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Where kindling at thy song archangels glow; Nor, while thou lead'ft a brighter band on high,
Difdain to mingle with the choirs below. II.
With ardent zeal to celebrate thy name, And glowing with thy own immortal flame, To this fam'd fabric an enraptur'd train From many a distant clime their footsteps bend:
Bleft fpirit, from the realms of day descend, And while the fwelling pæans round thee rife,
And loud and deep afcends the choral strain, Forget the loftier airs of Paradife,
And deign to fmite an earthly lyre again : O'er mortal breasts refume thy wonted fway, And all the wond'rous pow'rs of song difplay. IIL
Oh! for that energy fublime, Which thro' thy mufic's bold infpiring page, Roll'd with the torrent's overwhelming rage, To animate this meaner rhyme; Then in a strain exalted as thine own,
Should the transported Muse thy praise recite;
With thy freed spirit take her rapid flight, And urge her way to heav'n's eternal throne, To hear that high, unutterable fong, Which thou and the triumphant fons of light Thro' all eternity's bright day prolong! IV.
From thee new rage the British genius caught, New rapture wing'd the poet's foaring thought:
Charm'd with the noble wildness of thy lyre, [bends, From his bright fphere aftonish'd DRYDEN Owns thy bold fong his loftiest flight tranfcends, And learns to glow with more exalted fire. With all thy warm, energic fancy fraught, The mighty foul of MILTON fmiles to fee
Its vaft conceptions realiz'd in thee: The nine-fold harmony he fung was thine; While all thy fpirit marks his nervous line.
But when beyond this mortal bound That fpirit foar'd, with how divine a fwell From the deep hollow of thy mighty fhell Rufh'd the full tide of manly found — Rapt, fir'd, tranfported with th' unbounded lay,
The heaters thrill'd with holy extasy, And in immortal pleasures died away.
Once more, oh! Handel, to our aid defcend, That while the loud Hofannas we prolong,
Th' eternal Sire a gracious ear may lend, Approve our raptures and accept the song.
The following jeux d'efprits appeared is the public papers.
ODE to FANCY. FANCY, nymph of fprightly mien, Oft invok'd by tuneful voice, Thou canft gild each gloomy fcene, And bid the chearless heart rejoice. Graceful flows thy azure vet,
Lightly waves thy pliant wing; Let me greet thee, lovely guest,
Fairest child of smiling Spring. Though I hear difcordant founds
Oft afcend from crowded streets; Though limited to narrow bounds,
This eye no beauteous landscape meets: Fancy can guide me to the grove,
Where sweetest warblers hail the day, Or bid my footsteps freely rove
O'er meads perfum'd by breath of May. Though fprung from a plebeian race,
Diftinguifh'd not by wealthy dowers, Fancy to me affigns a place
With courtly dames in Carleton bowers t Thence wafts me to the hallow'd fané.
Hark! the loud choral peal afcends; Harmonious Handel hears the ftrain,
And from his awful diftance bends. See where the wife, the brave, the fair, To celebrate his name unite; Behold the matchlefs Royal Pair, Fit objects for a son of light! The heav'nly minstrel tunes his lyre, Such notes to Heav'n alone belong; Sublime he ftrikes the golden wire, Seraphic fpirits join the fong. The fong implores the Power Supreme
To blefs the land where Science dwells, Where Juftice rears her facred beam, Where Charity pale Want repels. Fancy, ceafe thy rapid flight,
To earthly scenes my mind reftore; Borne by thee to regions bright,
Mortals tremble as they foar.
Great HANDEL liften'd near the Eternal throne: "These strains (he cry'd, enraptur'd) are my own !"
ESSAYS, DEBATES, NAMES of AUTHORS, ANECDOTES, &c.
