation toils. 
To t)rove obedience tO'his viftor Lord^i 

*Twas thus the Hero pafsM the jocund throngi 

Refiftlefs, yielding to the melting joy. 
The tymbrel fweet, the minftreFs chearful fongi v 

To grace his triumph, all their powVs employ^ 

The walls of Mispeh bend thdr lofty fides^ 

Such countlefs numbers*— on their ramparts croud i 

'Jlic gen'ral voice of gratitude prefides— 

And Jephthah's matchlefs deeds are fung aloud< 



■1 



l6 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, 

But harkl-^what fhouts, uncommon, rend the fkieg | 

The ponderous gates their ftudded ribs expand ! 
He comes ! he comes ! each joyful peafant cries-«T 

Behold him here ! the faviour of our land ! 

See ! fee ! ^at rapture in his vifage glow^ ! 

His native manfion rifmg to his view ; 
His eager looks on that alone beftows j 

It gave him birth — it holds his daughter too ! 

Now near his porch his fleeting chariot's borne : 
And fee ! a lovely maid, with tranfport wild. 

Comes tri|^ng forth— as beauteous as the mom !— 
He paus'd-^then cried;—" Oh God ! my only child ! 

"O gracious Hcavn! fupport my finking frame— 
** O fend fomc comfort to my throbbing breaft ! 

^* My lovely daughter ! —Oh ! that injur'd name! 
" No longer mine," he cried — and wept the reft. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 17 

** What means my father? why thofc flowing tears?" 

I 

She gentlyxricd, — *^ and why that frantic mind? 
*' What have I done ? nay, fpeak — difpel my fears-«i»- 
*' And let my panting bofom comfort find ! 

" What ! when the lofty tow'rs of Mispeh fhakc 

*' With ihouts of joy, to hail their conquering king ; 
•' When all your fubjefts equal mirth partake, 
• *^ Am I, alone, forbid my mite to bring T' 

Thus fpake the Damsel, urg*d by filial zeal— 
With dreaming eyes — and round her parent clung: 

Whilft he, no longer could her doopi conceal. 
But let the fentencc leave his trcmbUng tongue ! 

Now, fee Religion, fee Affection rife. 

In all their glory ! See, the blooming maid, 

Unaw'd by death, quick to the Altar flics ! 
And yields her life ! undaunted, undifmay'd* 

B 



i| MISCELLAM20US PO£M& 

Her virgm rites acGompIi{h*d«-*ihe pcepasea 
For facrifice ; fhe comei in bright array ! 

Her fnowy vefl— *a ipotlefs mind declares^ 
And chearfol fmiks, her innocence diff^Iay. 

Transfixt ftood Jephthah^ qnite a lifelefs clod ! 

Such various pafiions did his foul diyide^ 
He lov'd his DauohteR) but ador'd his Goz>!' 

And in his sacred worie>-— the Father dy'< 

Thrice he etnbfac'd the darling 6f hts font; 

With filcnt agony, he fondiy gaz'd j 
And whilfl his tears in rapid torrents ro B <■ ■ 

He ftands aKke enraptured and amaz'd ! 

" Farewell 1 fweet maid— eternally fercwcH !— -< 
** May guardian gods thy fleeting fpirit bear 

^< To realms of bliis,T-where faints and angels dwell i 
" And.endlcfe peace reward thy pious care*'* 



Ite could Qo more— ^fhe knelt and blefs^d her iire— ^ 
Then at the Abtar cltmb'd the quick aflent-^ 

*« With joy,'* Ihe cried, ^t feed this facrtd fire j 
*^ My Cot) ordains it«-4ind I die content ! 

i fr- 1 inTrn ruf ri r-ii — \ -'■ ^ •- 'r 



M Ii^%C£LLAN£OUS POEMS. 

On {he Death of JOSEPH YOUNGER, Esq. of Li- 
verpool; whofe Attachment tOy and Friend/hip for 
the Author o/thefe Lines^ were fuperior tQ Acknow* 
ledgmenty and ended but with his Life* 

"^XTEEP on, my Mufe — diflfiifc the friendly tear; 
* 'Tis thine the talk to figh the plaintive ftraii^ 
To breathe the throbbing pangs of fate fev^re^ 
Anli mourn that lofs, I never can regain« 

Alas ! he's gone ! the man my foul efteem'd» 
The kindeft patron of my youthful toil j 

Ingenious friendfliip thro' his aftions bcam'd-p<- 
His tongue was free from fraud, his heart from guile* 

Unlike thofe bards, whofe Epic lays refound, 
Themfelvfis to honour, thro' their hero's praifc ; 

I but extol the virtues I have found, ' 

And fcek that blifs which gratitude conveys. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. t| 

Oh ! could my tongue do juftice to my heart! 

What endlefs plaudits fhould my lips proclaim ; 
Such grateful praifesihould my foul impart^ - 

As fterling worth-^^nd pcrfcfl; goodnefs claini. 

When fpum*d by thofe — ^whom Nature bad rtlc love. 
Bereft of kindred, competence, and eafe ! 

His liberal foul did all my griefs remove, 
Difpel'd my forrows— and reftor'd my peacd. 

Then, fare thee well !— adieu ! my friend finccre ; 

In blifeful regions may'ft thou ever live : 
Accept the tribute of a grateful tear j 

For tears and fighs are all I have to give ! 



B3 



On the Death ofMUs P*'***'^N, of Stockton^ 
^^d twenty Te^s ; remarkabh^ ij^bin livings for 
enjoying a gqod State c/Mealib* 

T ¥ £R morning fun with lullre ihonc^ 

Almofl meridian high y 
ISo Biift$ appearM — nor thunder's he9jr(Ji 

Scrc»?ly bright the flcy, 
Pvit foon, abu4^«-*the gat;h*ring clpudsj^ 

With (terms wd tempefts roar :<*^ 
P^rk Chaos reigns — her fun ordains, 

Extinft :-wa fhine no mor? ! 

EPITAPH. 

i)tk a Tomhy v^ho died in the eighteenth Tear of his Age^ 
at Scarbrougb^ very much regretted by all who knev9: 
bim^ and particularly fo by his parents. 

TT'-A^REWELLI dear youth— could teats hav^- 

* checked thy flight. 

Thy weeping parents had not been denied ; 

'But fighs arc vain — he can no more delight- 
He flicw^d what duty was— then droop'd— and Sxt^ 



MISCELLANEOUS POEM& 93 

jIDDRESSEDTO 

MASTER RALPH EDEN, 

OF SUlTDERLjIHD. • 

T^ATURE hath grafted on thy mfant mind 

A plant of genius ; cheriih then the root ; 
And, as it's bent to fcience fcems mclin'd^ 
With foftcring care, dirc6t the tender Ihoo*. 

Bat (hould hiSLuriant branches e'er st^^peatt 

(As ranked weeds in richeft foils we fecX 
Difcrction*s prumng knife, with hand fevere. 

Mud check their growth, and fave the blooming tree- 
Thus early cultured, in the genial fpring^ 

The ftorms of paiSon would iuiheeded blow j— 
The rip'ning fumniier fair rewards wou'd bring. 

And fruit of knowledge drop from ev'ry bough* 

■T'iA' ' ' . ■ r t _ ijfc I., r 



^ MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

ON A LADY, 

NEjIR DARLINGTON, 

, REMARKABLE FOR HER BENEVOLENCE. 

ririHE Graces were callM on a weighty affair, 

-^ When a feaft for the purpofe was given j 
To which were the Virtues obligM to repair, 
And obey the injunftions of Heaven. 

But when the rich banquet they each did furround. 
One place there ftill vacant remained ; 

*Twas Charity's — and fhe could no whcrcl)e found. 
So their bufnefs it while was detained. 

Till Truth, with a fmile, gently 'rofe from her feat. 

And entreated them not to delay ; 
" For at Grainge (fays fhe) Charity's found a retreat, 

" And Mifs A n folicits her ftay.'' 



^. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 15 

CHRISTMAS MORNING, 

A N H r M N, '^ 

For the USE of the NEW CHAPEL, BIRMINGHAM- 

"ICT^E drowfy mortals, wake! behold [gold! 

Yon eaftern mountains, fring'd with burnifh'd 
The fplendid heavens, wrapt in myftic flame, 
Difplay uncommon light. 
They mock the dazzled fight j 
' And fome approaching caufc of God proclaim. . 
The Host Angelic flrikc their golden ftcingsj 
The Cherubs wave their fnowy wings ; 
The Seraphs join, and hail the King of Kings. 

The orange groves impregnate every gale. 
The fragrant myrtle yields its fpicey care ; 

The fcented fhrubs the great occafion hail, 
And ev'ry odour fills the ambient air. 
Refulgent ihines yon little ftar. 



tC . MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

And points the welcome way; 
The Shepherds, haft Ving from afar. 
The faithful guide obey. 
Arrived— they all, in filent rapture, gaze! 

Whilft copious tears of joy refiftlefs flowj 
Their new-born Saviour fmiles, withfpeechlefspraife« 
And rays of glory crown his infant brow* 

Grand Chorus. 
The Shepherds now their joy prod^m} 

Their fpotlcfs Prince adore; 
And all unite to praife his name, 

TiU time iball be no aiore. 



MISCEtl^HEOUS POEMS. f f 

The PRIEST and PAUPER, 

ASentimewtai, Fragment* 

yni OD blefs you, Reverend Sir, jrity a poor 

^-^ diftreflfcd widow, and her ftarving lofantd 
*— Now the dcrgyflian, thus petitioned, was iin£37« 
inately affiifbed with a periodical deaFnefs ; and what 
as very extrawdin^ry, Poveiitt generally ftumUed 
Q thofe unfavourable moments to addrefs hifn^^ucii 

las his prcfent ftate,-^ ^Had the Bifliop of ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ ^ 

boured under the lame conoplaitit, p^9ps this geQ« 
cman had not aijjoy^d five hundr94 pounds a-year^r 
ri$ true, he always recommended beneyol^ce to 
thers, though he prs^^lifcd the appear:^uce of it only 
imfcl£t He preferred popul?^r fame, to corifiqious re<t 
utation> i > Hi§ countenance wa^i more con^ffioiii^ 
be than his heart, Hk tongue was fluent in th< 
raifip of humanity} but fai« afiions contradi^ed aU 
iqR every femence. The famiflicd wretch rqpcated 



%n MISCELLANEOUS POEM& 

her plaintive requeft the deaf fit continued——- 

She fighed, fhe wept^ and iii her Maker's name fhe 

begged again. It was the prayer of Mifery; the 

fupplicating voice of guiltlefs Affliftion : Misfortune 
^ve birth to the propriety of the requeft, and Ne- 
cessity urged its delivery.— Powerful motives! — At 
laft he heard; but that was all — he bade her go to 
her parifh.— Alas ! flie knew it not T hat which 
her deceafed hufband had belonged to, fhe had juft 
petitioned; but in vain— the unfeeling officers aflfefk* 
ed to doubt the legality of her marriage, and refufed 
her relief*— She complained to a mslgiftratc, and 
he (merciful juftice !!) threateiled her with punifliment. 

-r But the perfon now addreffed was a preacher of 

the gofpel; a difciple of the bleffcd Saviour. — ^Whatl 
an agent of Heaven, and deaf to the cries of Poverty ! 
*Tis very true. — Oh! poor Religion, well may thy 
caufe be pleaded in vain, when thy advocates are falfc 

and treacherous! Dear, kind Sir, pity the feeble 

cries of my poor little dying babes; they have taftcd 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. i^ 

nothing but cold water thefe two days— do. Sir, bc- 
ftow your charity — favc their wretched lives — they 
can have done nothing to wrong any one, and mtf 
live long; to blefs you for your bounty.— -Go to the 

pariflirofficers, they will relieve you / ■ Alas ! Sir, 
I have but too lately experienced their unkindndsl 
——Well, well, tvopoan, don't be troublcfome^ Ihavc 

nothing for you.*— ^Nothing for her! echoed IIea- 
son; where is (he then to find a friend?— ^In heaveili 
cried Charity; for all my influence on earth is gbncJ 
•-Humanity confirmed the obfervation with^ filent 
tear; and Nature heaved the figh b£ felf wnviftion. 
Fatigued with fruitlefs prayers, exhauftcd by hun- 
ger, and abandoned by the world, the weeping beg- 
gar fell! I . ^ ■ .. She fell— to rife no more — at leaft 
corporcaly.— ^But Heaven is ever juft } and the fame 
providence that, for its own wife end, fuffers the 
head of Hypocrisy to wear a MiTiifi, tan reftore to 
happinefs forfakcn mifery, and wreath its brows witJi 

crowns immortah 

- ' • ■ ' '^ I' -^"i " 



^ litlSGELLANEOUS }»d£ii& 

FAMILIAR EHSTLE, 

]Ft&M a Gcntkhtan^ newly marriedf to hu- Wife^ vthiilk 
he was obliged to leave fot/ome Time* 

TpVEAR Charmer^ ^ith raptiirx^ I take upr my peA# 
***^ Ta tell the aid ftory oiice otct again^ 
^ig the tale of my fbndnds, ^hich lei! me iminirti 
With truth and fmcerity, warnt {lottL my heart* 
A ftranget to flatt'ry^ frauds or chicane^ 
I tell you my fleafitte^ I tell you, my pain. 
Your i^refence^ eadearing^ t frankly avowi 
^he former fcnfation ean only beftow* 
Wbilfl (dreary, ufihappy, dejeded, ah met) 
Ihe laiiet I feel in my abfencc from thee* 
Hut dill the fweet hopes of foon meeting again^ 
Anticipate raptures that foften my pain. 
The world is to me a mere bubble of air. 
Without my dear Sally^ its bleffings to ihare^ 
*Ti8 flie gives the rdifh and zcft to my joys, 
And worldly vexation with fweetncfe,.aimoys# 



MISC£LLANS0tJ3 V01EU9. pf 

the thbras of affliftion may fling for a while^ 
Sut all are unheeded if Sally but fmile. 
Mankind to deceit are too commonly pronc^ 
^nd hard to diftinguilh, fincerit/s grown. 
)ut let them^ my charmer, aU copy from thee, 
Lnd the truth of the heart, in the viikge theyM fee* 
Jo guilt in (by bofom, no guile in thy face, 
liy fwcetnefs of looks, witk thy aftions keep pace* 
Tie charmfs of thy perfon, fiiir Nature defign^d^ 
^o cloathe in per£e£lioQ the charma of thy mikut; 
o formed and fo blefsM, with a foul to' diVine, 
VTiat mortal can boaft of a treafure like mine t 
)o thou, my fouFs darling, continue the fam€f 
Lnd Virtue and Honour ihall echo thy fiunc* 
'hy hufband, in rapture, fliall whifper dty praift, 
ind Sall/& perfeflions ftiH gladden his^ ^jt. 
nU ikavcii the fiimmons of parting fliaU fend. 
Old crown our enc&avour^ with, life mthovt end* 



Sa MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

The following Lines were written by the Author in the 
fourteenth Tear of his 4s^^ ^^^ occajioned by his 
Mother* s labouring under a violent Fit ofSicknefs* 

^'^H ! cruel Death, retard the final blow ! 
^•^ Sheathe, fheathc the dart, unbend thy fatalbowl 
Relentlcfs monftcr! blind to ev'ry charm, . . 
Whofe matchlefs worth might Time himfelf dilarm, 
Behold a proftrate fon !^iis pray'rs receive — 

For other's good. Oh ! let my parent live ! 
Can'ft thdu, Tcmorftlefs fayage ! (hut thy ears. 
And ftill deride my filial cries and tears ? 
No, fure thou can'ft not — wilt not fteel thy hearty 
Nor mock my foul, but heal its deadly fmart : 
Or, if thy cruel mind on murder's bent. 
Here ! — on this bread, give all thy fiiry vent. 
Behold it bare! — now let the ftroke refound!— 
Whilft I with joy receive the final wound; 
With duteous zeal embrace the reeking fpear. 
And meet my welcome fate without a tear.- ■ ■ * 



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—Bui fee, fufpendcd, ftands the ghaftly fliadc I 
And at fais feet the dreadful arrow's laid» 
The tyrant fmiles, his anger cools apace j 
Whilft Fm^ ye gods ! the happ'feft of my race j 
My parent Hves— kind Heav'n approves Jier worth, 
Aad let's her flill remain a Saint on earth. < 



AN 

OCCASIONAL EPILOGUE, 

Sf$ten by the Author, in Charafler of a Blue Coat 
Boy J at the Theatre^ in Durham^ January the a7th 
i774,/(?r the Benefit of that Charity. 

Tt iTY worthy teacher hath your fervant fcnt. 
His infant brethren, here, to reprefent ; 
To pay a tribute juftly claim'd by you. 
And give thofe praifes, to your bounty due» 

"When firft he gave this charge, in fimple heart, 
I cried, dear Sir, I have not grace, nor art : 
Right, he rcply'd, — ^but then you truth impart. 

