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(BEING THE THIRTEENTH OF A NEW SERIES.)

PART THE FIRST.

PRODESSE ET DELECTARE.

E PLURIBUS UNUM.

By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent.

LONDON: Printed by JOHN NICHOLS and SON, 25, Parliament-street, Westminster;

where LETTERS are particularly requested to be sent, POST-PAID ;

AND SOLD BY

JOHN HARRIS and SON (Successors to Mrs. NEWBERY), at the Corner of St. Paul's Church Yard, Ludgate Street; and by PERTHES and BESSER, Hamburgh. 1820.

TO SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT.

ON COMPLETING THE FIRST PART OF HIS XCth VOLUME.

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His rising glories, and his growing lays; Each heightening still his praise in every strain,

Agreeing still to show the task how vain, Yet fondly urge the course the 'mpotent to gain.

Still be it mine to mark 'midst Winter's frore,

His added laurels greener than before;
His years unshackled by the weight of
time,

With ardour hast'ning on a second prime.
O could I praise his purity of though',
His wisdom, strength, and justice, as I
ought!

Or trace his steps thro' each luxuriant scene,

His fancy rov'd, and still shall rove, I

ween ;

Or could I paint his skill to read the heart,
Mocking the timner's superficial art;
Or chaunt his virtues equal to their worth,
Pure as the fire that gives the sun-beams
birth;

Monarchs should from their envied greatness flee,

To live in Fame, SYLVANUS, great as thee. But Jove forbids, and I the task forbear; A grateful task, which greater well might share,

His deathless pages must record his praise, Himself alone niust his own trophies raise; Yet not alone, fair Science and her train Of lesser Arts, or equals of her reign, With pride shall own SYLVANUS' fostring hand,

And bid to latest time his memory stand. Methinks, thro' ages yet to come, I see Admiring Genii bend green minds to thee; Each virgin Muse lead on, with hand uuseeu,

Their youthful steps, where Knowledge ever green

Springs in thy bounteous garden of the mind,

Like branching laurel that outlives the wind.

First white-rob'd Polyhymnia leads the

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