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A fenfe of honour, tho' with weaknefs mixt,

Sways my warm heart, not proof against the force

Of female beauty's fafcinating fmiles,
With artless eafe and innocence adorn'd,
With eyes that speak the feelings of the
heart,

And undegning captivate the foul.
In lecklefs hour (tho' ever dear to me)
Impell'd by paffion unforeseen, I gain'd
Olivia's virgin heart. She gave me all
Her dear impaffion'd fondnefs could
beftow.

Unhacknied in the worlds delufive arts
Her merit first attracted my esteem.

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Recité par Monf. Turner, après avoir fait Heder, dans la Comedie du Joueur, à l'Ecole de Meff. Gilbert & de la Pierre, a Hackney, le 21 & 22 Juin, 1790.

On friendship's root ingrafted love arofe,QUAND le Vice rampant, de fes

And all my foul Olivia's power confeffed.

Why should I quit tranquillity and peace,

The foft endearments of fincere affection,

For keen remorse, the curfe of forfeit

honcur?

Can I defert the conqueft I have made, Refign to indigence, contempt, and

woe,

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Nouples racines,

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Sans efpoir, fans fecours, de piéges en

tourés ;

Pour fruit de nos exploits, de remords dévorés.

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POETRY.

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Outré de les revoir, après plus de cent | But now forgot, 'till time fhall foothe

ans,

[tems; Gouvernés par le jeu, tout comme de fon Infenfes, diroit-il, vous imitez Valère, Vous fouffrirez les maux des Forçats en Galere.

C'eft dan's l'affreux Chaos de cette corruption,

Qu'il eft doux d'efpérer une révolution : Non pour braver les Grands, ou ruiner les Familles,

Abattre les Ramparts, démolir les Baftilles;

Du bonheur d'ici bas, ce n'est point le reffort:

Et fans la paix de ràme il n'est pas d'heureux fort.

Il faut pour la trouver, cette paix précieufe,

Eviter avec foin toute action vicieuse, Mieux employer nos jours que ne font les joueurs,

Et devenir prudens, comme mes Audi

teurs.

Alors le fombre ennui, refpectant l'inno

cence,

Ne fera point fentir fa funefte influence. Puiffent tous les vicieux, quittant leur mauvais train,

Déformais, comme vous, avoir l'efprit ferein!

P. DE LA PIERRE.

my breait, [and reft. Though not to bring its former peace

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SHALL forrow longer its dim horrors [wail, And muf I ftill my wretched fate beTo think on hopes, Louifa ever fled, Which then could't give deceitful as the gale?

Yes, I fhall mourn, yet bid a last adieu, And think on love that cannot e'er avail,

Thy Edwy now who wishes well to you, Though he laments a conftancy fo frail?

Why fickle be, O! fay, why fickle [warm,

prove,

To a fond heart with true affection And once afpir'd, nay, had your promis'd love, [charm. But fince 'tis loft, fo fhall each pleafing

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TAKE a nautica! term,
Which expresses in turn,
Difpatch or hafte! hold, ftop, or ftay!
Next a liquor, fupposid,
By the Deities us'd,

Immortal too, fo poets fay.

Then a fect 'mongst the Jews,
Who did ftrictly refufe

The Gofpel, fave Mofes' five books; An employment of mind,

Is what next you must find,
Which pensiveness paints in your
locks.

Thefe initials found,
You then muft expound,

Two thirds of the organ of fight;
Which being adjoined,
A clergyman's named,

In whom all the poor do delight.
J. H. VOREDANUS,

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An Athenian who was the Manhater MY for a mark or token is,

furnam'd;

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Where drunkards do refort,
And in
my whole a good friend finds,
Beflowing firm fupport.

The travels of my last are wide,

(In ev'ry country found) Speedy's the pace he's us'd to ride, And does with news abound.

J. H. VOREDANUS),

FO

THE

Lady's Magazine;

O R,

Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amusement.

For AUGUST,

1790.

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This Number is embellished with the following Copper Plates, viz.

1. A View of the Petrifying or Dropping Well, near Knaresborough Caftle, Yorkfhire.-2. A beautiful historical Picture of the Welcome Arrival.—1. A new Pattern for working a Cap, Bonnet, Cloak, &c.-And, 4. A favourite Madrigal, compofed in the Year 1608.

LONDON, Printed for. G. G. J. and J. Robinfon, No. 25. Parernofler Row, where Favours from Correfpondents will be received.

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To our CORRESPONDENTS.

HE new Pattern of the Gown fent us, fhall appear in our next.

THE

The Index, No. 17, is unavoidably postponed.

The Undertaker, No. 1. fhall appear in our next, with C— S—, and feveral letters on the subject of Private Plays, &c. &c.

Of Poetry we have on hand, partly intended for infertion as foon poffible:

Prologue at Chippenham-The Scull's Harangue-Elegy and other Poetry by C. J. Pitt-S. S.'s Poetical Articles-On Abfence- Edwy's Epitaph-Werter to Charlotte-On Virtue, &c.-The Rival LoversJemima's Lines-Elegiac Effufion- &c. &c. &c.

The Lift of Old Maids in Manchester is rejected. We affront no fpecies of females.

The Letters of Mr. Lietherland would be uninteresting.

Sufannah Careless is refpectully informed that we never interfere with our Cotemporaries.

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