C 



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I found him fix'd — rcfolv'd to perfcrcrc. 
Straight I obcy'd^ — and now you fee mc hcrtr. 
My forrow paft, my prefent ftate requires 
Your hearing firft — 'tis gratitude infpires : 
" Early in life, e^er Rcafon fhed her kind 
Refulgent beams on my endarken'd mind ; 
When youth and innocence alone prevailed. 
Misfortunes then my infant breaft affail'd ; 
That fatal year, which gave me life and breath. 
Enclosed my mother in the arms of death ! 
My father next, with lingering grief, outworn. 
Sunk to the grave, — and I was left, forlorn ! 
*Twas then (ye fons of charity confefs'd) 
Te found me loft, abandoned, and diftrcfs'd ! 
The arm of Goodnefs o'er my griefs you wav*d. 
And fav*d a life — perhaps, a foul ye fav'd : 
Here, to your vipw, a grateful orphan ftands. 
Redeemed from forrow by your bounteous hands ; 
Rais'd from that woe, which poverty attends. 
And finds in you, new parents— patrons— friends. 



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Housed by your bounty— by exaanplc tangEt-*- 
This night the Mufes havcatn off'riag brought: 
Have on this Theatre drawn a trifling hAl^ 
Whofe man'ger pays it wida a free good will j 
Each member^ too, affords has equal port ^^ 
And gives his profits — time-^with addi hfe heart* 
For them and us, then, let your candour live. 
Accept our thanks,— they're all we have to give* 
* Alluding to tfeeir performing gratis. 

The LOVER in EARNEST. 

Tk /jTY lovtly PeggV, gentle fair j 
•^^'*' My fweet delight, my only care; 
What rapture fires my witting Mufe, 
When fuch a theme as this I chufc! 
To fpeak the worth of her I love, 
In cndlcfs drains my tongue could move. 
My panting heart infpires my lays. 
And gives the point to Peggy's praife# 

C ft 



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' ris fhc alone enjoys my foul ; 
With her my hours in tranfport roll : 
My daily thoughts on her are bent; 
My nightly prayers for her are fent. 
When Abfence tears her from my fight, 
The fhadow'd fun affords no light j 
But all around is endlefs night. 
Each dreary minute feems a year ; 
No fports my fmking heart can cheer. 
'Tis (he alone can comfort give ; 
For her alone I wifb to live : 
And when the gloomy tyrant. Death, 
Shall claim my Peggy's final breath. 
Within her arms let me be clafpt— — 
And with my charmer breathe my laft. 



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7i&^ Lover's Wish obtained^ andfubfequent Refolutign* 
TT THEN firft I found my Peggy kind, 

I own'd the am'rous flame ; 
But fincc in wedlock's bands we're joined. 

It aiks a fofter name. 
For what was then romantic love, 
Which fqon might difappcar ; 
Is now, and (hall for ever prove, 
Affcftion moft fincere. 



On the much lamented Death of GEORGE iTAi^ 
RISON, Esq. gT Sunderland, who died March 
17- i77't- 

"¥"¥ TEEP on, ye firicndlcfs ! indigent ! and poor f 

Charity's kind agent is, alas ! no more. 

He's gone ! he's gone ! the widows, orphans cry'd, 

Whofe matchlels bounty all our wants fupply'd. 

[f perfeft goodnefs could have foil'd the dart, 

Death had not pierc'd his humane, gen'rous heart. 



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EXTEMPORE*. 

nplRE man with hsuighty pride too high date, 

■*■ Oft falls defpis^d— and meets an abjeft fate. 

Had our young Hamlet been <x)ntcnt to hear 

His father's Ghojl relate his wrongs fcvere ; 

Or, t* have viewed him only, hed not been to blainc. 

But might have ftill preferv'd unfuUied fame ; 

But he, too doubtful of his ears and eyes. 

To touch the phantom^ fpite-of caution, tries ; 

But foon his error fatally he found 

And faw his body ftretch'd along the ground ! 

Twice did xhcfubjiance fall before xhcjhadt I 

And well its part the brave illufton play*d ; 

Its wife and brother ev'ry thought out-run. 

And all /// rage defccnded on liiifon ; 

Who cried, at laft, in accents mild and meek, 

« Ihc /pint's willing— but the JJeJh is weak." 

* The above was occaiioDed by a theatrical boxing piatch^ 
between the ghost and HAmLET, in the play of Hamlbt^ 
at the theatre, in Manchefter, when the shadow beat the sub- 
stance fo unmercifully, as to oblige the latter to make uf« gjP 
the expreflioB which is inverted at the bottom of the piece. 



MISCEW-ANEOUS PpEMJl. «,. 

MELPOMENE'S OVERTHROW; 

OR THE 

COMIC MUSE TRIUMPHANT*. 

DRAMATIS PERSONM. 

TRAGIC MUSE. 

COMIC MUSE. 

BACCHUS. 

— gi 



COMIC MUSE, folus. 
"'^^JTE gods, affift me in this arduous tafk; 

"*• For once propitious fmile — 'tis all I a(k* 
Why fliould Melpomene for ever claim 
The endlefs echoes of immortal fame ? 
Whilfl I, neglefted, vainly bards infpire— 
Lafli to no end — and fruitlefs touch the lyre. 
Could I attain your aid in this defign, 
Eternal praife and glory would be mine. 

Fve heard that prudes, when fecrecy prevailed. 

Have been with cafe by libertines aflailM j 

* Occafiooed by feeing an Actress play the part of the Gttr 
CJ4II DAUGHTER; apparently the worfe for wine. 



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And fober dames, unguarded^ ftripp'd the vine. 
And fell, by ftratagem, a prey to wine. 
Why then, fmce moft to error have been prone, 
Should flie remain infallible alone ?— 

Young Bacchus have I fcnt to try his art. 
And qualm-fuppreffing juices to impart : 
Should but fucccfs attend the rofy god. 
Keen Satire then ihall ufe his iron-rod.— 
And, fee ! — ^kind Fortune each entreaty grants. 
And, tott'ring, fends the Dame, to meet my tauntl: 
Now ril eiult and triumph in my turn, 
^Whilft fhe, unpitied, fhall with fury burn— 

(^Retires up the Stage.) 

Enter the TRAGIC MUSE, Jiaggering^ preceded by 
BACCHUS, who leaves hcr^ declaring Jhe is too much 
for himy at his own weapons. 

TRAGIC MUSE, folus. 
Wilt thou, then, leave me, god of my delight? 
Leave me, thus, buried in eternal night! 



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No, fare, thou can'ft not-r-dar'ft not ftcal away! 
When I, the queen of fcicncc, bid thee (lay- 
But Vm content, thou wanton foolifh boy. 
Since me thou'ft taught the means of future joy. 

BACCHUS, peeping. 
Thus ends my talk — I here refign my truftj 
She, fure, of female-topers, (lands the (ir(l: 
Should I engage with fuch another tartar. 
By heaven, I think, (heM rob me of my charter. 

(Exit Bacchus.) 

COMIC MUSE, advancing. 
What ails my fider? why thofc watery eyes? 
What means that dart? and why that wild furprife? 
Am I grown frightful, (hocking to your fight; 
Or am I taken for fome hideous fpright? 

TRAGIC MUSE. 
Neither, my dear j but that young (Iripling, there. 
Has fo bewitched me with his neft'rous fare. 






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That all my fenfcs fecm bewildered— loft! 

And from her golden throne my Reafon's toft.— 

But hence, dull Reafon, quite infipid grown. 

The charms of wine have powV thy charms to drowiu 

My bowl and dagger, both negleded, fall; 

Poifon and poniards now my foul appal : 

In comic lays we'll both henceforward join; 

And your more fprightly tafte (hall cheriih mine. 

COMIC MUSE. 
What! can the chafte Melpomene fubmit 
T* exchange her manly ftrains for fhort-liv*d wit? 
To leave the valiant youths of Greece and Rome, 
And fmile, untouched, at each brave hero's doom! 
To view the Trojan flames afcend the Ikies^ 
And not beftow the tear when Hector dies! 
To tales of forrow inattentive prove. 
And fing alone the praife of wine and love! 
What means this wonder? this portentous fign! 
Is it the effects of madnefs, or of wine? 



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Of wine — with conicious fiiame yon ftand agfaaft^ 
And own, with blufiues, you're betrayed at laft. 

Has then young Bacchus damn'd, toendlefe fhame. 
The pride of Learning, and the Queen of Fame? 
—He has — ^he has — (that tott'ring frame declares) 
Eclipfd your fcnfes — to elude your cares. 
iQuick from thy fight, thou Ihamdcfs wretch ! Til fly, 
And vices, fuch as thine, with fcorn, defy.-r 

(^Exit Comic Mufe.) 

TRAGIC MUSE, /olus. 
Vices, indeed! — With forrow I confefs, 
Her juft retorts have fillM me with diftrefs. 
What feaii I do, to fliake this folly olF, 
To baflile fcandal, and avoid her fcoff ? .. . . - 
—A thought occurs — I will improve it ftralght j 
Regain my fame, e'er yet it prove too late : 
A female vot'ry, eager for the bays, 
Oft apes my form, and groan$ my tragic lays> 



4Jf^ MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, 

If to my merits all fhe claims pretence. 
With one fmall failing furc flic may difpenfc. 
*Tii done— and I'm refolv'd on this decree. 
That H • • • for ever fliall a dr— k— d be. 



ON SEEING 

Mrs B R I M Y A R D, 

AN ACTRESS, IN MRBATES' COMPANY, 
PLAY THE UNDER- WRITTEN CHARACTERS. 

A LOVELY form now fills the tragic fcenc ; 
■^ -^ Who moves with ftately pomp and noble micm 
Profufely, Nature here her gifts beftow'd, 
With^matchlefs beauties has the fair endowed. 
Unequaird graces on her charms attend, 
Whilft eafe and elegance united blend. 

Alicia's jealous rage, (by Haftings fcorn'd) 
In her, behold ! to frantic fury turn'd j 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 4* 

With various pafEons fee her bofom rife, 
And wild diftraftion fwells her fpcaking eyes ! 
\ The kind Cordelia, next, with tender care. 
And filial duty braves the piercing air ; 
Tho' warring (kics engage in angry ftrifc. 
She guards fecure her injured father's Hfe. 
Her anxious bofom heaves with doubt and fear, 
Whilft each beholder flieds the pitying tear* 

Next — artfull Millwood, foe to facred truth. 
With falfe endearments blinds the haplefs youth. 
With wcll-feign»d paflion, and deceitful wilcg. 
She fpreads her charms, and innocence beguilcsr. 
But when the fummit of her wifli flic gains. 
Ah ! much too late, ^ceives her fruitlefs pains ^ 
And when impeached, her fate undaunted braver, 
Juftice flie afks, nor ^ny mercy craves. 
Tried, caft, condemned, flic fells, to virtue blind. 
And dies ! denouncing curfes on mankind. 

Here, Brimyard, matchlefs, and unrival'd reigns, 
Emprcfs indeed of thde dramatic drains. 



4fr MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

From a young Son of the Bujkin to his Friend^ after ha* 
ving quitted the elevated Sphere of Theatrical Per* 
formance^for the dry Drudgeries of a Mercer* s Shop. 

QHAKESPE AR, adieu ! farewell, thou bard divine! 
^^^ No more muft I thy beauteous thoughts repeat: 
Reluftant now I leave thy facred (hrine. 
And lay my budding laurels at thy feet. 

Thy roving fancy and thy genuine wit. 

Have oft my young afpiring tongue employed ; 

But How, alas 1 behind the counter fit, 
Mourning the lofs of what I late ejijoy'd. 

No lofty turban wreathes my abjeft brow 

With glitt'ring gems and fhining crefccnt deckt j 

Ofmyn, tho* honoured once— now falls fo low, 
That even vaffals his commands rejeft. 

No filver-knotted fword adorns my fide, 
Which caused each rebel-foe's immediitc fall ; 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMft « 

And dangling, carclefs, graced each lofty ftride : 
An humble pair of fciffars fcrves for all. 

Inftcad of Barnwell's timid lovc-fick tone. 

With which, fo oft, I've charmed the Milwood &ir } 

I, cuckoo like, keep one continual found, 

** You're welcome. Sir, or Ma'am^s my only care." 

THE FOLLOWING PATHETlfi LINES 

WERE ADDRESSED TO 

The AUTHOR of thefe POEMS, 

By an eminent Paftoral Writer, about three Weeks before his death* ^ 
TT^EAR Lad, as you run o'er my rhime, 
■^^^ And fee my long name at the end ; 
You'll cry " and has Cunningham time 
*' To give a kind thought to his friend V^ 

. * He was feveral years a member of Mr Bates's company 
of Comedians, and for his amiable condu6^, both in the thea^* 
trc and in private life, he was complimented with a confider^ 
able allowance, from the above-mentioned fociety, to fetire 
«poii, and which, poor man, he lived but a ^ort time to enjoy« 



48 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

*Tis true, the reproof (tho> fevcrc) 
Is juft, from the letters I owe ; 

But blamelefs I ftill may appear. 
For nonfenfe is all I beftow* 

However, for better, for wprfe^ 
As Damons their Chloes receive^ 

E*en take the dull lines I rchearfej 
They're all a poor friend has to give. 

The Play-houfe and I have {hook hands ^ 
We've parted, no more to engage; 

Subthiffive I met het commands: 
For nothing can cure me of age. 

My funfliine of youth is no more. 
My mornings of ple^dTurc are fled ; 

*Tis painful my fate to endure — 
A pcnfion fupplies mp with bread! 



Miscellaneous poems. 

Dependent, at length, on the man, 
Whofe fortunes I ftrugglcd to raifej 

I ^conquer my pride as I canj 
His charity merits my praife» 

3His bounty pr(»cceds from his heart j 
'Tis principle ptompts the fupply-^ 

His kindiiefs exceeds my defert. 
And often fuppre0es a figh. 

But, like the old borfe. In the fong, 
Fm tuirn'd on the common to graze : 

To Fortune thefe changes belong, 
And contented I yield to her ways* 

She ne^cr was my friend thro* the day J 
Her fmiks were the fmiles of deceit ; 

At noon flic'd her favours difplay. 
And at night let me pine at her feet! 
D 



50 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

No longer her prefence I court j 

No longer I fhrink at her frowns: 
Her whimfies fupply me with fport, • 

And her fmiles I refign to the clowns* 

Thus, loft to each worldly defirc. 

And fcorning all riches and fame, 
I quietly hope to retire. 

When Time fhall the fummons proclaim* 

IVe nothing to weep for behind; 

To part with my friends is the worft— 
Their numbers, I grant, are confinM; 

But you are ftill one of the firft. 

Newcajile. J. CUNNINGHAM. 



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IthefoUoiv'mg ADDRESS tias vtrltttnfor the Occafion of 

Mrs LINTON*S BENEFIT, 

At the Thcatte-Royal, Covcnt-Gardcn *. 

{Speaking without.) 
yL\ THERE arc her friends? Oh! Ictmcfcaftmy eyeSt 

• ^ {Enters^ lodks rounds and curtjies.) 
Ay, hcre*s benevolence, without difguife ! 
A fcene like this — how beauteous to behold ! 
Now, who Ihall fay that Charity's grown cold f 
None dare. 

Tho» other climes no genial warmth impart. 
She'll never freeze within a Britijh heart. 

My widowM friend, the objeft of your zeal, 
Whofe deep diftrefs none here I hope will feel. 
Has chofen me, her heart-felt praife to own 
To you, her patrons, for this kindnefs (hewn. 

* Her hufband was murdered on his way home from the 
theatre. It was intended to have been fpoken by Mi& Younge, 
in charafter of Mrs Linton's friend. 

D a 



;• MISCELLANEOUS P0EM9. 

Then let me hope that you*ll the fame receive. 
And take her thanks — ^they're all flie has to givc# 

Your friendly aid has foftcn'd all her woes. 
And footh'd her troubled mind with foft rcpofe. 
*Tis thus the Fates afBift — and thus they cheer ; 
One friend fhe Iq/l — to find a thouCmd here ! 

(jOurtJies to the boufe.) 

Example charms us-— when afflidions plead ! 
Our gracious Sovereign takes the willing lead ! 
Let merit afk — or let diftrefs complain^ 
The Royal bounty ne'er is urg'd in vain. 

Our generous maftcr yields his friendly mite. 
And gives, unalk'd, the profits of this night. 
Oh ! happy England ! hail ! propitious ifle ! 
Where kindnefs fprings fpontaneous from thy foil ^ 
iFor, let but Charity her ftandard rear. 
And ev'ry Briton proves a volunteer !— — 
BlefsM be you all, for fuch indulgence given. 
And may this aft he regifter'd in Heaven. (Exit.) 



