POETRY. STANZAS. ON THE MARRIAGE OF WARWICK CALMADY RICHARDSON, ESQ. TO MARIANNE, ONLY DAUGHTER OF JAMES WALKER, OF LONDON, ESQ. LO! where the lark on flutt'ring wings, Darts through the morning's balmy air! Grafton-street, July 1808. J. G. SONNET TO HORATIO ***** ****! though the arm of Malice was uprear'd, Still are thy maxims by the good rever'd? Still thou hast brav'd the storm, devoid of dread, And art from Scylla and Charybdis clear'd ! Like Atlas firm thou scorn'd'st each ruffian blast, And swore eternal misery to Thee! So Virtue stands, amidst each grievous wrong, Grafton-street, August 1, 1808. SONNET, TO A. B...... OF HAMMERSMITH. O! that some aerial Pow'r wou'd lend its aid, Thy dubious heart, and every care subdue ! But, ah! still bound in Melancholy's cell, J. G. Like thee, pale moon! I'm doom'd alas ! to wane ; And as the midnight shades eve's rays dispel, So fly my hopes before remorseless pain! Yet like the sun that yields th' ensuing morn, Thy genuine smiles wou'd all my woes adorn!-Cannon-street, August 12, 1808. M. P. A. Z. TO MISS SARAH MORGAN, OF YATTON-COURT, HEREFORDSHIRE. O, mark! with what a modest air, But, soft! I hear its lowly sighs, And, ah! I view the struggling tear, Thus Virtue oft in misery lies, And lingers, void of Friendship's arm! But thou wast form'd by Heaven divine, Of sparkling eyes and peerless graces, For that outshines the sweetest faces! But when the lib'ral mind is given, And blended with exterior graces; Thus, when on thee I cast my eyes, And that an angel is my lover!! August 1st, 1808. HORATIO, ALLA SPAGNA, ALL' ITALIA, ALL'EUROPA. FREME I' Tiranno altero, che sol pone Ogni diritto nel sanguigno brando, Che, soggigar il Mondo desiando, Quindi pien di furore, qual Nerone, L'unica speme sei di libertate, Col tuo Sovran magnanimo, che regna Dopo te, calpestar l'umanitate; Satan l'incita, e l'empio il Ciel disdegna." Ma gia pena condegna (Paga ormai di punir li falli altrui) Mandagli giù da la sfera superna Di generoso sdegno i figli tui, Volan qual turbo a vendicar l'onore, De la lor Patria si contaminata ! Efficace soccorso a voi gia manda, Alle invitte commanda Squadre sue di sol far guerra al Tirano. Per la Patria, e'l Savran bella è la morte. Con l'orrenda perfidia, non ascosa, La pace è vergognosa. Scuoti l'indegno giogo, Italia mia, Sara chi Gran Regina esser dovria? Risorge a cancellar da la sua fronte Gl' errori gravi, e l'onte. Qual Attila, flagel del germe umano, Vinto, di rabbia insano, Fugge 'l terror de' vili, non de' fieri Angli, Ispani guerrieri! Van' è 'l fuggir! reciso è 'l teschio orrendo, Anchor d'ira fremendo, Qual d' Oloferne, o di Nadir atroce ! Si rasserena 'l Ciel, torna giocondo : ין Ride, respira l' mondo; Mentre giù spinta e l' anima feroce ! All' orribile porta fa tragitto, Dov' al barlume è scritto, "Lasciate ogni speranza, o voi, ch' entrate,” Scettri rapendo all' anime dannate. Londra, Luglio, 1808. L. E. discendante di un vero Sapgnols. THE LONDON THEATRES. JULY HAYMARKET. 28. Iron Chest-Plot and Counterplot. 29. [Never acted.] THE AFRICANS; or War, Love, and Duty. The overture and music composed and selected by Mr. Kelly. Fa rulho (the priest), Mr. Thompson; Torribal, Mr. Farley; Madiboo, Mr Fawcett; Selico, Mr. Young; Demba Sego Jalla (King of Kasson), Mr. Palmer, jun.; Daucari, Mr. Carles; Fetterwell. Mr. Grove; Marrowbone, Mr. Menage; Henry Augustus Mug, Mr. Liston; Berissa, Mrs. Gibbs; Darina, Mrs. St. Leger; Sutta, Mrs. Liston. The scenery by Mr. Morris, &c. Sylvester Daggerwood Mrs. Wiggins. 30. Ib. Seeing is Believing-Cheats of Scapin. AUGUST 1. Ib-Love laughs at Locksmiths. 2. Ib-Sylvester Daggerwood-Waterman. 3. Ib.-Mock Doctor-Spoilt Child. Little Pickle, Mrs. Bel lamy. 4. Ib.-Ways and Means. 5. Ib.-Ghost-Cheats of Scapin. 6. Ib. Music Mad-Follies of a Day. 8. Ib.-Spoilt Child-Catch him who can. 9. Ib-Mrs Wiggins-Tale of Mystery. 10. Ib-Seeing is Believing-Hunter of the Alps. 11. Ib.-Mock Doctor-Katharine and Petruchio. 12. Ib.-Blind Boy. Edmond (1st time), Miss A. De Camp. 13. Ib-Plot and Counterplot-Music Mad. 15. Ib.-Recruiting Serjeant-Tom Thumb. 16. [Mr. FARLEY'S Night.] Blind Boy-Plot and Counterplot -Valentine and Orson. Valentine, Mr. Farley; Orson, Mr. Grimaldi, (his 1st appearance on this stage); Hugo, Mr. Grove; Green Knight, Mr. Menage. 17. Africans-Ghost-Escapes. 18. [Mr. TAYLOR's Night.] Five Miles off-Review. Looney Mactwolter, a Gentleman, (1st appearance on any stage). Imitations-Hob in the Well, (1st time for 15 years.) Hob, Mr. Taylor; Hob's Father, Mr. Noble; Betty, Mrs. Taylor; Flora, Mrs. Mathews. 19. Africans Blind Boy. 20. Revenge Music Mad-Village Lawyer. 22. [Mr. MATHEW's Night.] Young Quaker-Blue Devils. (Never acted] FIRST COME FIRST SERV'D; or, the Biter Bit. Characters by Messrs. Liston, Farley, Mathews, Noble, Mrs. Davenport, Miss De Camp. The AFRICANS, is the production of Mr. Colman, an author whose name ranks deservedly high among the dramatic writers of the day. In the present instance he has not been eminently successful. There is a substantial interest in the story; but it is too much dilated, and the deficiency of Incident is supplied by a super こ |