174 and the idol of the people; for a man of the most consummate wisdom, and the most untainted virtue; for an independent, difinterested, unbyaffed patriot, a friend to neither one party nor another, but equally juft and impartial to al, unwearied in fupporting those that do right, as indefatigable in oppofing thofe that do wrong; fhould there be found fome weak enough to believe all these extraordinary things of him; fhould there be others artful and defigning enough to flatter him, till he believes them of himself; fhould the former, from the high idea they have conceived of him, fuffer themselves to be led and directed entirely by him; fhould the latter, by impofing on his weakness and foothing his vanity, draw him in, to be led and directed entirely by them; fhould not the idol be ftripped of the falfe ornaments that his followers and flatterers have dreffed him up with, in order to undeceive the world, and fhew them what a wooden God it is they worship? I am fenfible there is no fuch perfon at prefent; and perhaps this age is too wife and too fagacious to be impofed upon by the most folemn appearances, or artful pretences to extraordinary fanctity and virtue, let the hypocrite act his part ever fo well; but fuch impoftors have been feen in the world, and fuch may arise again; and the experience of past times have fhewn us, that more mischief has been introduced, more distractions in states, and revolutions in government, have been occafioned, by the artifices of fuch deceivers, than by the ambition of Princes, or the intrigues of Minifters; and therefore it is a good work, and ought to be acceptable to all who wish well to their country, to warn them against the attempts of the former, if any fuch should hereafter; as against the attempts of the latter ; both may be equally fatal to the conftitution. appear The BRITISH MUSE: Containing original Poems and felect An Invitation to CÆLIA. OME, Calia, view the ruddy morn, Whofe golden rays gild ev'ry thorn, The fable night and noxious air Are driven far away; The blooming morn invites my fair To fay, Come, come away. Then let us hafte to yonder dale, The fragrance of each flower, While tuneful warblers charm the ear With notes of love's foft power. And we on eafy banks of flowers Amidft the violets lean, Inclos'd within a pleasant bower Of flow'rets gay and green. Pieces from the most celebrated Poets, &c. While I admire thy form divine, Then happy we in mutual blifs for W. J. A RIDDLE, by Daniel Iliff, of L-r. W cloath'd; When idle, naked stand; But, what will make you wonder The The FLOWER of EDINBURGH. Set for the German Flute. ten---der heart has rent in twain. By day or night find 2. Defpair and anguish fill my breaft, Since I have loft my blooming rofe; I figh and mourn while others reft, His abfence yields me no repofe : To feek my love I'll range and rove Thro' ev'ry grove and diftant plain; I ne'er will ceafe but fpend my days, 'Till I hear from my darling fwain. 3. I need not ftrange at nature's change, Since parents fhew'd fuch cruelty; Kind Neptune, let me you intreat To fend a fair and pleasant gale; While croffing on the raging main; All joy and mirth, at our return, Shall then abound from Tweed to Tay, The bells fhall ring, the birds fhall fing, To grace and crown our nuptial day. Thus bleft with charms in my love's arms, Once more my heart I will obtain; I'll range no more t'a diftant shore, But will enjoy my darling-fwain. An ACROSTIC by C, F. -OU lovely maid, where all perfections YOU meet, As GENTLEMEN, s you bave obliged your Profe-Readers with the Hiftory of the Cofmogony from the best Authors, I hope you will oblige the poetically inclined with the following Extract from Milton. The CREATION of the WORLD. Of nature from the unapparent deep. And vital virtue infus'd, and vital warmth purg'd The black, tartareous, cold, infernal dregs, Averfe to life; then founded, then conglob'd Like things to like; the reft to fev'ral place Difparted, and between fpun out the air; And earth, felf-balanc'd, on her center hung. Let there be Light, faid God, and-forthwith