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AN EPILOGUE, 

Written for the Cheats of Scapin, andfpoken by the 
Author^ at the Theatre^ in North-Shields^ in the Cha^ 
ra^er of Seapin^ 1 7 8 z% 

A LL the world's a cheat-^m more or lefs degree, 
•*• And lords and dukes can cheat as well as wc: 
Nay, faith the king — I hope I fpeak no treafon— 
Can cheat a little, when he fees a reafon ; 
And when our modern patriots all debate 
On ways and means to fere a falling ftate ; 
When at the civil lift they flily glance, 
He cheats them all, and makes the firft advance. 
Queen Charlotte too, (O Lord J a fhocking thing 1) 
She cheats the country^ and {he cheats the king-^ 
Yes, cheats them both, tho' harmlefs as the dove, 
Thtfrji of duty, and the laji of love. 
Rodney and Hood, too, both are grown fuch cheats^ 
That Frarice and Spain dare'nt truft 'em near their fleets* 

I>3 



54 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

They^rc devils at cheating — all can tell thus much. 
That none but devils e'er could cheat the Dutch.^^ 
Thefe Ladies *, here— upon my word 'tis true, 
I really knovir no greater cheats than you : 
Uncommon cheats — fo well you play your parts. 
You need but look — you cheat us of our hearts. 
My brother Actors, too, the fame charge meet, 
Difguis'd as kings or beggars, all's a cheat! 
Our aim's deceiving, that^s our greateft boaft ; 
And he's lik'd beft who cheats his audience moft« 
Would you cheat us of thanks — fupport our caufe-— 
And we'll all ftrivc to cheat you of applaufc. 
♦ To the boxcfc 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. ^g 

PR OLOGUE, 

Written at Whitby ^ immediately after Paul Jones* ap* 
pearance off that Place^ which he threatened to buru'; 

' /poke by the Author, at the Theatre there, by Dejire 
of the Whitby Volunteers, 

XTt TE Britons, early train'd in Freedom's caufc, 
^ ^ Arc oft too jealous of her facred laws; 

And when no dread of foreign danger*s known. 

We're fure to raife a bugbear of our own. 
*Tis true, at prefent, there's fome caufe to fear; 

But ftill a Briton never (hould defpair ; 

For, though no mighty deeds thefe times adorn. 

Let's but unite, and conqueft may return. 
Invasion's now become th' alarming theme, 

And all of rapine, blood, and flaughter dream. 

The wretched Miser views his ill-got (lore. 

And in the cellar hides the fhining ore; 

Then goes reludant to his reftlefs bed. 

And ftrives, in vain, to eafe his torturM head. 

D4 



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Poor half-ftarv'd Betty j^ nature^s wants dcny'd, 
Waits till he fleeps, to get thofe wants fupply d ; 
Then creeps down flairs, her hunger to appeafc. 
And feafts profufely on his bread and cheefe; 
Whilfl: he, half waking, hears thcL dreadful noifc> 
Then ftarting up— rquick to the cellar flics; 
Where, in the dark, he Betty fcizes faft — 
And cries, " ah ! dog, Fve got you then at lafl: ! 
" Here, Betty! here — zounds! what are you about? . 
** Here's Paul Jones, here, IVegothimhythethroat, 
** What! you'll burn Whitby} with your hellifh crew, 
*^ Oh! you vile Rogue! now Pll fet fire to you, 
*^ Here, bring me powder — bring a candle (traight— * 
" And ril finge him, as he blew up his Mate.** 
Betty, whofe fears had kept her filent long, ' 
At thoughts of burning, found her fault'ring tongue; 
** Oh ! murder ! fpare me ! pray. Sir, let me go ■» 
** You'll fplit my wind-pipe if you pinch me fd! 
** Dear mafter, hear me — fpare my aching bones j 
" I'm your maid, Betty, I am no Poll Jones !-* 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS/ gi 

** I blow no fires, but in your garret -grate } 

** I burn no towns, nor ever had a mate ! 

** Then, pray, dear maftcr, go again to bed, 

*' I only came to fteal a craft of bread ; 

*' The French, laft night, put you in fuch a pucker, 

*' You made me go to bed without my fuppcr! 

The Miser, undeceived, fct Betty free, 
Hetir'd up flairs, but could no comfort fee ; 
Pbor frighten'd Betty flept no more than he. 

The wretched Shoe-Black, if he hears a gun. 
Whips up his ^rwy7jandy?(?(?/^ and cries, "they're come!'* 
Quick, in fome crevice, hides his ftock in trade. 
Then, ftruttinff. cries, *' there now, Fm not afraid j 
** Now, let the rebel feoundrel leave the fea 
** When e'er he will, heMl not get much by me.** 
Should any perfon fay, '* your fears are vain, 
You*yc nought to lofe — then why fliould you complain ? 
Your brufli and ftool are furely of no weight," 
** No, not with you," he fhrewdly anfwers ftraight 
«* But if I Ipfc them^ I lofe my whole eftate." J 



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j8 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

In every fphere the fear of man^s the fame. 
And fclf fecurity's our foremoft ^im: 
•Tis there we point — 'tis there our wifhes bend— • 
And who would not his property defend! 
Then roufe, ye youfhs, ye fons of Britain, arm! 
Your fafety calls— and danger gives th* alarm. 
Your parents guard, whilll war its horrors pours^ 
And fave the lives of thofc who gave you yours. 
Hark ! Hcav'n approves} the neighbour ingvallies rounds 
With fhouts of approbation, all rcfound: 
The banks of Albion echo with applaufe. 
To find their fons fo warm in Freedom's caufe* 

Proceed— affociate— to yourfelves be true. 
And let old Englifli valour blaze in you: 
To honeft zeal your hopes and wiflies truft, » 

And be your caufe as profp'rous as 'tis juft. * 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. g^ 

EPILOGUE, 

Written in con/equence of the Author's being obliged^ 
contrary to both Ability and Inclination^ to perform 
feveral principal mufical CbaraSers^ at the Theatre^ 
in Whitby ; and [poke there ^ after the Tragedy of the 
Fair Penitent. 

^ T length, good folks, our tragic tale is ended, ^ 
••' And chaftc Melpomene^ ^ rage feems quite 

fufpended ; 
Her dagger ftain'd, proclaims a dreadful flaughter, 
A wretched father ! and a haplefs daughter ! 
A perjured lover, too, has fall'n beneath it ; 
*Twas therefcOT time her ladyfliip fliould ihcathe \\m 
.That done, her rival-fxfter let me mention. 
Who begs, thro* me, to court your kind attention ; 
How fhe could fix on me to reprefent her, 
Good Heaven knows ! for you, I'm furc, ne'er fent her. 
She's been deceiv'd, which youll find out hereafter; 
For this glum phiz was never formed for laughter. 



H6 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

Oil! I have it 

Some waggilh fpark has chofe this kind employment, 
And on my ruins builds his own enjoyment ; 
Well, hang him, let him, *tis my fole profeflion 
To entertain you, fo there»s no tranfgreffion. 
Now to difcharge my truft — let's think about it— 
Suppofe I fmg— "there's nothing done without it. 
How ! what I I fing ! O, no, th' attempt would '] 
grieve you, | 

I cannot fmg a note — you all believe me. 
When I begin to fquall, good night, you — leave me. J 
From founds harmonious you'll, I know, exempt mc, 
And cry, give o'er ! or fee the playhoufc empty. 
As I, this morning, on the pier was walking. 
Two merry failors of the players were talking ; 
Their honeft thoughts they freely were declaring. 
Both lik'd the fun, tho* both opinions vary'ng : 
Jack was for tragedy, fornoife, and fighting ! 
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When Richmond meets King Dick, and threats to 

fword him. 
Bravo ! bravo ! my lads, cries Jack, damme, board him I 
Now I'm for comedy, cries fmiling Benny, 
I like't Weji Indiaman as well as any ; 
When Admir'l Flaherty give the man a beating. 
For forging wills, and tells him " that's for chating,** 
Then cries ** *pon my confcience, it's no fuch wonder 
" Why Lawyers cheat fo, when they get fuch plunder! 
** Arrah, march you old fox, or V\\ uncafe you ; 
^' Do as I will, you tief, I can't difgrace you. 
" So give me the will, and make your confcience cafy.** 
Ha! ha! cries Ben, his Irifli brogue muft pleafe ye. 

And then your uproars^ too, arc very clever. 
That where the Gypfy cries 'caufe Ralph won't have hen 
But that there Cawdell's fqualls afford no meaning ; 
No 'cod, cries Jack, his wind pipe, faith, wants cleaning. 
He owns himfelf it»s not his proper ftation. 
But 'tis his Captain's will, *tis his pcrfwafipn. 



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And, for my part, I verily believes 
In two years' time, 'twill prove a den of thieved 
The (hip I went in carried fuch a crew, 
J dreaded finking, ev'ry gale that blew ! 
Firft was a ^ack^ who ne'er performed a ciird ; 
A Merry Andrew — Tumblers^ half a-fcore --i- 
* A broken Farmer^ too, no fimple tony. 
He'd robb'd himfelf, and Carried off the money j^ 
A lank-hair'd Methodijl^ who fcorn'd to pray. 
But (hipped his grog slnd hiccup'd all the way j — 
Ladies of eafy virtue, patch'd, and painted. 
With outfides fine and fair, but infides— tstinted ! 
Tradefmen, in fcorcs, who but pretend to brealc, 
To chfcat the world, and private fortunes make— 
A mixture of all iiations — Turks and Tartars-^ 
Pickpockets — FidUts-^Pedlars — and Deferiers. 
Such ftorming! fwearing! Lord! they frightened mcl 
To hear them blafpheme fo, i'th'open fca! 
They fwore, and faid, Oh ! rot thofc ftupid chrcs 
Whom law tranfports, iu)W wc tranfport ourfelvca : 



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And in good time, thought I, you gave the double, 
i)t etfe jatk Ketch had faV'd ybU all the trouble. 
Such (hocking work ! — I found I could not ftay ; 
So, as you fee, I've ta'cn myfelf away. {Goings returns.) 
O flop ! — we met the Msry *, *tother day. 
Full of live lumbe*r^— all as blithe as May, i 
Singing and dancing, jov*^l, gay, and funny, 
Driving away for the land of milk and honey ! 
Well, Heaven profper *em, PU on fhore remain. 
Entreat your fmiles — and feek no foreign gain. 

* A (hip thai failed from thence with emigrants* 



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66 MISCELLANEOUS P.0EM3. 

THE CLAIMS OF GRATITUDE; 

AN 

ADDRESS: 

Spoken by the Author, 'at the Theatre, in North- Shields, im- 
mediately after his Recovery from a violtnt Fit of Sicknefs* 

XX TITH heart-felt pleafure, and with joy finccre, 
Once more I come, to feek a welcome here : 
Propitious Fate has ftretch'd her faving arm,* 
Difplay'd her power, and crufli'd the dread alarm. 
A double bleffing from her bounty fprings : 
Firft, to my frame, the fweets of health fbe brings j 
Next, to my mind, fhe grants a fofter power, 
And bids me hafte— embrace the prefent hour ; 
Each anxious, foft, fenfation to impart. 
And fpeak the feelings of a grateful heart. 
The tafk is pleafing, welcome as *tis due. 
And thofe who claim thofe thanks are now in view. 
How oft we hear the reftlefs fnarlers fay, 
" Oh ! this bad world, it worfe grows ev'ry day !" 



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Detradling wretches ! did they fearch the cauie. 
They'd find themfelves the firft to break its laws» 
Led to falfe notions, by a narrow mind. 
To pleafure callous, and to merit^blind; 
They hunt for foibles with malicious care. 
And always painf them blacker than they arel 
Mountains of mole-hills do they ever make, 
And rail at folly — juft for railings fake : 
Of human nature they the dark fide fhew^ 
But let its virtues, undiftinguifh'd, go. 
They fay mankind arc all for private gains^ 
And not one fpark of gratitude remains. 

To prove the oppofite fliall be my care. 
And you'll, I hope, believe what I declare* 

Since firft thcfc walls beheld my hopes and feifsj 
Since firft I raisM your fmilcs, or drew your tears ^ 
Since firft thefe Thefpian boards I, trembling, trod> 
And fear'd the fcourges of the Critic^s rod j 
For thirteen years — a native to your foil—* 
Your fair rewards have ever crown'd my toilt 

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For fuch I bend — beneath your liberal hands^ 
And pay that debt your patronage demands t 
And tho' I cannot fpeak thofe thanks I owe, 
Yet ftill my heart with gratitude fhall glow. 
And now, my patrons, and my friends confeft, 
Grant, in return, an eafy, fmall jequeft: 
Let not the breath of Envy taint my name, 
Or private malice undermine my fame. 
When difappointment fills the little mind, 
Slander will oft a fpecious pretext find- 
But that fame candour, which youVe ever fhewn. 
Will ftill, I hope, my future efforts crown j 
And, whilft impartial juftice weighs my caufe, 
I ftill may hope to meet your kind applaufe. 



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THE ROYAL CARGO; 

O R THB 

COMPANY'S VOYAGE from SCARE ROUGH*, 

XX TELL, my good friends, IVepromisM you atrcat, 

/*Tis finely 'pepper'd, and I hope you'll cat, 
I've feafon'd it high, and, if it fuits your tafte. 
The Royal Cargo fhall be oft your feaft. 

The north-eaftwinds have longwith-heldour meeting, 
Kept you in Yarmouth roads, and us from eating. 
Now we arc met, with cxpeftation big, 
rU tell you all I faw in Cock'ril's Brig : 
Kings wrapt in blankets— .^/^^;2j ty'd up in facks, 
BiJIoops in bafkets — Princejfes in packs. 
B.ecalmM they lie, expofed i'the open fea. 
Tolling and tumbling, fick as fick can be. 
Oh! fuch a hodge-podge round the veffd rolls f 
Sceptres and handfpikes^^drums and wooden bowls!' 

♦ The above piece was written at North- Shields, andfpokca 
at the theatre there, In confequence of the Company having 
b^Cil wind bound, &c. for near 8^ fortnight* 

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Here mourns King Lear within the gloomy hold. 
And Edgar, i* the forecaftle,' cries — " Poor Tom's a 

cold." 
Jlere Romeo cries, ** Oh! take my parting breath;" 
And Juliet anfwcrs, " Oh! Fm fick to death." 
Here Hamlet cries, Oh! let me go afhore; 
Remember me (fays the Ghost) you fon of a w— re. 
There great Qtjeen Eleanor mounts the captain*s 
And clofe beneath her Henry reft's his head, [bed, 
The fea runs high— her majefty complains ; 
The king correfts her quite in royal drains. 
She takes red port to keep her bofom ftill. 
But findS| alas ! in vain is all her fkill : 
Rifmg, fhe cries, Fm fick*— I cannot live— ^ 

Oh deaf — 

There's the laft tribute that your queen can give, 
Up ftarts the king^ and, lofmg^all refpeft, 
Quits the fick quecn^ and mounts the quarter-deck, 
Where,, meeting Jack, rf^c mate, he begs his gr^Q? 
To bring a cloth, and wipe his roy^l face. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEM?. ^t 

Tin poifon'd, oh!. be quick, and fave my life; 
Oh! horrid deed! I am fmpther'd by my wife. ■ 
^* Smothcr'd! cries Jack, ye're ftuck man — fee how 

ye bleed! 
** Smafli me, he's as bloody as a bullock's hecd» 
" Here, you Dick, fetch fome water — run abaft j 
" Go get a fwab, and wafli him fore and aft.*' 
Jcer'd by the crew, he fought no further quarrel. 
But fnugly crept into an empty barrel. 

For fighting Alexander feels no further itch, 
But fits enthroned upon a tub of pitch : 
Rifing, in hafte, to chide the ftormy wind. 
He finds near half his fmall cloaths flick behind. 
His dear Statira and Roxana fmile. 
To fee^their hero in fuch comic ftile* 
Here Cleopatra views the angry waves. 
And for M^RK Anthony no longer raves ; 
For fplendid Rome fce no more paffion feels. 
But prays once more to view the fmoke of Shields. 

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Here Scotland's Mary fits with humble eafe. 
And quits her throne, to mount a Chefliire cheefe. 

Ilere Richard cries — ^ horfe! oh give me a horf^ 
on fhore! 
And d~-me if I truft the ocean more.- — s^ 
Jack archly cries, ** Weel, get afliorc ye loon ; 
** The wlnd^s quite fair, and there's ye*re air balloon *. 
** Hey but yeVc queer chucks — h©w ye cheat us tars, 
** About your riding to the feven ftars! 
^^ Hoot! ye' re a^ brag— there"^ nane amangye fliers; 
*^ Ye canna mount without your ropes and wtres<t 

He's very right, deception crowns our aim. 
Supplies our wants, and yields dramatic fame. 
Safe in your harbour now, each king and queen. 
For one poor (hilling, may each night be feen^ 
Here are the Lords f , and thcrp the Commons \ met, 
To fave our ftate, and good examples fet. 
And wotlld you but our royal caufe aflift. 
Support, with all your might, our fivil lift, 

• Ufcd in a pantomime, f To the Boxes. X To the Gallery. 



