A world thou hast honor'd by cheating so Yea, humbly I've ventured his merits to paint, many; Thou'lt find still among us one Personage old, Who also by tricks and the Seals makes a penny A great part of the income of Joanna Southcott arose from the Seals of the Lord's protection which she sold to her followers. 2 Mrs. Anne Lee, the "chosen vessel" of the Shakers, and Mother of all the children of regeneration." Yea, feebly have tried all his gifts to portray, And they form a sum-total for making a Saint, That the Devil's own Advocate could not gain say. • Toad Lane, in Manchester, where Mother Lee was born. In her "Address to Young Believers," she says, that “it # a matter of no importance with them from whence the means of their deliverance come, whether from a stable in Bethlehem, or from Toad Lane, Manchester." Jump high, all ye Jumpers, ye Ranters all roar, While B-tt-rw-rth's spirit, upraised from your eyes, Like a kite made of foolscap, in glory shall soar, With a long tail of rubbish behind, to the skies! AN INCANTATION. SUNG BY THE BUBBLE SPIRIT. Air.-Come with me, and we will go Where the rocks of coral grow COME with me, and we will blow Come with me, and we will blow Now the frothy charm is ripe, Knew not which to her was sweeter, Peeping Tom or Puffing Peter ;- Bravo, bravo, Peter M-re! Such as haunt the dreams of Jews ; Some, reflecting mines that lie Some, those virgin pearls that sleep 1 Strong indications of character may be sometimes traced in the rhymes to names. Marvell thought so, when he wrote "Sir Edward Sutton, The foolish Knight who rhymes to mutton." * The member, during a long period, for Coventry. 3 An humb e imitation of one of our modern poets, who, in a poem against War, after describing the splendid habiliments of the soldier, thus apostrophizes him-" thou rainbow ruffian!". Now's the moment-who shall first But, hark, my time is out- But, no 'twas, indeed, a Turtle, wide But now " a change came o'er my dream," On the back of that Turtle sat a rider- As made the Turtle squeak with glee, So, on the Sec. in his glory went, That calipash and calipee Are the English forms of Diplomacy. THE DONKEY AND HIS PANNIERS. A FABLE. "fessus jam sudat asellus, "Parce illi; vestrum delicium est asinus." VIRGIL, Copa. A DONKEY, whose talent for burdens was wondrous, His owners and drivers stood round in amaze- 1 Mr Canning. Wanderings in South America. "It was the first and 4 A certain country gentleman having said in the House "that we must return at last to the food of our ancestors, last time (says Mr. Waterton) I was ever on a crocodile's somebody asked Mr. T." what food the gentleman meant?" back." Alluding to an early poem of Mr. Coleridge's, addressed to an Ass, and beginning, "I hail thee, brother!" -"Thistles, I suppose," answered Mr. T. |