ABEL, Mr. Anecdotes of, 366
Academic, No. 1. 424
Academies, foreign, proceedings in them, 103 Addrefs of the Houfe of Peers, on the pro- ceedings of the Commons, 147
of the Houfe of Commons against the Miniftry, 297, 298 Advertisement, a whimsical one, 91 Aerial Travels, 25. 152. 316, 317 Air Balloons, regulated in France, 395 American States, Proclamation of, on the 5th Article of the Treaty of Peace, 315, 316 Anecdotes, antique, 109
of Dr. Goldimith, 15. Of Dr. Hunter, 35. Mrs. Edmonds, 93. Edward the Confellor, 109, 110. Profeffor Rich- ardfon, 115. Mr. Rayner, 123. Metal- tafio. 168. Theo. Cibber, 184. Stoppelaer, ib. Mr. Davies, 199. Dr. Playfair, 204. Serjeant Fazakerley, 257. Of modern Characters, 258---263. Mr. Poore, 269. Francis Maieres, Efq. 270. Dr. Maskelyne, ib. Dr. Hutton, ib. Mr. Maty, 271. Mr. Watfon, ib. Lieutenant Glenie, ib. Dr. Pearfon, 342. Mr. Aftle, 351. Mr. Dupuis, 363. Mr. Jones, ib. Mr. Hook, 354 Mr. Shield, 365. Mr. Luther, ib. Sig. Clementi, ib. Mr. Abel, 366. Mr. Dale, 367. Mr. Stevens, ib. Mr.Jackfon, 370. Dr. Arnold, 371. Mr. White 440. Mr. Wiley, 449. Mr. Aylward, 450. Mr. Suck, ib. Mr. Qui- lici, ib. Sig. Rauzzini, 451. ter, ib. Mr. Baumgarten, 452,
Antient Philofophy, Hiftory of, 99---103 Aphorifms of Great Men, 181 Arnauld, Dr. Memoirs of, 335 Arnold, Dr. Anecdotes of, 371
Arts and Sciences, their effects on Civil Li- berty, 411
Aftle, Thomas, Efq. Anecdotes of as an Au- thor, 351
Athol, Duke of, Indiaman, burnt, 77 Aylward, Mr. Anecdotes of, 450 Bard, one antiently retained in the family of each Highland Chieftain, 327 Baumgarten, Mr. Anecdotes of, 452 Beauty, the idea of it fluctuating, 257 Birth-Day Balls, defcription of, 11.474 Breakfast, public one at Carleton-house, 397 Candia, Island of, taken possession of by the French, 74
Card, a remarkable one, 149 Carleton-house, description of the State Apart ments there, a23
Carter, Mr. Anecdotes of, 451
Caufe, a remarkable one tried at Bedford Affize, 238
Character of Voltaire, 334
Charlemount, Earl of, Memoirs of, 83 Chatham, Earl of, defcription of his monu- ment, 248
Cincinnatus, Society of, inftituted by the American Officers, 74
Civil Government, Thoughts on its Rife and Progrefs, 409
Clementi, Sig. Anecdotes of, 365
Climate, its effects on political Liberty, 411
Cole, Dr. Trick put upon him, 92 Commemoration of Handel, rife of, 165 account of, 328 Contagious Disorder among horned Cattle, account of, 24
Controverfy between History and Novel Wri- ting to form the Mind, 418. 419 Convocation addrefs his Majefty, 475 Correfpondence between Archbishop Secker and Mr. Garden, 250-252
Crimea, the Country of, ceded to the Ruf fans, 155
Cuddalore, Action of, 76 Dale, Mr. Anecdotes of, 367 David, King, an inftance of the mutability of Fortune, 105
