But gratitude to Heaven procure, The good thou hast may long endure. To Europe unconfined, Riots in India's distant land, Where tyrant TIProo, base, and blind To honour, gives to most inhuman death; Britannia's warriors, whose struggling breath, From fell CALCUTTA's fiend-like dungeon flies For retribution, to avenging skies. A splendid list of names heroic blends 1758. With sea and land achievements, each day sends Advice of gallant deeds by WILLIAM's arm. BOSCAWEN, AMHERST, JOHNSON, with an host, Who kept our enemies in dread alarm; * The Duke of Cumberland distinguished himself in every battle he was present at on the Continent. At sea, Admiral Boscawen defeated M. de la Clue, and took or burned four large ships of the line; he also took Louisburgh. General Amherst took Ticonderago, Crown Point, and Montreal. Admiral Hawke gloriously vanquis! ed the French fleet in Quiberon Bay. Sir William Johnson took Nigara; Martinico, Guadaloupe, and Maregalante, were also taken. Lord Howe was killed gallantly fighting near Ticonderago, and succeeded by an Abercrombie. Monckton and Townsend signalized themselves with the immortal Wolfe. In Africa, Senegal was taken by Commodore Marsh, under the direction of Mr. Cumming, a Quaker. VOL. II. 0 HOWE HOWE; ABERCROMBIE; MONCKTON; WOLFE, who died Of Albion's sons the dearest pride, Of Albion's chieftains the most honored boast. Nor from the battle springs our fame alone, Where in it's cause the valiant soldier bleeds; Benevolence, as if she wou'd atone For Discord's brutal deeds, Founds an asylum for the orphan maid; What if we travel, reader, from this road A true one too, of how this kind abode I'm sure, your goodness will excuse; Forgive the manner, since the matter's true, For 'tis a fact, denied by few, Magna est Veritas, and will prevail ! The The INSTITUTION of the MAGDALEN.* I. 'Twas darkest December, the frost pointed sleet Was borne on the whirlwind, like ocean's white foam; Fast closed was each door and deserted each street. Save of wretches who wander, devoid of a home: II. 'Twas the season of joy,when HIS mem❜ry sublime, Who bled for our sins and expired for our sake, Is hail'd with rude mirth, ill beseeming that time Which shou'd gratitude's noblest emotions awake. III. The song, and the jest, and the story, went round, By warm hearths where the grape gaily circled about; And while on the ear burst loud merriments sound, Mirth heard from within, heighten'd mis'ry without. * The Rev. Dr. Dingley assisted by Henry Fielding, Esq. and the celebrated, tho' unfortunate, Dr. Dodd, were among the first whose warm-hearted ideas gave birth to this valuable institution. IV. Where the portal superb of an opulent ford, With massy projection invaded the street; To share the cold shelter it's roof might afford, Two children of want took a sorrowful seat. V. 'Twas winter, I've said, yet thin garments of white The limbs of two shivering females enfold; And keenly past thro' them the blast of the night, As close to each other they shrank from the cold. VI. The transit of heat those fell liquids impart, Those liquids impregnate with murderous fire, Had ceas'd to inflame, and left colder each heart, For that warinth of the instant which glows to expire. VII. With voice scarcely human, so mournfully hoarse, Indignant in tone, yet suppressing a sigh, One daughter of error address'd her discourse, To the other who scarce rais'd her tear-swollen eye. "That VIII. "That my parents are living you've oft heard me say, "And, I hoped, uninform'd of their EMILY's fate; "They've discover'd me now, and a letter to day "Offers pardon and home,-but the offer's too late." IX. "Ah take it, accept it," with eagerness cried The withering blossom, who lean'd on her knee: "Accept it! Oh, never!" indignant replied Stern EMILY,-once no one milder than she. 66 X. Accept it! encounter a mother's reproof, "A sister's coutempt, a whole neighbourhood's scorn; "No! never again will I darken that roof, "Where wou'd I had never, ah never been born! XI. 66 My father so partial, so fond, none beside, "Of his children so lov'd, so distinguish'd as I, "He |