And though by day oft hidden from my sight, Thou'st done me mighty service in thy day, And till old age brought on thyhealth's day, I never knew thee flinching from thy post, Or grumbling at thy diet, boil'd or roast; Nor has thine appetite seem'd over shy, When thou'st been offer'd hash, or grill, or fry. Thou wert a merry rogue, and thought no sin Whene'er I laugh'd, to give a cheerful grin; And 'mongst the firmest friends I ever knew, I ne'er found one stood firmer, sir, than you. When thou'st had pains in either nerve or I've felt for thee, as for my very own; [bone,|| And "many a time and oft" have lain awake, Whilst thou'st complain'd of any sudden ache; Nor have I closed an eye, since man or lad, Whene'er I've found thee sorrowful or sad. Thou wert a sober, steady, honest fellow; I never knew thee either drunk or mellow; And whilst a servant thou hast been of mine, I never knew thee taste of ale or wine*, Or ever heard thee at thy lot repine. Till Jove's dread fiat, on one fatal day, Snatch'd from thy heart thy better half away; Then, not till then, did e'er I hear thee moan At fate's decree, or utter one sad groan! But when thy food thou wert reduc'd to mump, And nothing of thee left but one vile stump, Thou took'st it so to heart-fate toll'd thy knell And I thus bid a faithful friend-farewell! Bellevue-P ace, Leamington Spa, April 1, 1819. THE FINAL DISSOLUTION OF GREENLAND. Then seem'd they, in that world of solitude, Behold the end: one morn, athwart the wall, rent The hunter, but his dagger's plunging steel, With riven bosom, made the monster reel; Cuvanquish'd, both to closer combat flew; Assailants each, till each the other slew; Mingling their blood from mutual wounds, they lay Stretch'd on the carcase of their antler'd prey. Meanwhile his partner waits, her heart at rest, No burden but her infant on her breast; The day returns, but he returns no more. guide In mercy turns her from the corpse aside; Perhaps his own freed spirit, lingering near, Who waits to waft her to a happy sphere; But leads her first, at evening, to their cot, Where lies the little one, all day forgot; Imparadis'd in sleep, she finds him there, Kisses his cheek, and breathes a mother's prayer. Three days she languishes, nor can she shed One tear between the living and the dead: When her lost spouse comes o'er the widow's thought, The pangs of memory are to madness wrought, But when her suckling's eager lips are felt, Her heart would fain-but, oh! it cannotmelt; At length it breaks, while on her lap he lies, With baby wonder gazing in her eyes. Foor orphan! mine is not a hand to trace Thy little story, last of all thy race: [grown, Not long thy sufferings; cold and colder The arms that clasp thee chill thy limbs to stone. [sigh 'Tis done: from Greenland's coast, the latest Bore infant innocence beyond the sky. 1. Hamson, Priater, 373, suaud, 5. A DRAWING-ROOM WINDOW-CURTAIN AND WORK-TABLE 6 PATTERN. PAGE . 63 77 . 116 . ib. 87 64 W. H. STEIL'S Fantasia 104 Case of Captain Norris 105 69 FINE ARTS. The Dulwich Gallery. 106 77 Theatrical Portraits 107 Intelligence regarding Works of Art in progress or completed ib. THE SELECTOR. 82 On Shakspeare's Female Characters Extracts from a Gleaner's CommonplaceBook.-Antiquity of Coaches-An Account of an Engagement between a Sailor and a Shark-A Love-Letter from an Officer in the Army to a Widow whom he had never seen-A remarkable Instance of the erroneous Notions we form of Things which we have not been acquainted with-An Account of Samuel Clinton, a labouring Man, about 25 Years of Age, who often slept for several Weeks together 92 The Female Tattler.-No. XLIV. MUSICAL REVIEW. Correspondence of Miss Hamilton (from the same) FASHIONS. 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