Davies, Mr. Anecdotes of as an Author 199 Dead Languages, inconvenience attending too clofe an application to them, 420 Debates in Parliamen, on a Motion for go- ing into a Committee on the State of the Nation, 57-61. On a Motion against the Ministry, 61, 62. On Mr. Pitt's India Bill, 62-66.On the State of the Nation, 137- 140. On a Motion to cenfure the Pr ceed- ings of the Houfe of Commons, 140-147 On a Motion for a Committee to infpect the Journals of the Lords, 225. On a Motion for Adjournment, 226 On the Ordnance Estimates, 227. On the Receipt Tax, 228. On the Report of the Com- mittee for infpecting the Journals of the Lords, 229-233. On a Motion to post- pone the Supplies, 300---302. On an Ad- drefs to the Throne, 302---304. On a fe cond Addrefs, 304---306. On a Motion relative to the Office of Lieutenant of the Tower, 306. On a Representation to the King, ib. On the Mutiny Bill, ib. On the Navy Eftimates, 307. On the Repre- fentation of the People, 308. In the Com. mittee of Supply, ib. On the Choice of
of a Speaker, 893, 394. On the Weft- minster Election, 457 On the Addrefs for the King's Speech, 458. On appointing a Chairman to the Committee of Supply,460. On a Motion for Parliamentary Reform, 462. On the additional Window-Tax, 468-470
Definitive Treaty of Peace with the States- General figned at Paris, 473 Democritus, the Chief of the Merry Philofo- phers, 179
Denmark, new Arrangement of the Councils of that Kingdom, 395
Defcription of various Animals arranged under the Orders Vermes and Mollufca, 412-414
Dictionaries unknown among the Antients, 420. Prejudicial to the Faculty of the Memory, ib.
Diderot, M. inftances of falfe Tafte in his Writings, 10
Draper, Mrs. Eulogium on her, by the Abbe Raynal, 171, 172
Drefs, propriety in, a Mark of Modefty, 244. Decency in, a captivating Quality, ib. Dreffes, Description of the most fashionable, 400
Dupuis, Mr. Anecdotes of, 363
Dutch, their Character, 332
Earthquakes, Account of, 74
Froft, effects of it, 156, 157, 158 Garden, Mr. his Letters to Archbishop Secker, 250, 251
Gentlemen, their fashionable Dresses, 400 Germans, their Character, 332 Germany, the population of, 317 Glenie, Lieut. Anecdotes of, 271 Godin, Mrs. Narrative of her Sufferings, 173-175.
Goldfmith, Dr. Anecdotes of, 15 Goodbreeding and Gentility compatible with every Station, 180
Great Seal of England ftolen, 238 Grinning no proot of Mirth, 180 Handel, George Frederick, Memoirs of, 163 Commemoration,
Harford, Mifs, her Marriage with Mr. Morris annulled, 473
Harlequin Junior, account of, 68 Heraclitus, the Chief of the fad Set of Philo. fophers, 179
Highland Poetry, its Antiquity, 327 its Authenticity, 328 Hiftory, its importance in forming the mind, 418
Hive, the, 15. 95. 182. 264. 336. 425. Hook, Mr. Anecdotes of, 364
Eaft Indies, tranfactions there, 73-78. Hume, David, his letter on Highland
Edmonds, Mrs. Anecdote of, 93
Edward the Confeffor, Anecdotes of, 109,110 Election of Members for the City of London, 318. 396
of Members for the City of Weftmin- Ater, 318. 396
of Ealt India Directors, 319. Election of the Managers, account of, 471 Elizabeth, Queen, Effay towards her Cha- racter, 252-254
Ellis, Captain, takes a remarkably large fmuggling Cutter, 75
Empires, unwieldy, always weak, 410 English, their Character, 333. 417 English Hiftory, Scraps relating to, 104 Language, enriched by Hebrew
Evans, Mr. Anecdotes of, 453
Europe, political State of, 166. 243. 325.
Executions, 236. 319. 475.