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The word retrench we, one and all, dcfpife— — - 
Our court mtift ftarve if you rcfufe fiipplics. 
Grant us byt thofe, and, if we rule not right, 
You're welcome to dethrone us ev'ry night. 



A SERIOUS ADDRESS*. 

£^ OULD any profpcft charm my troubled breaft, 
^■^^ And give my throbbing mind a moment's reft j 
The prefent fcene would check my flowing tears, 
Affw^ge my griefs, and foften all my fears. 
But, oh ! my friends ! — dcjcfted and forlorn, 
Amidft my praifes, dill my heart muft mourn. 
What (hall I fay ? — how thank you as I ought ! 
For this indulgence, with fuch kindnefs fraught. . 

♦ It was writtea for, and fpoten at, the theatre in North- 
Shields, inimediatcly after the dreadful ftorm, which happened 
in the month of December, 178*4; in which many (hips were 
totally Wrecked, a[jd a great number of lives loft. It was fpoken 
by Mrs Marshall, in the chara6:er of ?i JliptvrecJted feaman^t 
tvldo^v, on the evening of a |)enefit given for thofc widow* and 
orphans, who wefi? left deftitutc by the abov? ufjfortunate ct ent. 



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Words arc too poor, too feeble to avow 
TJie grateful thanks that I fo juftly owe j 
But tho' my tongue no gratitude difplays. 
Yet tears of joy fiiall give you fpecchlefs praife. 
Goodnefs, like this, the balm of comfort gives. 
And in your fmiles a wretched widow lives ! 
Oh fad remembrance ! Oh my tortur'd mind ! 
RobbM of a hufband, tender^ good^ and kind!—^ 
Blefs'd in the morn with ^all a wife could boa^. 
And in the evening, widow^d^funk^ and loji! 

Oh ! my kind Patrons, pity — ^whilft I moura 
The lofs of him— p-who never can return. 
His foul was gentle, from his earliefl: youth. 
And all his Aftions bore the teft of truth. 
No friend did ever from his doors depart. 

Without beftowing blefSngs on his heart : 
But he is gone — and all my joys are o'er, 

Breathlcfs ! he lies upon the fatal fhore !— — 

Can there on earth a greater ill befall ? 

rv<? loft my huft)and~and with him my alL— — • 



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Pardon my tears, they Ihall no more intrude j 
Unlcfs to flow in ftreaiiis of gratitude, {Curtjies^) 

One favour mor€ Misfortune bids me a&i 
Tho» Nature melts beneath the painful talk- 
Not for myfelf is this ^entreaty made. 

An helplefs orphan tribe — implores your aid. 

(^Brings on three children.^ 
Look on thefe babes— i-thcn grant my weeping pray'r. 
And take, oh ! take them to your generous care—* 
A father loft ! — exposed to want ^nd grief! 
Their infant forrows claim your kind relief——^ 
Then dry their tears-^their piteous fighs remove, 
A tenfold bleffing fhall reward your love. 
»— My boon is granted — every vifage glows 
With that bright warmth a feeling hcart'beftows. 

(Curtjies.') 

Go hence, my cherubs (The children goingJ) 

Go kneel to Heav'n —who ftill your caufe defends. 
And in your prayers remember thefe your friends# 






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SONG 

ON THE BREAKING OUT OF THE DUTCH WAR. 
Tune — Maggy Lauder. 

X7^ Britons braye^ the calls attend 

•*■ Of Honour, Fame, and Glory: 
Your Country fave, youl^ Kino defend: 

See, conqueft lies before you! 
The Camp is formed, to tK right about j 

Hark how the cannons rattle! 
March on, purfuc the northern route, 

And give the Dutchmen battle. 

To arms, (o arms, ye Britons alt, 

And take the field of aftion ; 
And do not let old England fall 

A prey to party-faftion. 
The minifter, and patriot too. 

May both be overfightedj 




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But foon our foes their fate would rue. 
If we were once united. 

Sec, Fame her trumpet waves on high, 

And Vift'ry ftands fufpended! 
Both eager to proclaim our joy, * 

Were party-feuds once ended : 
But, whilft we're bound in Faftion's chains, 

We make the danger double— 
Divifion baffles all our pains. 

And faves our foes the trouble. ^ 

The antiquated warrior tells 

Of Britons' ancient fighting ; 
On RussEL, Hawke, and Pocock dwdls. 

Their various feats reciting : 
But, why to thefe, deceased, alone 

Should we fuch praife be giving ? 
Whilft Rodney, Howe, and Barrington 

Are ftill among the living. 



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FAT DOLLY THE COOK. 

Sung by the Authcr in CharaSler ^Corporal Trim^ 
in the Funeral of Sir Richard Steele. 

y^^ ! Lovely Dolly, fat and fleefc, when {landing by 

^^ . the fire. 

Her fhining neck and greafy cheek inflamM my fond 

defire : 
But when the kitchen fire (he ftirrM, flie fcorcliM 

my vef y liver ; 
And as the mutton turn'd, I burnM; we roafted 

both together. 

No partridge, pheafant, cock, or hare could come 

witiiin the larder, 
But Corporal Trim was Aire to ftiarc j 'twas that 

made me regard her: 
And then a fop V the pan fo fweet, fo nice, fo 

brown, and fav'ry. 
That tho' my lord the mutton cat, Hwas Trim got 

all the gravy# 



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)W often did I figh and pine, when fhe h^s ftirr'd 
a pudding, 

\ fee her put her fpicq and wine, and other mat- 
ters good in ; 

It when the plumbs flie pick'd and cleanM, poor 
Trim was fure to rue it, 

id as the mutton-fat fhe (kinnM, I curs'd the plumbs 
. and fuet. 

fire file's made within my brcaft, without the help 
of fuel ; 

calf's head on my fhoulders plac'd, my foul is wa- 
ter gruel. 

ould but Pythag'ras fct me free from a life of 
melancholy, 

little tumfpit dog Pd be, and turn the wheel 
for DoUy. 



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AN ELEGIAC CANTATA, 

On the Death of the Ute brave CAPTAIN FARMER, of the 
QwEBEC Frigate ; called BRITANNIA WEEPING. 



H 



Recitative* 
ARK! what dreadful tumults* fliake the angry 



main ! 



What horrid founds convulfc the trembling air ! 
The wat'ry gods fome hoftilc caufe maintain. 
And o'er the foaming furgc hurl wild defpair* 
To fearch the caufe, great Neptune, fee, appears! 
' His, trident waving — thro' the channel glides j 
The confli£l fees-*-the thundering cannon hears. 
And, all aflonifh'd— views the purple tides. 
EnrapturM, fee! behold the god advance. 
And views his fon, great Farmer, loft in fmoke i 
Then bade him on — chaftife perfidious France j 
And thus his wiihes Neptune loudly fpoke: 



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Air. 
May honour and fame the brave hero adorn. 
Who, fighting like Farmer, all danger dare fcorn j 
For, fee where he ftands, dealing flaughter around! 
May his valour and zeal be with viftory crown'd : 
May fortune of war in his favour decide, 
And his bark, well defended, triumphantly ride : 
May conqucft and glory thcfe offerings bring ; 
The love of his country, and faith of his king! 

Recitative, 
Thiis fung the god his fon's immortal praife ; 
Old ocean fhook, and echo'd Neptune's lays : 
But ftiU his prayers could not his darling fave $ 
For Death alike demands the bafe and brave. 
The ihafts of Fate, refiftlefs feal his doom, 
And call the hero to his peaceful home. 
He fought, he fell, the fatal die was call} 
But fell contented — for he died the laft. 

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Britannia, fee I'cmerging from the deeps, 

In plaintive drains, thus, god-like Farmer, weeps r 

Air. 
Britons, view yon melting fight. 

Sec the hero bleeding ! 
Singly, fee, he braves the fight, ' 

Gufhing wounds unheeding I 
Mangled limbs he views below. 

Recent gafhes llreaming ; 
Still upon his manly brow 

Confcious valour beaming. 

Hark! what means yon dreadful cry ? 

Clouds of fmoke afcending : 
In flames behold my hero die, 

A glorious caufe defending : 
See, the bleeding Briton fall! 

Thus breathes his lafl affection : 



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My king is kind — my orphans all 
I leave to his ptotcftion* 



SONG 

On the Author's being appointed Chairman of a Club, where 
the Prefident always gave the firft Toaft, and fung the firft S(>ng* 

lr% Y the rules of this club, I fuppofe 'tis decreed^ 
'*^ That I, as the chairman, fhould firft take the lead, 
With a toaft and a fong, which I give you with pleafure; 
So chorals, my boys, 'twill give life to the meafure. 

Derry down, &c. 

The king and his friends was the toaft I prefenled ; 
*T\% drank, an^each member fecms wholly contented j 
For, let the mad patriot ^exclaim as he will, 
Remember King Gsorge is our fovereign ftilL 

Dcrry down, ^c. 
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No politics here, my good friends, fhall intrude. 

Nor language profane, immoral, or rude ; 

But our mirth fhall, in innocent freedom, abound. 

And a toaft and a fong, in rotation, go round. 

Thus, when from the bufmefs of day we've retired, 
And every buttling fcnfation^s expired ; 
When Nature relaxatives feeks from her toil ; 
The wounds of her trouble* are heal'd with this oil* 

Would the leaders of England take pattern by us. 
And, unanimous, national buPnefs difcufs ; 
The clamours of faftion entirely would ceafe. 
And each honeft Briton enjoy civil peace. 

And now, my good friends, give me leave to conclude, 
For fear on your patience I too much intrude}— 
But your plaudits approve, and approving, has won mc,. 
So, I thank ye all round, for this honour you've done me. 



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I 

'TIS ALL OVER NOW; 
A S O N G. 

SET to MUSIC by Mr SHIELD. 
Originally fung by Mrs PRICE, CoMedian. 

T AST May-day, as Strcphon; a thoughtlefs young 

fwain. 
Was carelefsly roving, a ftranger to pain, 
Defying, like Lin co, the powers of above. 
To wound his gay heart with the arrow of love ; 
Exulting, with tranfport (not fearing the blow) 
" Fve held out fo long — that 'tis all over now.'* 

But charming young Phoebe, the pride of the plain,^ 
(Intended by Cupid to vanquifli the fwain). 
Came prefently tripping, difplaying her charms. 
And Strephon's intentions, with eafe (he difarms : 
The god of love, fmilingly ey'd them below. 
And archly cry'd, ^' Shepherd, 'tis all over now\ 

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86 MISCELLANEOUS ?OEMS. 

The once laughing rover's now caught in the fnare. 

And yields his affeftions to Phcebe the fair : 

She hears his cntreaties-^flie lov'd him |pefore ; 

He offers to wed her ; what could he do more ? 

The Parfon has joined them — they're happy they vow, 

And Phoebe cries, ^' Strcphon, 'tis all over now." 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMR 87 

S O N G, 

ON THE LADIES OF SUNDERLAND. 

^^ REAT Jove callM a council in hcav'n of late, 
^^ Some ills to prevent, that impended; 
The Virtues, obedient, the fummons await ; 

But ndne of the Graces attended. 
When flighted his mandate the deity faw. 

He roird his impetuous thunder ; 
And filPd the whole fenate, affembled, with awe. 

And ev'ry immortal with wonder. 

Then, calling for Mercury, bade him, in hafte, 
Explore the wide regions of heav'n :\ — 

But all to no purpofe thofe manfions he tracM, 
No tidings of them could be giv'n ; 

'Till Truth, jftepping forward, with wifdom profound, 
Gave thus her unerring opinion : 



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ITiat to earth they had rambled, as none could be found 
In Jupiter's boundlefs dominion. 

The Genius of Britain, efcorted by Fame, 

Arofe, and the myftery ended ; 
Declaring, that lately to England they canie. 

And he them from dangers defended. — 
The god then enquired in vsrhat part of the ifle 

They refided j— (his warmth gently ceafing.) 
At Sunderland, anfwer'd fair Fame, with a fmilc. 

And their numbers are daily increafing. 



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THE FREE-HEARTED SWAIN: 
A SONG. 

^^ AY, as Nature has made me, I rove o'er the 
^-^ plain. 

The fhepherds all call me the Free-hearted Swain *; 
And Daphne and Phillis may aft as they will ; 
I laugh at their pains, and defy all their &ill. 

Fair as beauty can paint 'cm, they try all their art 
To gain my attention, and conquer my heart j 
Their dimples and fmilcs arc exerted in vain. 
For Love can ne'er vanquiih the Free-hearted Swaitti 

Blefs'd with health and contentment, my flocks arc 

my care ; 
And if I ne'er wccJ^ why V\l never dcfpair t 
So, damfels, excufe me, your anger refrain. 
And give a kind fmile to the Free-hearted Swain. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 



MAY. MORNING. 



A PASTORAL. 



^ EE, night withdraws his fable veil j 
*^ The moon Jier luftrc fhields j 
The dulky twilight difeppears. 
And morning decks the fields. 



The fun emits his radiant beams. 

And gilds the eaftern Iky : 
The mountain tops, array'd in gold. 

Proclaim — that day is nigh. 

The timid hares, with caution hie, 

Reluftant, thro* the corn j 
And, lift'ning— to the hounds— full cry. 

Scud fearful o'er the lawn.' 



MISCELLANEOUS VOtUi. 9X 

The villagc-cock, who, watching, pcrch'd 

Amongfl: his fcather*d tribes, 
'With chearful voice, falute^ the morn. 

And, dauntlefs, claps hisfidips* 

The bufy bee, now leaves his dell. 

And greets the a^urc ikies ; 
Then iffues forth to fip the dew. 

And load his waxen thighs. 

The milk-maid, fee, with blufliing checks. 

Trips carelcfs thro* the dales ; 
The fwelling udder greets her touch. 

And fills her fnowy pails. 

The Iky -lark, fev'rite biifd of morn, 

Forfakcs the dewy plain. 
And foaring high, with jocund fong. 

Awakes the tuneful train. 



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The linnets tune their warbling throats. 

And hop from fpray to fpray ; 
The timorous wood-lark fwcetly chaunts. 
And hails the new*born day. 



RONDEAU. 

[ON THE SCARBROUGH MINERAL WATERS. 

Set by Mr Shield, and fung by Mri Roberts. 

np'O Nature J fair goddefs> Health lately complain'd, 

4" That Difeafe had difturb'd her retreat. 
And had fix'dinthat bofom^ where peace lately reign'd. 
Torments greater than art could defeat. 

y 

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The Deity fmil'd, and to Health flie reply'd 
That " your anguilh is what I forefaw— 

How oft have I told you, Difeafe to avoid. 
You fliould drink of my Scarbrough Spaw!'' 



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RONDEAU. 

Set by Mr GRAY, and fung by Mrs MARSHALL^ 
in the Character of Letitia Hardy. 

'W TOULD gentle Damon conftant prove, 

^ ^ And figh for me alone i 

» 

My yielding hand fhduld crown Mis love^ 
My heart be all his own. 

But while his faithlefs vows remain. 

To ev'ry maiden free, 

ril fpurn, like him, the (iiken chain. 
And prove as falfe as he. 



94 MISCELLANEOUS POl^US. 

A SONG, 

On SIR WILUAM MiDDLETON's being chofen a Member 
for tke County of Northumberland. 

T^TORTHUMBRIANS, your glory tell, 
•^ ^ Record your deeds in ftory: 
Britons, applaud th' example well. 
Which here is fet before you. 
Tho* Independence long has groan*d, and Liberty hasi 

languifli'd. 
Yet here Corruption's hateful power, by MiddleTon 
is vanquifh'd. 

Let patriotic bofoms glow 

With Freedom's facred fire, 
And let all venal agents know. 

That we difdain their hire ; 



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Nor dukes nor lords ihall force on us a mlnifterial 

minion ; 
For MiDDLETON wc'Vc chofc, who dares fupport a 

free opinion. 

Come, then, ye happy focial friends, 

Who'rc met on this occafion j 
Who hold all mean and felfifh ends 
In utter deteftation ; 
To WiDDLETON a bumper fill ; and may he ne'er de- 
ceive us J 
But ev'ry juft endeavour ufe from tyrants to relitve us. 



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FOR THE LIBERTY CLUB, 

IN MANCHESTER. 