light Etherial, first of things, quinteffence pure, Sprung from the deep; and from her native Eaft, To journey thro' the airy gloom began, Spher'd in a radiant cloud. And then God made The firmament, expanfe of liquid, pure, In circuit to the uttermoft convex Milton's Paradife Loft. And many a trufty pimp and crony, All those who would not break the peace; That in the morning he might free, Let out the flocks, and whipping-poft, And for falle weights on chandelers; But was a kind and conftant friend And brokers that receive ftol'n goods: To whom the Knight, with comely grace, The PROLOGUE and EPILOGUE to Short! Ye foes to thinking! and ye friends to sport! Make it no joke, when penfively diftreft, Sighs, in yon circle, fwell the beauteous breaft. Force to the finest face, fuch forrow lends : Pity and innocence, are bofom friends. No Smile, but love's, fhou'd meet the teartouch'd eye, Where, lodg'd on beauty, virtue's dew drops lie. But, when deep anguifh fhakes a feeling mind, How muft it ake,-for laughers beard behind! Why fhou'd men dream, that only mirth can please? No jokeful wag e'er laugh'd off life's disease. Sickning to fadnefs, foon or late comes care; And he, who flies from thought, will meet defpair. 'Tis the pale coward's curfe, to ftart in vain ; And think poftponing is escaping pain. Courage, that weighs misfortune, finds it light 3 And, half-admitting, you difarm it quite. Oh, fave strong fentiments; approve their flame; And aid, with generous band, the mufe's claim, *To the Beaus. Vainly, the Aage makes war on this wild paffion! "Twill reign - when hoops, and cards are out Stubborn, as woman's will, it fcorns reftriction, When one, who bums and bars at midnight, MARRIES. Better, plain, downright DUNCE-No dream, purfuing: One, that means bluntly—and knozus, what he's doing Not him, whofe factious mind, outfoaring pleasure, Holds him ftill bufieft, leifure. when his wife's at Better a portfman, found of wind, and hearty. Better, Sir Sot,than spouse dry drunk, with party! A bunting husband hallows and you HEAR him. A drunken deary ftag--gers-and you STE ER him. - Each,confcious of his wife, takes care, to One way or other—an indulg'd partaker. As very a Poliphontes-as my traytor ! And holds whate'er he HAS not worth pos- Freedom, and mirth, and health, and joy, defpifes! And fcorns all REST-he, fo pro-found-ly At length, thank heaven! he DTES: kind And leaves behind,- -ten thousand madmen, like him. To the Proprietors of the UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE. GENTLEMEN, Obferving that you have taken a great deal of pains to collect Circumftances for the Life of Henry VIII. I have herewith fent you the underwritten to hew the great Amendments fince made to our Lauguage, as also being a fingular Curiofity in itself. A genuine Copy of an Order of King Henry VIII, for one Day's Provifion for one of the Ladies of Honour to one of his Queens, which I prefume by the Date, was Catherine of Arragon. E woll and commaunde you to allow daily from hensforth unto our right dere and well belovede the Lady Lucy, into her chamber, the dyatt and fare hereafter enfuying. First, Every morning at brekefaft oon chyne of beyf at our kechyn, oon chete loff, and oon maunchet at our panatrye barr, and a galone of ale at our buttrye barr. Item, At dyner a pefe of beyf, a ftroke of rofte, and a reward at our faid kechyn, a cafte of cheie brede at our panatrye barr, and a galone of ale at our buttrye barr. Item, At afternoone a maunchet of brede at our panatrye barr, and half a galone of ale at our buttrye barr. Item, At fupper a meffe of porage, a refe of mutton, and a reward at our faid kechyn, a caft of chete brede at our panatrye, and a galone of ale at our buttrye. Item, At after fupper a chete loff, and a maunchet at our panatrye barr, and half a galone of wine at our seller barr. Item, Every morning at our woodyard, 4 tall fhyds and 2 faggotts. Item, At our chaundrye barr in winter every night, oon preket and 4 fyfes of wax, with 8 candles white lights, and oon torch. Item, At our picher houfe, fix white |