To where Sir Morogh's bones recline, Once more the sumptuous feast is spread Sir Tristram, welcomed from the dead, And once again the Prince can smile, The annual tribute so long paid by the Duke of Cornwall to the King of Leinster, was designated "The Island Tribute." SELECTIONS FROM THE MELO-DRAMA OF "FARCE AND OPERA," Which out of Twenty-three Pieces sent in to the Manchester Dramatic Reading Society for adjudication, received second prize. JANUARY, 1843. EXTRACTS FROM "FARCE AND OPERA." Prologue. A learned sage declared that virtue bloom'd He says she died there. What a monstrous pity Suffice it us, the lady still survives, And, 'spite her rivals, in each nation thrives, Sometimes with rank, and wealth, and fashion reigns, Sometimes to dwell in lowly homestead deigns. Practised in age,-inculcated in youth; To prove these axioms is our present aim, With truth and friendship joined in unity,-- Of memory's birthright, heav'n-born gratitude, Our heart's approval, and the world's regard,- One cloudless scene of happiness and joy. Be lighted up by your applause to-night. |