Wrote during the Evening's conviviality, and fung after the under- 
mentioned Members had fung the following Airs. 

ripiHIS hall to thee, O LiBERtv! by us is dedicated j 
"*• And may'ft thou ftill our bofoms fill, nor be thy 
power abated : 
And weekly, when our labours end, wc wifh for re- 
creation ; 
Then, in thy name, we'll feck for fame, with glorious 
•emulation. 

Each votary a god fhall be, and feel himfelf infpirM, 
And at thy fhrine, his chains refign, and with thy 

charms be firM ; 
ITien, with a bowl, (hall cheer his foul ; and likewifc, 

in rotation. 
Shall fing his part, with chcarful heart, as mark of 

approbation. 



h vifagc black, here's honeft Jack, with voices 

likt potent thunder i 
en wafer be parts from the /ea^y the tpheres arc 

ftruck with wonder ; 

« 

I Orpheus makes no more furs, tho* he Wa< deemed 

a inerry mart, 
throws his lyre into the fire, and gives the bays 

to Herryman* 

r gentle ftrains^ here Kingston reigns, in plaih« 

tive notes excelling ; 
I each, like Kate^y d6th wifti a mate, when he her 

jpraife is telling. 
V DeliaXy too, appears in view, our firft defirc's 

repented} 
d while the fame of both he naihcs, We ne'er ihall 

b« contented, 

atcr pirtcd from the Sea. f Kale •£ Aberdeen. % Delli^ 
O 



fS Miscellaneous poems. 

8cc Fletcher comes, with fliortcn'd tongue, attd 

lifps out Davy Brodie * ; 
A vacant face, without grimace, is all he can afford ye ; 
And tho' his fong's nor fine nor long, it fits his own 

occafion; 
And in his wine and punch we find an ample com** 

penlaticm. 

^,^ 
Now I, this night, have laid my mite, at Libehty'i^ 

great altar : 
I hope we have no fcrvil6 knave that iathis |:ule will 

faulter: 
And, as we ftill enjoy free-will, difdainingaU opprel&oni 
Let none mifufq, nor dare abufc, but treat her witfc 

difcretion. 

* Davy Bro4ie. 



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EXTEMPORE. 

t3i ^ LADY looking but of a Window, near a Sign of the Sun* 

A S late yon funily beams 1 viewM, 
•^ •*• The paintct''^ art admiring j 
My bread with foft emotion glow*d, 

And love I found afpiring% 

BewilderM, loft, perplex'd in care> 

I thought 'twas only fiftion ; 
But foon I faw a lovely fair, 

Wlio caus'd this fweet afflidion. 

The fun no longer charm'd my fight j 

Of that my eyes grew weary : 
The charming maid appeared more bright j 

Which folv'd this pleafing query. 



loo MISCELLANEOUS POENfS. . 

Each gilded point, now glimm'ring, dies ; 

Its beams ill-brook infpe^ton ; 
For 'twas the rays of Bitsey's eyes 

Which caus'd the bright refleftion. 



4 



THE ATTRIBUTES OF A FREE-MASON: 
A SONG. 

"UtT^ fons of feir fcicnce, impatient to Icarn 

"*• What's meant by a M ason^ you here may difccrn. 
He ftrengthens the weak, he gires light to the blind. 
And the naked he cloaths, is a friend to mankind. 
Chorus. All fliall yidd to mafonry j 
Bend to thee, 
Kefs'd mafonry ; 
Matchlcfs was he 
Who founded thee; 
And thou, like him, immortal (hall bc# 



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isralks on the level of honour and truth, 
fpurns the trite pafBons of folly and youth : 
compafs ^xidifquare all his frailties reprove, 
his ultimate objeft is hrctherly love. 
Chorus. iUl fliall, &c. 

1 Fortitude blcfs'd, hc*s a ftrangcr to fears, 
, governed by Prudence, he cautiouQy ftccrs. 
Temperance fhcws him the port of content, 
Juftice, unafk'd — makes the fign of confent. 
Chorus. All fhall, &c. 

temple of Knowledge he nobly doth raife, 
sorted by Wifdom, and Learning its bafe : 
\ rear'd and adorned — ftrength and beauty unite, 
he views the fair ftrufture with confcious delight. 
Chorus. All fhall, &c. 

r'd by his fqelings — he'll bounty impart ; 
Charity ranges at large in his heart : 

G3 



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And an indigent brother, relievM from his woes. 
Feels a pleafure inferior to him who beftows. 
Chorus. All (hall, &c. 

Thus a Mason I've drawn,, and exposed to yonr view. 
And truth will acknowledge the figure is true ; 
Then members become j let's be brothers ?xiA friends ; 
There's a Secret remaining ihall make you amends. 
Chorus. All fhall, &c« 



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r 

THE CROPT-EAR*D FOX*: 
A SONG. 

A TTEND, yc jovial fportfmen all, 
•^ And liftcn to my tale } 

I come, obedient to your call. 

Poor Rcynard^s^ fate to wail. 
And a hunting we will go, &c* 

•Twas thought near Scdgefierd he was bred. 

But deem'd it a difgracc 
To dwell where none could try his fpeed. 

So left his native place. 
' And a hunting, &c. 



* *rhc animal alluded to, afforded three or four inoft excel- 
lent days diverfion, and a fong, upon the occaiion, being afked 
for, the Author produced the above immediately; which wa» 
fung in the theatre, on'thc evening of the Gentlemen of tie 
Huat'fi befpcak. 



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To Hazlcton-dean he fcampcr'd ftraightj^ 

And there for prey did roam ; 
But trapp'd, at laft, — he found, too late, 
Pe'd better ftaid at home. 
And a hunting, &c. 

Ipcifore the hounds of Sunderland, 

He next was forc'd to fly ; 
Who, tho' led by a mighty ban4a, 

'Twas not his time t^ die. 
And a hunting, &c. 

By ftratagem came all his woes j 
Entrapp'd he thrice appears : 

And that again you might him know. 
You cut off both his cars. 
And a hunting, &c. 

Aroui'd, at laft, you hunt him down j 
For what could e'er withftand, 



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^f^cn warm, with refblution, grown. 
The Hunt of Sunderlakd. 
And a hunting, &c. 

Tt> Calebs *, my boys, with fpccd rcfort ; 

His portrait's there difplay'd : 
And fince the lubftance gave fuch fport. 

Do homage to the fhade. 
And a drinking, &c. 

* A" inn-kc^per, who had a piAurc of the above-mentiq^ed 
fox taken, and put up for his fign. 



io6 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

On the Performance of Mr N S' Pupils, at the 

Ball J given by hiniy at Stockton^ Odober 14. 1774. 

TTTERE gliding Plcafurc wafts her gilded wings^ 

And early bloonung merit upward fprings* 
Here fairy groups their plcafing fports purfue, 
Rcflcaing honour where 'tis juftly due. 
Here tripping tribes difplay, in ev*ry air, 
A budding genius — and a tutor's care. 
With fportivc joy each tender pulfe beats high, 

And emulation darts from ev'ry eye.-^ 
When fofter ftrains awake the founding lyre. 
Harmonious eafe their little frames infpircs. 
With confcious pride their artlcfs bofoms glow, 
And infant grace fits fmiling on each brow. 
One thing alone efcap'd each prying eye j 
That was— Jl fault— which no one could defcry* 



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TO J U V E N I S, 

On perufing his frequent Productions in the Ncwcaftlc Chronic!^. 

T T AIL! happy youth, adorn'd with cv'ry charm 
* To raifc delight, and fpbttivc fancy warm : 
Soft as the limpid ftream, thy numbers flow, 
Whilfl: Art and Nature all their gifts beftow. 
With equal arjdour guide thy matchlefs hand^ 
And eager wait to catch thy ft)nd command. 
Defcription, wanton dame! expands her wings. 
And fmiles propitious whilft her fav'rite fings. 
The Queen of Beauty, too, difplays her charms^ 
And fondly courts thee to her longing arms ; 
Swift turns thy theme— and (he fole miftrefs reigns • 
0*er all thy tender thoughts and gentle ftrains ; 
Then fcepter'd Reafon mounts her golden throne. 
And boldly claims Juvenis for her own. 



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MASTER TYLER'S 
FAREWEI^L EPILOGUE, 

On his leaving the Stage, and retiring to a Country School. 

'W TITH tears and fighs, which Reafoti bids mc 

^^ quell, 

I here am come, to take a laft farewelL-— 
The day^is fix'd— To-morrow ! oh diftraftion! 
When I (poor Tyler) quit this fcenc of aftion. 
No more the Duke of York* in mc is feen! 
No morel raifc the feelings of a queen ! 
No more in Cupid f mud I give delight ! 
No more in Harlequin J I charm the fight ! 
jBut Cawdell's Lingo like, amo, amas, amavi. 
If I play truant— I muft cry peccavi.— 
I muft ftick clofc to horum, harura, horum. 
Or elfe I*m flogg'd in fecula feculorum. 

♦ Duke of York in King Richard IIT. f Cupid- in a Trip 
\^ Scot^nd, X Harlequin in Robinfon Crufoe. 



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Well, be it fo — I patiently rcfign j 

My father fays it — and his will is mine : 

And thq* my fate from your applaufe has wrung me, 

Yet ftill I leave two tender friends among ye ; , 

My gentle parents — and I hope you'll be 

As kind to them as they have been to me. 



EXTEMPORE. 

ON A YOUNG LADY- 

T'T THEN Beauty's fair gifts a young female pof- 
^^ fefles, 

How willing w€ yield our afFeftion \ 
The fame 'tis of Virtue, tho' girt with diftreffes. 

Still claiming our love and protcflion* 

If Beauty and Virtue, divided, thus charm US| 
Afid^ fep'rate, with each we're delighted j 



mo MISCELLANEOUS POEMl 

In W— -R then furely they doubly muft warm HI ^ 
When both are fo fwectly united. 



THE FRIENDLY WISH: 

AN ACROSTICK. 

JLVX AY each obfervant eye, etirapturM, trace, 
I n Sarah's mind, the beauties of her face. 
S upremely blcfs'dwith all thaf Heaven can give, 
S o juftly due, may juftly fhc receive. 

M ay fond affe£lioti, and her duty, prove 
A grateful knowledge of her parentis' love } 
R efplendent honours crovm her fpotlefs hmc ; 
T o virtue conftant, and unknown to fhame* 
I n marriage may fhe ne'er from truth depart, 
N or give her hand without her willing heart. 



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EPIGRAM. 

Occifioncd by a TALLOW-CHANDLER attempting a S^tirt 
on the Pastorals of J, CUNNINGHAM. 

np'HERE once was a poet, good lack ! . 
**■ Who work'd in a chandler's fliop. 
His wit was ck'd out, thinly fcatter'd about. 
And his verfc it went hip-it-y-hop. 'j 

But yet this poor poet, goqd lack! 

Thought a great deal of fenfe he had gotten ; 
But, alas! — if his wicks were as bare as his wits^ 

Good lack! they'd be nothing but cotton. 



xis MISCELLANEOUS POeWs. 

EPIGRAM. 

"^IjTOtJNG Damon had Cloc oft prcfsM to be kind J 
-*■ Yet urg^d her compliance in vain : 

At length was oblig'd to be nuptially join^d^ 
His ardent fond wiih to obtain. 

When wed—^if the former he afk'd were a crime ? 

She anfwer*d, " No, love, to be fare ! 
** But I was refolv^d to be certain this timCf 

•* Pvc been cheajted too often before/* 



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EPIGRAM. 

The CONSOLATION of Mr P. C****r, Comediati aiid Ga- 
mcfter, on being deprived of the CharaAer of the Clown, in a' 
Pantomime, which was taken frotli him by the Manager, and 
given to the under- mentioned Perfonu to perform* 

nP>HE Y tell mc my mummcry^s grown very co6l f 

-■" But their filly inveftives I brave j 
4nd Cawdell and West may keep playing ihtfoclf 
Vm contented with playing the K**ve, 



ANOTHER. 

On a theatrical Gentleman not overburthened with Candour 
or Gratitude. 

^ AYS Malice: to Emvy, Vm going in queft 
*^ Of Sl ANDKrt } where i* flic 1 wonder ? 
Says Ekvy, fhe's now her fon EM**t^fi gucft. 
And nothing can teat them afimder* 



H 



114 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

ANOTHER. 

On Mr W — T — m's Performance of Othillo, at ScarbroBgk 

TPVEAR W— T— N, pluck out 

"^^^ That bur from your throat j 
Do not fo provincially bellow ! 

In Bauldy you may 

Much merit difplay ; 
But, prithee, don't murder Othbllo. 



On feeing Mr D*n**ll, an excellent low Comedian, 
play Lord Hq/iingSy at North-Shields ^ for his own 
Benefit. 

npHOU comic cub, 
"*■ Play MuNGo, Scrub j 
Mount not the tragic Xpheres ; 

For when, in lace. 

Thou fhew'ft thy face, 
A FiLCHi difguisM— appears! 



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ACROSTIC. 

O meet a welcome, candid, gen'rous, free^ 
ither repair, ye fons of mirth and glee ; 
bliglng, fee! the liberal Host appears, 
amoves, by kindnefs, ev'ry ftranger's fears ; 
or fmiles deceptive, nor reludant chears. 
ail! beauteous manfion! tell the lift'nmg ikies, 
thy fair walls, what focial virtues rife! 
){t to mankind, a while, fhould Friendship prove, 
> ! here they'll findher, joined withP£AC£ andLovs ! 

Ha 



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RONDEAU. 

I 

Sung in the Charaderof Sigmior Arionblli, an Eunuchii 
Opera of the Son-in-Law. 

Air— Anna. . 
Tk yr AD AM, mc now take my leave, 
^^'^ Mc can no longer tarry j 
You vo*d find yourfclf deceivCy 
If vid mc you marry. 

Mc can fing de littcl fong. 

Make dc fhakc and quaver ; ' 

But de joys vich love belong. 
Oh! dcy arc loft for ever! 



AN 

IRREGULAR ODE 

ON THE 

MORAL PRINCIPLES OF MASONRY. 

I)efigned for the Consecration of the 

KING GEORGE'S LODGE, 

IN SUNDERLAND, JUNE 4. 1778. 
9I1NG THE BIRTH-DAV op 

HIS MAJESTT GEORGE Iff. 



AN 



[ RREGULAR ODE, 



ON THE 



i 

Moral Principles of Mafonry^ &c. 



CHORUS. 

j Q OUND ! found aloud ! your injiruments of joy f 
^^ Let chearfulfirains abound / 

. Frhm pole to pole refund ! 
And may no hofile cares our foetal mirth annoy. 

Raife ! raife the voice of harmony^ all raife ! 
To hail this feflive day 
Your vocal flvength difplay ! 
And charmthe lift' ningworldy withjocundfongs ofpraifs. 



I20 MISCELLANEOUS POEiMS. 

May ibis new Consecration, thro agesjbinefeettn^ 

A monument offocial love^ till timejhall be no more. 

I 
Ye powers perfuafive, now infpirc 

My tongue with bold refiftlefs fire ; 

Let facred zeal combine : 

May magic fwcetnefs crowp my lay?. 

To fing aloud Mafonic praife, 

And urge a theme divine. 

May fweUing numbers flow, without controul. 

And all be mufic, extacy of foul. 

Confefs'd, unequal, to the trembling talk. 
To touch the lyre, fo oft fuperior ftrung. 
Your candour, patience, Juftice bid$ me alk. 
And for a laboring heart, excufe a fault^ring tongue. 

Behold a facial train, in friendihip's band9 
Aflembled : chearful, eager to difplay 

Their panting joy : tp raife their willing hand^. 
And hail, triumphant, this aufpicious day I 



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A day, which Britons €*cr muft hold divine! 

Ta found its glories, Fame expands her wings ! 
This day, fclefted for your fair dcfign, 

Has lent our favoured iflc the bed of KINGS. 

May heaven, propitious, your endeavours crown ; ■ 

Which, like the prefent. Virtue's bafis claim : 
May perfed Goodness here creft her throne. 

And coward Vies be only known by namc# 
May moral Virtue meet no favage foes 

Within thefc walls ; made facrcd to your caufe : 
Scorn each rcviler, who would truth oppofc, 

And learn the Good, arc ftill Masonic, lawst 

BROTHERLY LOVE. 

Hail ! firft grand principle of Masonry, for ever hail ! 

Thou gracious attribute, defccnded from above— 
0*er each corroding paflion of the foul prevail, 

And ibew the focial charms of bnth^rly love. 



S22 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

May thy bright virtues e'er refplendent (hine. 
Through ages yet unborn — worlds unexplored j 

Till even Rancour falls before thy fhriney 

And. Malice^ blufhing — owns thee for her lord. 

This happy union of each gen'rous mind. 
Would nobly give, to peace eternal, birth : 

Implicit confidence would blefs mankind, 
Andperfed happinefs be found on earth. 