Hunter, Dr. Henry, Anecdotes of as an Author, 35
Hutton, Dr. Anecdotes of, 270 Jackfon, Mr. Anecdotes of, 370 Ice Balloon, exhibited on the Serpentine River, 156
Imagery, a fingular Piece of, in a Highland Poem, 328
Job, a remarkable Instance of the Mutability
John Buil, a Picture of, 93 Jones, Mr. Anecdotes of, 363 Italians, their Character, 332
Juftice, exemplary inftance of in the Em peror of China, 75
Kettle Drums, a large pair taken from the ⚫ French at the Battle of Malplaquet, by the Duke of Marlborough, used at the Com- memoration of Handel, 324
La Belle Aflemblée Society, Difputes at, 34 Ladies, their Fashionable Drelles, 400
Falfe Tate, Leffons to be drawn from it, 9 Literary Character of the English, 420
Fazakerley, Serj, Anecdote of, 257
Filial Affection rewarded, 23
Fire, dreadful Account of one on board the Duke of Athol Indiaman, 157
Franklin, Dr. Thomas, account of his Life and Writings, 177, 178
Fraud, moftly practifed upon thofe of fup- pofed fagacity, 256 French Theatres, Productions of, 66
Troops in India, defeated, 73 French, their Character, 331
Literary Men, Reasons why fo feldom pa- tronized in England, 330
Li erature, the Cukure of it nearly confined to England and France, 329
Love, the Death of, 97, 98. 175, 176 Luther, Mr. Anecdotes of, 365 Macpherson, Mr. employed to collect Frag- ments of Highland Poetry, 328
Marion, Monf. his Voyage to the South- Seas, 298. His Death, 299
Maferes, Francis, Efq. Anecdotes of, 370
Mafkelyne, Dr. Aneedates of, 270 Mafquerade, at the King's Theatre, 148. At the Pantheon, 151
Maty, Mr. Anecdotes of, 271
Meditation on the Diffolution of Parliament, 254, 255
Melcombe, Lord, Account of his Life, 401 Memoirs of the Right Hon. Mr, Pitt, 5. Of Mifs Young, 13. Of the Earl of Charle- mount, 83. Of George Frederick Handel, Efq. 163. Of John Norris, Efq. 333. Of Dr. Arnauld,335. Of Lord Melcombe,401 Metaftafio, Anecdote of 168 Michael Angelo, his Life, 38-40 Mirth, Strictures on, 178-180 Modern Characters, Anecdotes of, 258-263 Morris, Mr. his Marriage with Mifs Harford, annulled 473
Mulic, Lift of, Publifhed in 1784, 322. 402 Order of, at the Commemoration of Handel, 324
Mutability of Fortune, remarkable Inftances of, 20-23. 105-109
Natural Daughter, Hiftory of, 17-20 Natural Hiltory, 412-414
Norris, John, Efq, fome Account of, 333 Novel writing, its pretenfions to forming the Mind, 418, 419
Noy, William, Attorney-General to Charles I. his Will, 366
Occurrences, Remarkable, in the Year 1783, 28-32
Orleans, Duke of, his opinion of a Claffical
Education, 329 Painters, Account of fome who belonged to Scotland, 422. 424
Pantheon, Alterations made there for the Commemoration of Handel, 325 Parliament Diffolved, 238. 308
New, a Correct Liit of, 386-390 Peace concluded between Ruffia and the Porte, 157
Pearfon, Dr. Anecdotes of as an Author, 342-344
Performers, Vocal and Inftrumental, at the Commemoration of Handel, Lift of, 1324 Philofophy, Antient, Hiftory of, and Re-
Pitt, the Right Hon. William, Memoirs of, 5-8. Voted the Freedom of the City, 156 Entertained at Grocer's Hall, 236. At Goldfmith's Hall, 287. By the Di rectors of the Eaft-India Company, 238 Playfair, Dr. Anecdotes of as an Author, 204 Poland, General Diet of, Account of, 415, 416
Political Characters, the Utility of Modera- tion in them, 245
