And my wish is, in truth, that the best of old Should not, on recovering, have cause to be jealous, A new era's arriv'd, -though you'd hardly believe it And all things, of course, must be new to receive it. New villas, new fêtes (which ev'n Waithman attends) I am proud to declare I have no predilections, 3 Neither feel I resentments, nor wish there should To mortal-except (now I think on't) Beau Who threaten'd last year, in a superfine passion, New saddles, new helmets, and—why not new So royally free from all troublesome feelings, friends? I repeat it, “New Friends”—for I cannot describe So little encumber'd by faith in my dealings I hope, like the Vender of Best Patent Blacking, North, South, East, and West, they have cut such “ Of a candid, enlighten'd, and liberal nation." a figure, That soon they will bring the whole world round our ears, And leave us no friends—but Old Nick and Algiers. When I think of the glory they've beam'd on 'Tis enough quite to turn my illustrious brains. For Papists the one, and with Papists the other; Oh deeds of renown!-shall I boggle or flinch, No-let England's affairs go to rack, if they will, By the bye, ere I close this magnificent Letter, (No man, except Pole, could have writ you a better,) 'Twould please me if those, whom I've humbug'd so long + With the notion (good men!) that I knew right from wrong. Would a few of them join me-mind, only a few— shade; Nor will Holland's clear intellect do us much harm, As for Moira's high spirit, if aught can subdue it, do it! Between R-d-r and Wh-rt-n let Sheridan sit, So, in short, if they wish to have Places, they And I'll thank you to tell all these matters to Greys, 4" I cannot conclude without expressing the gratification I should feel if some of those persons with whom the early habits of my public life were formed would strengthen my hands, and constitute a part of my government.” — Ibid. 5 "You are authorized to communicate these sentiments to Lord Grey, who, I have no doubt, will make them known to Lord Grenville."- Ibid. First you must then, willy-nilly, Find me next a Poppy posy, 1 Edward Byrne, the head of the Delegates of the Irish Catholics. 2 The ancients, in like manner, crowned their Lares, or Household Gods. See Juvenal, Sat. 9. iv. 138. — Plutarch, too, tells us that Household Gods were then, as they are now, "much given to War and penal Statutes."-gyvuwòris xai ποινικούς δαιμονας. 1 Certain tinsel imitations of the Shamrock which are distributed by the Servants of Cn House every Patrick's Day. Next, our C-stl-r-gh to crown, Bring me from the County Down, Wither'd Shamrocks, which have been Gilded o'er, to hide the green (Such as H-df-t brought away From Pall-Mall last Patrick's day 3)— That's enough-away, away— I leave the rest, so, prithee, haste! EPIGRAM. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A DOWAGER AND HER MAID ON THE NIGHT OF LORD Y-RM-TH'S FÊTE. "I WANT the Court Guide," said my lady, "to look "If the House, Seymour Place, be at 30. or 20." "We've lost the Court Guide, Ma'am, but here's the Red Book, Where you'll find, I dare say, Seymour Places in plenty!" |