Frojn this celeftial fourcc, behold a train 
Of blooming virtues! emulous to gain 

A genial warmth from each expanded breaft. 
Among the pleafing numbers, crouding 'round, * 
(Whofe looks, with well-meant fervices are crown'd) 

See Truth./ Relief iupcnor (lands confefs'd ! 

RELIEF. 

Reliefs of Charity^ the foul, 
Whofe lib'ral hands^ from pole to pole extend j 



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Scorns mean reftrainty difdains controul, 
And gives alike to enemy and friend. 
Empty difl;in£bions here muft vi£bims fall. 
For true relief \% bounteous to aO» 

TRUTH. 

Nor is with paler glory Truth arrayM; 
In bright fimplicity flie Ihines, carefs'd-*- 
She conquers Fraud, difpels its gloomy fhade. 
And brings conviftion to the doubtful breaft. 
Should e'er Duplicity our ears aflail. 
And, fluent, forge an artful, fpecious tale. 
It may our eafy faith a while deceive ; 
But when this radiant goddefs filence breaks— 
Decifion follows ;— 'tis fair Truth who fpcaks. 
And banilh'd Falsehood can no longer live. 

EAITH, HOPE, and CHARITY. 
When firft kind Heav'n, to th' aftonifli'd view 
Of mortal fight, its realms ofc joy difplay'd ! 



114 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

Mankind, enraptur'd with the profpcfb grew ; 

And to attain this blifs, devoutly pray'd. 
Agreeing all, — this lacrcd truth allow, 

(And we its force with zealous warmth increafe). 
That Faith^ Hope, Chari/y, poffefs'd, — ^beftow 

The faireft claim to everlafting peace. 

FAITH. 

By Faith y what/ miracles in diftant times were doHc ! 

The leper cleans'd!— to fight rcftor'd--thc blind! 
By that the widow fav'd her darling fon ^ 

And Death his fruitlefs dart to Faiti refignM* 

HOPE. 

O faireft, fwectcft harbinger of joy ! 

Whofe aid, fupremc, with gratitude, we own : 
Checr'd with thy fmiles, we human ills defy,— - 

And drive Defpair, in fhackles, from thy throne. 



^ ^'- BUSCELLANEOUS POtMSl iij 

A I R I. 

Tbc^ throbbing griefs the foul opprefsj 
And f II thi heart with deep difirefs:^ 

Whil^ each fond jefs with-held : 
Tet when fair HOPE her 'bifage JhewSj 
The mind^ in/pir^d-^wiih rapture glows^'^ 

And evWy pang^s expeWd.-^^ 

AVhen confcious fin the dying wretch rcproYCS, 
\VhiIft, from his quiv'ring lip, the doubtful prayer it 

fent; 
He alks for Hope — fhe comes ! — his fear removes— 
His mind enlightei||~and he dies content !~-«- 

CHAAITY. 

Fair Charity next, Masonic Fatrohefs, 

Merits that praife, which only Hearts can give : 



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No Words can her unrivaird worth exprefs ; 
Her glowing virtues in the Soul muft live. 

The wretched Widow, plung'd in ftreaming woes, 
Bereav'd of hufband, competence, and friends. 

Finds no allay— no balmy quiet knows-^ 
Till heaven-bom Charity ev*ry comfort fends. 

The helplefs Orphan, wand'ring, quite forlorn ! 

Sends forth his little foul, in piteous moan; 
In lifping murmurs, rues he e'er was bom ; 

And thinks, in infant-griefs, he (lands alone. 

Thus, plaintive wailing^ he relief dcfpairs j 
No tender parent to affwage his pain ! 

No friend but Charity !— flie difpels his cares- 
Father and mother, both in her remain. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. , ray 

AN ALLEGORY ON CHARITY. 

A I R n. 

As Poverty late^ in aft of defpair^ 
Was beating her bofoniy and tearing her hair ; 
Smiling Hope came to ajk — what her countenance told: 
Thatjhe there lay expiring with hunger and cold* 

ComCy *rifeyjaid the ro/y young herald ofjoy^^ 

And the torments youfuffer Vll quickly dejlroy ; 
Take me by the hand — all your griefs Pll difpelf 
And Pll lead yoUjfor fuccour^ to Charity's cell* 

On Povirty hobbled — UopefofterCd her pain / 
But long did they fearch for the goddefs in vain : 
Towns ^ cities y and Countries y they traversed around^ 
For Charity s lately grown hard to be found/—* 






118 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

At lengthy at the door of a Lodge j they arrived j 
Where their fpir its ^ eKhauJled^ the Tyler reviifdf 
Who^ when ajk'd (as 'twas late) if the Dame was gone 

home^ 
Said^ no : Charity always was laji in the* room* 

The door being open^d-^in Poverty came^ 
Was cberijh*dj relievdj and carefsd by the Dame ; 
Each votary^ likewife^ the obje6l tofave^ 
Obeyed his own feelings — and chearfully gave. 

Who then can^ withjujlice^ afcience deride^ 

Where thisfoft beaming Virtue doth always prefide f 

In this fcriptural maxim^ lefs ever accord-^ 

" What we give to the poor^ we but lend to the Lord I** 



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T H E F O U R C A R D IN A L 
VIRTUES. 

I U S T I C E. 

Inferior virtue^ 'rire from thefc^ 
Affording pleafure, comfort^ peace> 

And lefs'ning all our tares : 
Here Jufticc^ fee at Mercy's word. 
Conceals her fcales~and diidps her fwbrd— ^ 

Appeased by her— -the guilty Vifthry fpares I 

P O R T ! T U. D E- 

Here Fortitude^ of Hope the child^ 
With confcious rcfignation filFd, 

Sweet Patience, by her fidc> 
Saw, fearlefs-^human woes furround ! 
She fmil'd at all with peace profound— 

And fi|rrow'8 ihafts defyM. 

I 



ijQ MISCELLANEOUS POEMS- ? 

TEMPERANCE. 

Now ruddy Temperance flicws her blooming face, 
Replete with health, with eafe, and fair content ; 
Whilft pampcr'd Lxixury mourns her fickly cafe, 
And finds, too late, a glutton's life mifpent I 

PRUDENCE- 

With cautious ftep, and ferious grace, 
A form behold ! with hidden face, 

Veird o'er with modeit fears ; 
Till Confidence, unus'd to doubt, 
Refdlves to find the Goddefs out : 
Withdraws the veil — and Prudence, fee appears !-*^ 

Without thy gifts mankind^would favage turn, 
Would human nature wjintonly difgrace ; 

Would at all bounds of due reftriflion fpurn— * 
And all the nobleft works of Heav'n deface I 



Miscellaneous poems. 131' 

Thefe moral virtues arc, by us, ordain'i 
Th' unerring pilots td the hcav'nly fhorc ; 

By thcfe direaed— ^ndlefs joy's obtained !— 
And having their kind aid, \¥e want no more* 

Of all the mental bleffings given to man, 
Thcfe are the choice of each maforuc brcaft— 

By us cnroird— they form the moral plan 
Of this fair Science — arc fupreme corifcfs'd. 

DUET and CHORUS, FINALE. 
Then let us all infriendjhip livey 

Endearing and endeared ; 
Let Vice heY punijhment receive^ 

And Virtue be revered^ 

CHORUS. 

May love^ peace^ and harmony ^ ever abound j 
And the food man and ma/on^ united^ be found. 

I 2 



ij2 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

Now let the panting heart rejoice / 
The glowing mind expand : 

Let echo raife her double voice^ 
And /well the choral band* 

CHORUS. 

May love^ peace^ and harmony ever abound^ 
And the good man and mafon^ unitedy be found. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS; 135 

ANODE, 

For the opening of the PHCENIX LODGE*, in Sunderland. 

Air. 

ipRESUMPTUOUS mortals! vaunt no more: 

•*" None can tell what ill's in ftore j 
A ftroke of Fate may foon deftroy 
All your hopes of blifs and joy. 

Duet. 

Your late fair hall this truth proclaims, 
A recent prey to ruthlefs flames* 

Air. 
^Tis thus the Fates reprove mankind. 
And chide the proud ambitious mind j 

* A frce-mafons' lodge ; fo called, from the affinity its build- 
ing had to the rifing of the phoenix from the afhes of its parent ; 
being built a fhort time after the dcftruftign'of the King George's 
Lodg€ by fire. 

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134 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS 

But ftill, my brethren, Ihun defpair. 
And trufl to Heaven's paternal care : 
Your late misfortune ccafe to mourn j 
Your hopes revive — your joys return. 

Trio. 
For, fee! through flames, yon fplendid phoenix fhinct 
Semblance of our craft divine 2 
Scorning danger, fee ! flic foars on high ; 
Proving fciencc ne'er can die, 

GiLAND Chorus, 
May this fair fabric emblematic prove, 
A radiant Phoenix, crown'd with peace and lovci. 



T 



AN 

APPEAL TO THE MUSES -. 

OR, 

APOLLO'S DECREE. 

A DRAMATIC PRELUDE. 

Written for, and performed at, the opening of a new Theatre^ 
at SuHDERLAND^ 00 Monday, the i6thof Novemberi I7f8» 



DRAMATIS PERSONS. 



Apollo^ 
Mercury, 
Momus, 
Appellant, - 

• 

Tragic Mule, 

Comic Mufe, 



Mr Emery.* 

Mr KippLiNG. 

Mr Palmer. 

Mr Cawdell. 

Mrs Hart.' 
Mrs Hamilton. 



Sailors, Ssfr. ^c. Ssfr. 



SCENE, the Injide of the TEPvIPLE of FAME. 



9r 
AN 



APPEAL TO THE MUSES : 



APOLLO'S DECREE. 



'^'^mmm^ 



APOLLO, MERCURY,MOMUS, and nine MUSES. 
Jfter the C HO RU S. 

APOLLO. 

r^ ACRED to mirth, fcftivity, and cafe, 
*^^ Eftrang'd from forrow, crownM with lenient 
peace. 

This jocund day fhall live. 
No fair requeft, by modefl Reafon fwayM, 
Shall, unaccepted, on this morn be made j 

But granted ftraight^*-*cachfuppliant fhall receive. 



fjS MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

Let Genius now jjicr radiant beams difplay. 
And Icarntd bards its diftatcs fweet obeyj' 
Apollo calls, and fhews the flow'ry way. {Exit Men). 
This lofty temple, Fame's fecurc retreat. 
Re-echoing ftill, with panting joy replete. 
Shall welcome all, where juft pretenfion claims. 
And crowns, fuccefsful, their afpiring aims. 

SONG. 

MOMUS SINGS. 
Ye forts of Genius j now no more 
The lofs of fair reward deplore^ 

But hither bend your way : 
Apollo breathes the voice of Fame ^ 
And bids you how pronounce your claim^ 

And he* II your calls obey. 

Enter MERCURY. 
Apollo, hail! without the gates 
A young petitioner there waits j 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 13^ 

Who, hearing of your late decree, 
That, on this day, admittance free 

To all alike you gave ; 
Of this indulgence he avails 
Himfelf, and now your throne aflails. 
With prayers, entreaties, lifted hands. 
To fee the Mufcs he demands. 

And their affiftancc crave. 

A p o L L o: 

Admiffion freely waits his ardent prayer ; 
So tell the youth, and take him to thy care. (^Exit Men) 

Now fiftcr Mufes, whofe infpiring grace 
Hath drawn obfcurity from low difgrace ; 
Whofe powerful fmiles the modeft bard hath charmM ^ 
And genius, chill'd by timid fear, hath warm'd ; 
Your potent aid hath oft that worth reveal'd. 
Which long in diffidence had lain concealed. 

Since fuch the bleffings of thy fair domain, 
Let none this day have reafon to complain j 
Nor any ardent fuit be alk'd in vain. 



I40 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

But hark! (Fhurifli) thofc founds proclaim the Sup- 
pliant near : 
Now, let each welcome face difpcl his fear ; 
Let fmiles complacent animate his plaint. 
And break the fhackles of fevcrc reftraint. 

Enler APPELLANT^ preceded by a Band of martial 
Mujicj habited as Sailors^ with Colours flyings intrO' 
duced by MERCURT. 

APPELLANT. 

Hail! great Apollo, firft to thee I kneel — {Kneeling.) 

To fhew that gratitude — I can but feel. 

This day, propitious may your kindnefs prove, 

And ev'ry fear arid fetterM doubt remove. 

May each fair Mufc, by your example fway'd. 

Join my rcqueft, and lend her gen'rous aid. 

APOLLO. 

Declare thy purpofe j on this day we've fworn, . 
No fuppliant, unfuccefeful, (hall return i 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 141 

Therefore, with open fpeech, your mind unbend, 
And fee fair fortune on thy hopes attends 

APPELLANT- 

Then, thus 

Britannia's fons, with emulation fir'd, 
By fcicnce, knowledge, and by arts infpir'd, 
(Whofe eager tbirft for univerfal fame, 
And unremitting ftudics, e'er proclaim. 
That native genius there inftinftive dwells, 
And folly's mifts, with radiant force difpels). 
Have me deputed to this fplendid throne, 
And move to blend their wifhes with my own* 
Thefe rival Mufes for dramatic fway. 
Are firft petitioned — may they firft obey. 
And fmile fuccefs on this aufpicious day. 
The filver Thames hath long your favours worn ; 
The fouthern gales your grateful blcffings borne : 
Now let th' improving north demand your care^ 
And court your prefencc to the humble Wear j 



t4i MISCELJ-ANEOUS POEMS. 

Her twelling banks.ihall teem with honeft joy^ 
And all their plaudits in your praife employ y 
Her gladden'd fhores fhall echo ^irith applaufe, 
And Sunderland's felf efpoufe the general caufe. 

TRAGIC MUSE* 
Can the bleak North relax her frozen foul ! 
And of fair Science own the foft controul? 
Can buftling Commerce, fraught with cares intenfe^ 
Exchange pecuniar gain— for polifliM fcnfe? 
Can chilling winds> from which their treafurca flow^ 
At bright Apollo's word forget to blow ? 
Can her cold fons compaflign, pity feel, 
When I the poifon give, or raife the fteel f 
Will they, when guiltlefs virgins ceafc to live. 
From icy hearts, the tears of forrow give ? 
Ol not'^^then ceafe} your fxuitlefs fuit refrain } 
Till thefe obftru^ons die, you fue in vain» 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 14J 

COMIC MUSE. 
Can'fl thou, prefuming youth! your plea maintaiti5 
And court our prefence to this defcrt plain ? 
Unpolifli'd nature there affords no charms— « 
But Science, drooping, folds hep torpid arms. 
Invelop'd, fee her fons, in irkfome care^ 
Their feelings, fuited to their fliiv'ring air s 
Mo comic jefl: can their cold hearts afTail^ 
Nor fcourge of fatire o'er their minds prevail* 
Then how, with juftice, can you afk our aid. 
To lofe a moment in this gloomy fhade i 

APPELLANT* 

Chimeras thefe, of foul report conceived j 
Calumnious vapours, by the fland'rer breath'd, 
To whofe belief implicit faith alone 
Subfcribes :— and makes the falfehood all her own. 
But when experience fhall each Mufe direft. 
And with impartial care each charge difleft. 
Your vague cJifguft (hall change to fweet refpeft. 



144 MISCELLANEOUS POISMS. 

The frigid north your genial fmilcs fhall fhare. 
And what was once your fport, be now- your carc» 
Tho' Commerce there unbends her golden fails> 
And o'er the bufy mind her ftrength prevaik i 
Yet ftill the rage of Genius praife demands. 
And Trade and Science there go hand in hand. 
To thcfe fair climes, and their indulgent tribee^ 
A late deceafed Bard his fame afcribes» * 
Banifli'd his own, he fought thofe happier plains^ 
Whofe genial warmth infpir^d his tuneful ftrsuns* 
Their grateful plaudits fir^d each ruftic theme> 
And CuNNiNOHAM fhonc in paftVal vcrfc fuprcme* 
Such magic fweetnefs charm'd his honeyM tongue. 
That Pan himfelf has joined th* cnraptur'd throng, 
Rcfign*d his reed, and liftcn^d to his fong* 
Ench rural ftrain his milder manners breathed. 
His foul was gentle, as he wrote, he liv'd. 
Heav'n heard, with envy, his cxtatic lays, 
And fnatch'd his lyre, to found immortal praife. 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 145 

'Twas then the North her fav'rhc bard beihoanMj 
'Twas then her panting fiiores with forrow giroan'd 2 
Her grateful ions immortalized his name: 
Then judge more kindly of their injur'd fame— - 
Their icy hearts (fmce you thefe terms teftow) 
Have human feelings, for ^each human woe. 
No callous thoughts their gen'rous ibuls annoy. 
They've tears for pity, and they've fmilcs for joy. 
fTo the Tragic Mnfe.J 

When you, great queen, the tragic ftory tell. 
And draw Diftrefs before her gloomy cdl ; 
Their minds, fubfcrvicnt, manly griefs impart. 
And each eye fpeaks the language of the heart. 
(To the Comic Mu/e.J 

Or when this fportivc goddefs deigns to fmile. 
And, with her humour, tedious'hours beguile ; 
At once they're chearful — join the jocund cry. 
And confcious pleafure beams in ev'ry eye. 
Nay, morej, £b mu$:h devoted to thy gladd'ning caufe, 
So eager to embrace thy willir^ laws, 

K 



t46 MISCELLANEOUS POEM^; 

That even now their Dombs afpiriiig rifc^ 
To found thy glories to the lift'ning ikies. 
Your fplendid prcfcnce, to this fair retreat, 
.Would crown their wifh, and make their joys completif » 

TRAGIC MUSE. 