State of the Nation and of Europe, 166. 243 325. 407. Poore, Mr. Anecdotes of, 269 Power, in what it confifts, 410 Proceflion of Mr. Pitt to Grocer's Hall, 235 at the Funeral of Sir Barnard
Turner, 475 Promotions, 79. 158. 239. 398. 476
Rayner, Mr. Anecdotes of as an Author, 128 Reparation, a Comedy, Account of, 149, 150 Reprefentation of the House of Commons to the King, 218-220
Retaliation, remarkable Instance of, -257 Richardfon, Profeffor, Anecdotes of as an Author, 115
Royal Academy, Exhibition at, 247 Ruffia, Emprefs of, her Edi& for Free Trade in the Crimea, 314,315 Ruth, her History, 23
Scotius, Jonn, Anecdote of, 111 Scotland, Account of Painters who flourished there, 422-424
Scraps, Mifcellaneous, 104
Secker, Archbishop, his Letter to Mr. Garden, 251
Seduction, Reflections on, 91
Seffions, 235, 236. 319. 395, 396. 473 Sheriffs appointed, 156, 157 Sherwood Foreft, an Opera, account of, 246,
Shield, Mr. Anecdotes of, 365 Shipwreck, a Tragedy, altered from the Fa- tal Curiofity, account of, 149 Shipwreck, a remarkable one, 155 Slave Trade abolished by the Queen of Par- tugal, 154
Smollet, Dr. his Letter to Hume Campbell, 169-171
Spaniards, their Character, 331 Speech, King's, at the Diffolution of the Pare liament, 238
at the Meeting of the new Parliament, 392
of the Lord Chancellor to the House of Commons, 391
of the Speaker on being presented,
391 State Papers, 217-220. 314-316 Stevens, Mr. Anecdotes of, 367 Storms, 155. 234
Story, an affecting one. 89 Strangford, Vife. difqualified by Bill to vote in the Irish Houfe of Peers, 397 Stuart, Gen. Difpatches from him, 73–78. Swifs, their Character, 331 Tatler, the Impartial, 94 Thaw, effects of, 317
Theatrical Journal, 68. 147. 18. 246.
Theatrical Portraits, Exhibition of, 13 Tickets for the Commemoration of Handel, Defcription of, 325
Toilet. Mr. Pope's Defcription of one, 245 Tronfmigrations of Bridget Merlin, 148 Tucker, Dean, his opinion of the present Difputes, 220, 221
Tunisians break the Peace with the Vene- tians, 317
Two to One, a Comedy, account of, 472 Venom, a contagious Disorder so called, 24 Virtue, the Charms of, 299 Voltaire, a Character of, 334
Wales, Frederick, Prince of, Converfation between him and Mr. Dodington, 403 Watton, James, Efq. Anecdotes of, 271 Wesley, Mr. Charles, Anecdotes of, 449 Westminster Abbey, Defcription of the Building erected in it for the Commemo ration of Handel, 323
White, Mr. Anecdotes of as an Author, 440 Will, a fingular one, 93
Wilfon, Dr. Thomas, his Life, 249 Writing, variety of Talents requifite for the different Species of it. 417 Young, Mifs, Memoirs of, 13.
ACCOUNT of the Debates in the House
of Lords on the Eft-India Bill, 53 Addrefs to the Commiffioners of the Admi- ralty. By a Sailor, 54
Addrefs (familiar) to the Curious in English Poetry, 56
Air Balloon, or Flying Mortal, 297 Anecdotes of the Ruflian Empire, 205-210 Arthur's Sermons on various Subjects, 215 Authentic Narrative of Diffenfions and De- bates in the Royal Society, 265
Cand d Investigation of the prefent prevail- ing Tapi, 295
Cary's actual Survey of the Great Poft Roads between London and Falmouth, 448 Chronology, a Syftem of. By Dr. Playfair, 202-204
Collection of Letters to the Volunteers of Ireland, 53
Collection of Cafes concerning Tythes, 122 —
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