Enough ; this ardour well becomes thy claim, 
And may experienced truth confirm the fame. 
Vour boon is granted j may it profp'rous provcj 
And ev'ry future prejudice remove. 
Then hafte, return, my filler's will obtained ^ 
•Your fuit is ended, and your wi(h is gain'd* 

G O M I c' JM U S E. 
To her example I, confenting, bendj 
Ahd will, with mutual care, your caufe defend* 
Whilft you, attentive to dcferrc our praife. 
Mull aQ: as AgeKt in dramatic lays, 
Muft breathe our diftates, genuine, as they flow, 
T R A G I G M U S E. 
And from the path of Nature never jo ; 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 147 

Let modeft gtiqe thy duftilc perfon fway. 
And flowing tear& thy matily grief difplay i 
Avoid the rant^ tlic Jiride^ th' un^atural/^^^- 
They're fpecious ira^s to catch misjudged applaufc* 
Let not fuch poor rewards thy powers trepan ; 
Nor in the Actor ever lofe the Man. 

COMIC MUSE. 
Nor, in my province, be difcretion loft j 
Ne'er raife a laugh at Delicacy's coft : 
Let Nature's pencil mark thy comic face j 
Avoid diftortion and abfurd grimace : 
Preferve a human form with decent care. 
Remembering ftill whofe effigy you bear j 
For whenfoe'er this poor difguife, beneath. 
You Folly fcourge, or galling factircs breathe. 
Your words recoil — your/elf*s the only aim. 
And ev'ry lath you give, defttoys your fame. 

K 2 



I4t MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

APPELLANT. 

Thanks, mighty Queens, tbis counfelyouV^ beftow'd 
From memory's feat no time (hall e'er explode } 
But being unequal to the arduous tafk. 
Mud candour, patience of my audience aik* 
Let want of Merit bring no find diigrace, 
Whilft fair Endeavour fills her vacant place. 
May I this great, important truft deferve. 
And from its careful duties never fwerve : 
But by affiduous care the public favour gain. 
And your advice and truft ne'erprove beftow'din raift. 

Now let the gladfome, jocund heart rejoice j 
Let hcav'n-rapt Harmony raifc her mellow voice- 
Let chearful fongs refound with rapt'rous glee. 
And, grateful, hail Apollo's fair Decree? 

S O N G. 
FIRST SAILOR. 

When Commerce frjl began tofmiUy 
Great Britain^ s happy fons among / 



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 449 

ShefaWf wtb ra^ure^ ibis fair ijk^ 
By nature hers^ and thus Jhe fuf^-^ 

CHORUS- 

Haii! fair Albion! Uefs^d AibimJ evtr mine; 
TAy fame in arts fhall ^ndlefs fiine% 

SECOND SAILOR, 

To chufe Oifeat was next her aim. 
Where mofi her ^ders were revered ; 

At lenph invited^ herefhe tame ; 

On Vfcds^^fair banks her throne appeared. 

C HO R U S, 

Hail! fair Albion! blefs'd Albion! ever mine ; 
Thy fame in arts Jhall endlefs Jhine^ 

THIRD SAILOR. 

May berjujl votaries e'er explore ; 
The honefi means of wealth's increafe 



150 MISCELLANEOyS POEMS. 

May Heaven tranquil days rejiortj 
And find a continental peace. 

CHORUS. 

Hail! fair Albion! blefs^d Albion! funid^ renowned) 
Be all thyfons with glory crown* d. 



, ,^ —n, r—r 1 

E R R A T U if. 
Pn^e 144, Une 5, 

Jvjlead <?/— Yet fllU the rage of Geniui praifc demandSf 

And Trade and Science there go hand in hand. 

R^ad ■ >i"Yet ftiU the rays of Genius praifie demand^ 

And Trade a^d Science there go hand ia ha^l(t 



AN ANSWER 

TO A LATE LIBELLOUS PUBLICATION, 



CALLED 



THE STOCKTON JUBILEE, 

With a GENTLE REPROOF to the COMPILER of the 
mifapplied QUOTATIONS ; the whole of which were extr«at« 
ed from the dramatic Produaiong of SHAKESFEAE. 



AN AN S W E R 

TO A LATE LIBELLOUS PUBLICATION^ 



CAILLE0 



THE STOCKTON JUBILEE. 



XX THEN upftart witlings once begin 
^ To languifh after fame ; 

To {lander worth th^ think no iiBy 
So they can Ileal a name. 

No matter whether bad or good ; 

No choice with them remains : 
They're both, in turns, with zeal purfa^df 

And either crowns their pains« 



154 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 

But when their uiipropitious Mufe 

Rejefb their abjeft theme. 
Then ftraight, for wit, they flander chufe^ 

And malice reigns fupreme : 

Yet flill their labourM toils and pains 

No ray of hope diffufe j 
Till forcM, at laft, the borrowed ftraias 

Qf wifcr bards to ufe. 

Jaft fo, this puny Child of Spleen, 

The fubjeft of thefc lays. 
To fliield his^ fame, his folly fcreen. 

He fteals another's bays. 

With facrilegious hand he tears 
The wreath from Shakefpear's tomb j 

And^ with prefumptive folly, wears 
A meanly-pilfcr'd plume* 



MISCELLANEOUS p6eM1 iff 

Thus, dreffing each malignant thought; 

In language not his own, 
This would-be wit, with envy fraught, 

Difturbs a peaceful town, 

His grov'ling mind dircfts his aim. 

And drives him headlong forth ; 
To vilify fuperior fame, 

Aud flander envied worth. • 

But judging mii>ds he can't deceive j 

They fcorn the prating elf. 
Who fain would make the world belicte. 

That all are like himfelf. 

Concealed beneath the fullen glooni 

Of fomc endarken'd fhed. 
He, trembling — fears his well-carn'd doom. 

And hides bis guiliy head. 



i|6 MISCELLANEOUS iPOEMSt 

But let him foothe his abje£); fear^ 

And Ubeird merit face ; 
For folly-— fuch as his appears^ 
Would chaftifement difgrace : 

Then let him leave his cell obfcure; 

No longer fhrink aloof j 
In infignificancc fecure— 

Rcfcntment fcorns reproof: 

For Virtue fmiles when fools deride ; 

No panegyric's greater : 
And Censure, when 'tis mifapply'd. 

Makes CoMFLiM£NT->->a Satire* 



FINIS. 



THE 



CONTENTS* 



A N Eulogium, written and delivered by the 
•^ "^ Author in Charaftcr of a Delegate irom the 

Poor of Sunderland, at a Charity. play. Page 5 
Jephthah's Vow, a Paraphi;^fe on the XL Chapter 

of Judges, . -K . , ^ 

On the Death of Jofeph Younger, Efq. of Liverpool, 2 
On the Death of Mifs P*»***n of Stockton, 2% 

Epkaph on a Youth who died at Scarbrough in tbe 

1 8th Year of Ws Age, - - ibid 

LinesaddreflcdtoMafterRalpfaEdettofSunderland, 25 
On a Lady, near Darlington, femarkable for her 

BoievoieniCe, « « « » 24 



158 THE CONTENTS. 

Cbriftmas-morning, an Hymn, • - * 25 

Pried ^nd Pauper, a fentimental Fragment, ay 

Farhiliar Epiftle from a Gcrttlcman, newly married, 

to his Wife, whom he was obliged to leave for 

fomc timrf, - - - . • . • 30 
Lines written by the Author in the 1 4th Year of 

his Age, occafioned by'ht$ Mothct's labouring 

under a violent Fit of Sicknefs, - - 32 

An becafional Epilogue, fpokcn by tht Authot in^ ^ 

Chara-fter of a Blue-Coat Boy, at the Theatre, 

in Durham, for the Benefit of that Charity^ • 33 
The Lover In Eameft, - * - . 35 
The Loner's Wilh obtained, and fubfequent Rcfo^ 

lution, - ^ . . . • 37 

On the much lamented Death ofGcorgc Harri- 

fen', Efq. of Sunderland, . : . ilfid 

Extempore, on a theatrical boxing Match, -38 

Melpomene's Overthrow, or the Comic Mufe 

triumphiaint, * - - - •39 

On feeing Mrs Brimyard play the Charaftcrs of . 

Alicia, Cordelia, and Millwood, - . 44 



TH£ contents* ' rj> 

t^rom a young Son of the Bufldn to his Friend^ 
after having quitted the elevated Sphere of thea- 
trical PerformancCj for the dry Drudgeries of a 
Mercer's Shop^ i - -. -^ * 4^ 

An Epiftlefroni J. Cunningham to the Author, • 
about three Weeks before his Death,' 47 

An Addrefs written for Mrs Linton's Benefit, at 
the Tfceatre-royal, Covent-Garden, - 51 

Epilogue, written for the Cheats of Seapin, arid 
fpoken by the Author at the 'fheatre, NbrtH 
Shields, iii the Charafter of Seapin, - 53 

i^rologuc, written at Whitby, immediately after 
Paul Jones' appearance off that Place, which he 
threatened to burn,' - - - - ' *SS 

Epiloj^ue, written in confequence of the Author's 
being obliged, contrary to both ability and in- 
dinati6n, to perform feveral principal mufical 
Charafters, at the Theatre, in Whitby ; and 
fpoke there, after the Tragedy of the Fair Pe- 
nitent, . ...-•- 59 



t6o THE CONTEliTt 

Prologue, written in the Year 1774, when half the 

i People of England fecmed infatuated with the 

Idea of emigrating to Apierica, « 6^ 

The Claims of Gratitude, an Addrefs, fpoken by 

the Author, at the Theatre, in North Shields^ 

immediately after his Recovery from a violent 

Fit of Sickncfs, 6C 

The Royal Cargo, or the Company's Voyage from 

Scarbrough, ..... 69 

A Serious Addrefs, . ...» 73 
Song on the breaking out of the Dutch War^ 76 
Fat Dolly, the Copk, .... 78 

Elegiac Cantata on the Death of the late brave 

Captain Farmer, of the Quebec Frigate 8# 

Song on the Author's being appointed Chairman 
of a Club, where the Prcfidcnt always gave the 
firft Toaft and fung the firfl Song, - 83 

*Ti8 all over now, a Song, - • 85 

Song on the Ladies of Sunderland, - 87 

The Frec-hcarted Swain, a Song, • 89 



TilE CONTENTS- t6i 

Hviay-'Morning, a Paftoral, ^^ ^ « 50 

Uondeau, on the Scarbrbugh mineral Waters^ 91 
Rondeau^ fung by Mrs Marfhallj in the CharaAcr , 

of Letitia Hardy, »- ,- * - v 9^ 
Song ioh Sir WiUiaoi Middleton's being chofen a 

Member for the County of Northumberland^ 94 
Song for the Liberty Club, ih Manchtfter, wrote 

during the Evening's cohviviality, »- 96 

Extempore, on a Lady looking out of a Window 

near a Sign of the Sun, • ^ <- in 99 
Attributes of a Free Mafon, a Song, ' loo 

C^optvcar'd Fos:, a Sortg, w ^ . 103 

On the Performance of Mr N— = — s' Pupils at a 

Ball, givfcn by him^ at Stockton, Oft. 1 4. 1774, 106 
To Jttvenis, on perufinghisfreqiientProdudions 

In the Newcaftle Chronicle, *• - 107 

Mailer Tyler's farewell Epilogue, on his leaving 

the Stage, and retiring to a Country-School, 108 
Extempore, on a young Lady, - - 109 

Friendly Wifb, an Acroftic, - - - no 

L 



i6i THE CONTENTS. 

Epigram, occafioncd by a Tallow-chandler at* 

. tempting a Satire on the Paftorals of J-. Cun- 
ningham, - - - - - - III 

Epigram, - . - - *•- - - tit 

Epigram, the Confolation of Mr P. C****r, Co* 
median and Gamefter, on being deprived o£ 
the Charaftcr of the Clown in a Pantomime, 
which was taki:n from him, by the Manager, 
and given to Cawdell and Weft, - - i ij 

Another, on a theatrical Gentleman, not ovcr- 
burthened with Candour or Gratitude, ibid 

Another, on Mr W — t— n's Performance of O- 
thcllo, at Scarbrough, - - - 114 

On feeing Mr D*n**ll, an excellent low Come- 
dian, play Lord Haftings, at North Shields, for 
his own Benefit, - - - - ibid 

An Acroflic, - * - - - 115 

RgndeaiJ, fung in the Charaftcr of Signior Ario- 
nelli, an Eunuch, in the Son-in-Law, - 116 

An Irregular Ode, on the Principles of Mafonry, 



THE CONTENTS. 163 

dcfigncd for the Confecratipn of the King 
George's Lodge, in Sunderland, June 4th, 
1778, being the Birth-day of his Majefty 
George III. -^ - . . - 117 

Ode for the opening of the Phccnix Lodge, in 
Sunderland, 133 

Appeal to the Mufcs, or Apollo's Decree, a dra- 
matic Prelude, written for, and pcrformM at, 
the opening of a new Theatre at Sunderland, 
the 1 6th of November, 1778, - 135 

An Anfwer to a late libellous Publication, call- 
ed the Stockton Jubilee, - - 151 

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Mr Boyd, ditto 
Mr Eilcy, ditto 
Mr Marlhall, ditto 
Mr Slack, ditto 
Mr Vaux, ditto 
^ Mr Martin, ditto 

Mr Cole, Monkwearmouth 

Mr W. Martin, Sunderland 

Mr G. Laremuth, Bifhopwearnfiouth 

Mr John Laremond, Sunderland 

Mr Horfley, ditto 

Mr Haddock, ditto 

Mr Anthony Taylor, ditto 

Mr Burleigh, ditto 

W. Johnfon, Efq. Silkfwortb 

Mr Maude, Sunniiide 



SUBSCRIBERS' JIAMES. 171 

Mr Salmon, Sunderland 

Mr Carter, ditto 

Mr W. Hay, ditto 

Mr Sanderfon, 3 Copies, ditto 

Mrs Sanderfon, ditto 

Mi/s Sanderfon, ditto 

Mr Thompfon, ditto 

Mr Baily, ditto 

Mrs Baily, ditto 

Mr Robert Walker, ditto 

Mr Ralph Chilton, ditto 

Mr Marfhali Robinfon, ditto 

John Maling, Efq. Grainge 

Mr George Robinfon, Sunderland 

Mr John Graham, ditto 

Mr William Friend, ditto 

Mi/s Milbankc, ditto 

Mi/s J. Milbanke, ditto 

Mi/s Turner, ditto 

Mi/s Walker, ditto 



171 SUESCRIBERS' NAMES. 

Mifs Hood, Sunderland 

Mifs Smith, ditto 

Mr Brown, 2&th Regiment, ditto 

Mrs Eden, ditto 

Dr Scott, ditto 

George Story, Efq. Silkfworth 

Mifs Nicholfon, Bifhopwearmouth 

Mrs Heurtlcy, Sunderland 

Ralph Robinfon, Efq. Herrington 

Mr Ailkell, Sunderland 

Mr Robert Smith, ditto 

Mr John Davifon, Bifliopwearmouth 

Mr Ralph Thompfon, Sunderland 

Mr Wcatherald, ditto 

Mr Carr, ditto 

Mr Simpfon, junior, ditto 

George Mowbray, Efq. Bifliopwearmouth 

Mifs M. Stephenfon, Sunderland 

Mr Hewitt, ditto 

MU^ Bird, Bifliopwearcocuth 



SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. 17$ 

Mr Robert Potter, Sunderland 

Mr Mafterman, ditto , 

Mr Garbutt, Bifhopwearmouth 

Mr Chilton, Sunderland 

The Reverend Mr Wallis, Seaham 

Mr Martindale, Flats 

The Reverend Mr Egerton, Bifhopwearmouth 

Mr W. Lees, Sunderland 

John Harrifon, Efq, Walworth 

Mr J. Taylor, junior, Sunderland 

Mr R. Allan, ditto 

Mr Simey, ditto 

JW> R. Blakifton, ditto 

Mr George Brown, ditto 

Mr Roxby, Monkweannouth 

Mr W. White, Sunderland 

Mr R. Markham, ditto 

Mr Kidfon, Monkwearmouth 

Mifs Robfon, Sunderland 

Mifs Wilfon, Bifhopwearmouth . 



174 SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. 

Mr Chriflophcr Robinfon, Sunderland 
Captain Carr, ditto 
Mr Patterfon, Southwick 
Mr Ja. Graham, 6 Copies, Sunderland 
Mr John Allifon, Monkwcarmouth 
Mr George Todd, Sunderland 
Mr A. Landers, Monkwcarmouth 

DARLINGTON, hfc. 
Mrs Allan, Grainge, 4 Copies 
Mifs Darnton, Darlington, 

•" Arden, Efq. Pepper-hall, 5 Copies 

Mr James Allan, Darlington 

Mr George Allan, ditto 

Mr Thompfon, ditto 

Meffrs Richardfon and Co. ditto 

Dr Horfley, ditto 

Mr Terry, ditto 

Mr Wilkinfon, ditto 

The Reverend Mr Parrington, ditto 



SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. 175 

Mr Rudd, ditto 

Mr Burnet, ditto 

Mr Cloudefly, ditto 

Mr Buttery, ditto , 

Mr Jofeph Thompfon, ditto 

Mr Handfon, Yarm 

Mr H. Robfon, Bening Hill 

Mr Gordon, Darlington 

Mr Ward, ditto 

Mr Bafnet, ditto 

Mrs Pemberton, Hurworth 

Mr George Robfon, Halnaby 

Mr Sowerby, Weft Auckland 

Mifs Laidman, Darlington 

Mifs Watfon, Middleton Tyas 

Mr Turner, Darlington 

Captain Allifon, Auldbrough 

Captain Ralph Watfon, Evenwood 

Captain Ricbardfon, Darlington 

Captain Jofeph Thompfon, ditto 



176 SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. 

Mrs Ann Trotter, ditto 
Mifs Grievefon, ditto 
Mr Applcton, ditto 

BALDOCK and the NEIGHBOURHOOD. 

The Reverend Mr W. Cecil Grave, Hatfield 

The Rev. Mr T. Cecil Grave, Clothall 

The Rev. Mr Hill, Baldock 

The Rev. Mr Chefshyre, Bygrave 

The Rev, Mr Markham, Northill 

James Cecil Grave, Efq. Clothallbury 

Mr N. Herbert, Baldock 

Mr W. Mafon, Norton Bury 

J. Hindlcy, Efq. Baldock, 

Mr H. Mafon, ditto 

Mr W. Penn, ditto 

Mr ThomarFitzjohn, ditto 

Mr J, Ind, ditto 

Mr Humphries, 3 Copies, ditto 

Mr G, HicKs, ditto 



iSUBSCRtBERS' NAMftsi Vji 

Mr Glegg, Balddck 
Mr ]• Finch, ditto 
Mr R. Thurgobd, ditto 
Mr T. Fofley, Clothall 
Mr Edward Fofley, Wallinglorl 
Mr T. Mef ry, BaldOck 
Mr Zach. Moule, NcWnham^ 
Mr Ui Gutftiam, Chickfandt 
Mr J. Bryantj Bigglefwadc 
Mr E. Rudd, ditto 
Mr G. Wdlker, Eatort 
Mr T* Doc^wray, Ware^ 
Mr S. Petchat, Blildock 
Mr Kent, ditto 
Mr Barnby, ditto 
Mr Richard Parriiigton, ditto 
Mr L* Stathcrs, ditto 
Captain Taylor, Bygrave 
Mr Thomas Sell, WaUington 
Mr Richard Baker, Baldock'—^: 
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AjS SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES* 

Mr Daniel Whitby, AlhwcU 
Mr W. Lewer, Baldock 
Mr Thomas Flint, Caldecott 
Mr William Willis, Sandon 
Mr James Bates, Willian 
Mr William Sedgewick, Hitchin 
Mr John Nunn, Bygravc 
Mr Jofiah Ifon^ Baldock, 
Mr Robert Farr^ Yardlcybury 
Mr John Watfon, Baldock 
Mr Dennis Herbert, Bigglefwade 
Mr Robert Saunders, ditto 
Mr Jofeph Field, Campton 
Mr Richard Leach, Bigglefwade 
Mr William Pettingall, Morden 
Mr Clarke Davy, Baldock 
Mr William Barber, ditto 
Mr Barns, lo Copies, ditto 
Mr James Smith, (^uickfwood 
Mr John Folbigg, Willian 



SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES! f^f 

The Reverend Mr G. E- Mofcrop, Arlcfey 
The Reverend Mr J. Atkinfan, Henlow 
Mr Brown Collifon, Hitchin i 

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SEATON DELAVAL. 
The Right Honourable Eirl Delaval 
The Right Honourable Earl Tyrcoiinel 
The Right Honoi;rable Countefs Tyrconnd 
Alexander CoUingwood, Efq, 
Mrs CoUingwood, 
Mifs CoUingwood - 
Mifs J. CoUingwood 
Captain Delaval 
Mrs Delaval 

J. Fenton Cawthorne, Efq* 
The Honourable Mrs Cawthorne 
J. G. M. Jadis, Efq.- 
The Honourable Mrs Jadis 



^ aUBSCRIBERS* NAMES, 

DURHAM, &c. 
The Honourable Mrs Milbanke, Halnaby 
Mr Meredith, Durham 
Mr Evance, ditto 
Mr Kirton, ditto 
Mifs Sugget, ditto 
Mr J, Hays, ditto 
The Reverend Mr Holmes, ditto 
The Reverend Mr Davifon, Branfpcth 
Mrs Dayifon, ditto 
i Mr Starforth, Durham 
Mr Gibfon, ditto 
Mifs Spearman, ditto 
Mrs Rudd, ditto 
Mr J. Cole, Chefler-lewftrect 
Mr B. Shorter, Picktree 
The Reverend Mr Fcn\yick» Durham 
J, D. Bainbridge, Efq, ditto > 
Mr Darnel, ditto 
Matter J, B, Porter, ditto 



SUBSCRJBEHS' names; fll^ 

Mr RadclifFe, Durham 

Mr Ebdon, ditto 

T. Bowes, Efq., ditto 

C. Spcarman,Efq. ditto 

Mifs Nicholfon, ditto 

The Reverend Mr Hayes, ditto 

J, Arden, junior, Efq. ditto 

William Ambler, Efq. ditto 

Mi/s Lampfon, ditto 

Mr B. Dunn, djtto 

Mr R. Dobfon, ditto 

Mr Robfon, ditto 

Mr J. Allan, ditto 

Mr W. Ward, ditto 

Mr J, Hutchihfon, ditto 

Mi/s Hutchinfon, ditto 

Mr Woodyfield, — — 

Mrs Fairlefs, Auckland 

Mi/s Adamfon, ditto 

Mr G. Wood, Durham 



Il^ SUBSCRIBERS' NAME& 

Mr J. Jamc$, Durham 

STOCKTON, ^c. 
Charles Sleigh, Efq, Stockton 
Captain Sleigh, ditto 
Mifs E- Sleigh, ditto 
Mifs. M. Eden, ditto 
Mr R. Prefton, ditto 
Mr Graves, ditto 
Mr C, Perkins, ditto 
Mr Bolland, ditto 
Mifs Allifon, ditto 
Mr Wear, ditto 
Mr Walker, ditto 
• Mf/s tynn, ditto 

T. Davifon, Efq. Blakifton 

Mr Kitching, Norton 

Mr T. Davifon, Yarm 

The Reverend Mr Anftcy, Stocktoi^ 

The Reverend Mr Pattifon, Norton 



SUBSCRIBERS NAMES. >itj 

Mlfs Breeder, Stockton 

Mifs Overand, Norton 

Mrs Darnel, ditto 

Mr Wray, StocktoA 

Mifs Coatcs, ditto 

Mifs Webftcr, ditto 

Mrs T. Wilkinfon, ditto 

Mifs Dixon, ditto 

Mifs Robinfon, ditto 

Mifs Frances Robinfon, ditto 

Mr R. Scott, ditto 

Mrs Fowler, ditto 

Mr Cox, London 

Mr Ewbank, Stockton 

Mr Maure, ditto 

R. Webfter, Efq. ditto 

Mrs Baroni. ditto 

Mr Ritfon, London 

Mr J. R. Rowntree, StocktotJr 

Free Mafon's Lodge, ditto 



iH SUBSCRlfifiRS' NAMES. 

Mr Pdcn, Stockton 

WHITBT, ^6. 
Henry Walker Yeoman, Efq. Whitby 
Mrs Yeoman, ditto 
Mifs Yeomtm, ditto 
Mr Todd, ditto 

The Reverend Mr Chapman, ditto 
Dr Clapham, ditto 
Mr Newbold, ditto 
Mr W* Harrifon, ditto 
Mr C, Harrifon, ditto 
Mr Rigg, ditto 
Mr Lightfoot, ditto 
Mr W, Barker, Stakefby 
Mr T. Fiflibourne, Whitby 
Mr Longbourne, ditto 
Mr Skinner, junior, ditto 
Mr Caleb Wcbfter, ditto 
John Matthews, Efq. ditt« 



Clliiftbph^r Richardfdn, Efq> Whitby 

iMr Rtynalds, ditto 

Mt W. J^ckfori, diub . 

Mik Wilkinfon, ditto 

Mifs R6bfort, Ainaby 

Mf j. Holt, Whitby 

Mr W. Holt, ditto 

Mr Pycman, ditto 

Mr Scat-th, ditto 

Mi- Rick^rby, ditto 

Mr ?• Middlctoh, junior^ dtim 

Mr Batemap> ditto 

Mrs Haniotik) ditto 

Mrs RoekwOod, ditto 

Mifs E. Mooffome^ (Utto 

MiFs Douglas, ditto 

Mifs Caihpion, ditto 

Mrs Campion, ditto 

Mrs Mellar, ditto 

Mr Gilly^ ditto 

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A6 SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. 

Mr H. Clarke, Whitby 

NORTH SHIELDS, ^cl 
Mr S. Buicraig, North Shields 
Mifs Bell, ditto 
Mr R. Motley, ditto 
Mr Kirkby, ditto 
Mifs Aubonc, ditto 
Mifs H. Kerr, ditto 
Mr Willins, Howdon Pang j , 
Mr Blackburn, North Shields 
The Reverend Mr M^Conochie, ditto • 
Mr Foxton, ditto ' ' 

Mr Jofeph Harrifon, ditto 
Mr William Milner, Xynemouth. 
Mr Bewick, North Shields .. 
Mr James Roddam, ditto * 
Mifs J. Crofton, ditto 
Mr J. Newton, ditto 
Mr S, Hurry, ditto 



aUBSCRIBIRS' NAME*. ftf 

Mr Johnfon, North Shields ; • . / y 7 . '. 

Mrs George Watfon,. ditto / . 

Mr William Taylor, ditto 

Mr John Roddam, ditto . . : 

Mr William Sunlcy, ditto . • 

MifsH.Ellifon, ditto . .• 

Mr William Smith, ditto 

Mifs Noble, ditto 

Mr French, ditto 

Mr T, Hall, ditto 

Mr Martin Barber, ditto . . 

Mr William Kelly, ditto 

Mr William Brown, ditto 

Mr P. Simpfon, ditto 

Mr Rippon, ditto 

Mr William Hannay, Blithe 

Major Cotton, 27th Regiment, North Shields 

Mr Thomas, ditto, ditto 

Mr Blake^ ditto, ditto : - - 

Mr Peart, ditto 



Ill NiUBSC&IBERS' NAM^ 

Mr Richardfon, Froftejly 

Mr C, Rodd^m, North Shields 

Mr S, Robfon, ditta 

Mr Huttpn, Esifington 

Mr Jofcph Smith, Narth Shield 

Mr J- Blagdon, ditta 

Captain Frank, ditto 

Mrs Harrifon, ditto. 

Mr Monkhoufc, ditta 

Mr Royal, ditto 

Mr Grafter, ditto , 

Mr Thomas Carr, dittos ^ 

The Reverend Mr Ireland, dUloi 

Mrs Maffey, ditto 

The Reverend Mv HafweU, Tyn^mouth 

SOUTH SHIELDS, tstc, 
Mr Rockwood, South Shields . 
Captain llowc, ditto 
Mr Gr^en, Wcftoc -^ 



niBSCRIBERS' NAMIUI^ ^ 

Mr J. Broderick, South Slucl4» . 
Mr Hollid^y, ditto 
Mr Cburpfid^, ditto 

THE4TRIQAL GENTLEMEN and LADIES. 

George M^ittocks, Efq. meager of thf Tbcfttrcj-roy^li 

Liverpool ^nd Mancl^citer 
Tate WilHinfpii, Efq, manager of the Theatres-royal, 

York and Hull 
Jofeph Auftin and Charles Whitlocky £%Sf mana« 

gers of the Theatre-royal, Cheftc? 
William Green, Efcj. n^anager erf the Theatres, Linn 

coin, Lynn, &c. 
1 p Barret, Efcj, manager of th? Thcfttfc-royal, 

Norwich 
John Jackfon, Efq- manager- of the Theatre-royal, 

Edinburgh 
]• Butler, Efq. manager dF the Theatres, Ulcfimond, 

Beverley, &c. v 

Mn Mattogks^ Mancheftcr 



t^ SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. 

Mr Tannett, Sunderland 
Mr Cummins, York 
Mr Johnfton, London 
, Mr R. Wilfon, ditto 
Mr Kaync, York 
Mrs Jordan, ditto 
Mr Earby, ditto 
Mr Leng, ditto 
Mrs Marihall, Sunderland, 
Mr Kippling, ditto 
Mr Tyler, ditto 
Mr Jones, ditto 
Mr Stott, ditto 
Mrs Stott, ditto 
Mr Millar, Lynn 
Mr Bernerd, Bath 
Mr Powel, ditto 
Mr Wordfworth, ditto 
Mr Williamfon, ditto 
Mr Dimond, ditto 



SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES, %ft 

Mr Owens, Bath . 

Mr Murray, Norwich 

Mr Waddy, ditto ' - .' 

Mr CreffwcU, Manchc(lcr • 

Mr Charleton, Norwich 

Mr William Bates, ditto 

Mr Collins, ditto . 

JVfr Wefton, ditto 

Mr Bowls, ditto 

Mr W. Palmer, ditto 

Mr Scriven, ditto 

Mr Griffith, ditto 

Mrs Ibbot, ditto 

Mrs Bclfille, ditto 

Mrs Sharp, ditto 

Mi/s Valois, ditto 

Mr Munden, Newcaftle ^^ 

Mr Dyer, ditto 

Mr Piatt, ditto 

Mrs Jackfon, Edinburgh 



lyi BUBSCklBEkS' WAMlEli; 

Mrs Bulkley, Edinburgh 

Mrs Henderfon, ditto 

Mr T. A. Ward, ditto 

Mr Woods, ditto 

Mt La Mafli, ditto 

Mr h Hallion, ditto 

Mt Waylet, 2 Copies, dltld 

Mr Duncan, ditto 

Mr ]. Bland, ditto 

Mr C. Wilmot Wells, dittd 

Mr H. Sparkd^ ditto 

Mr T. Bell, ditto 

Mr Moiitford, ditto 

Mr Chartcris, ditto 

Mr Davis, ditto 

Mr F. Dodd, dittd 

StiSSCRIBERSfrom different PLACKB. 
Mr Whitelock, Buflibladcs 
Mr R» Swarlcy, Ncvcaftk 



SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. .1^3 

Mr GPofon, Flats 
William Pearce, Efq. London • 
Charles Stuart, Efq. ditto, 
Frederic Pillon, Efq. ditto 
Mr George Gordon, ditto 
William Shield, Efq. ditto 
Mrs Shield, ditto 
Mr Thomas Bates, ditto 
Mrs Bates, ditto 
Mi/s Cook, ditto 

Mr Anthony Charleton, Newcaftle 
' Mr William Dixon, ditto 
Mr Simpfon, ditto 
Mr William Thompfon, ditto 
Mr M. Brown, ditto 
Mr J. Jamefon, ditto 
Mr J. Hudfon, ditto 
Mr S. Rutherford, ditto 
Lieutenant Matthew, Edinburgh 
Mr Edward Bryant, Bigglc^adc 
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i$i4 SUBSCRIBERS^ NAMES. 

Mr Samuel Wells, Bigglcft^jidc 
Mr John Carringtdm, ditto 
Mr Thomas Msfrfliall, ditto 
Afr Thomas Jufkip, SouthiB 
Mr Ifaac Windfor, ditto 
Matthew Rugely, Efiq* P6U0h ' 
Mr Robert Toppam, ditto 



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