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Hail! magick holy power of song,
To whom all bend the knee;

No gate hath Earth or Heaven so strong,
But it shall ope to thee.

List, virgins, list! The song is yours,
Of myrtle wreaths, and shady bowers,
Of passion's soul bewildering trance,
And cheeks that blush, and eyes that glance,
Of bosoms white as trackless snow,

And hearts that bleed, and hearts that glow;
Where like the silk-worm in his shell,
Lurks the young god, you love so well.
Be every maid like ELLEN fair,

And every bard like Scort sublime;
Then

every maid shall life immortal share, And every bard outlive the waste of time.

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How she wish'd that the tear-drop would fall,

But poor Mrs. FLAM Could not weep;

And soon in a black velvet pall

She popp'd the old lawyer to sleep.

She thought of her love as she lay,

When the ghost of the late Mr. FLAM,

In his green velvet cap, came to say,

"Phoo! nonsense! your grief is all sham."

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'Tis not the auburn locks of hair,
That play in ringlets round the fair:
'Tis not her cheek o'erspread with smiles:
'Tis not her voice which Care beguiles :
'Tis not her lips with roses dress'd,
Where vagrant bees would fondly rest:
'Tis not her blue eyes' thrilling glance:
'Tis not her feet that thrid the dance:
'Tis not the grace with which they move,
That warm my heart with ardent love—————
BUT 'tis her finely polish'd mind,

By Virtue's, rarest rules refin'd.
Like Hesper at the close of day,

When Sol emits his rarest ray,
Modest and meek without pretence

To other charms than charms of sense-
To charms which shine when beauty fades,
And wrinkled age the form invades

To these a lovely maid aspires,
And these awake my bosom's fires;
For they can warm my throbbing heart,
Without the aid of Fancy's art.

When Time uplifts his palsying hand,
And strikes the visage with his wand:
When cheeks no more with ardour glow,
And silver'd curls resemble snow:
When eyes have lost their humid blue,
And lips have chang'd their roseate hue :
Ah! then, how weak is Beauty's power,
To charm the slowly passing hour!

SEDLEY.

AN IMITATION OF SHENSTONE.

Adieu! to my flocks of white sheep,

And adieu! to the fields where they fed;
For though many the tears that I weep,

The devil a tear have they shed.

Ye lambs and ye lambkins adieu !
From the Leasowes your poet is off;
Farewell to each ram and each ewe,
For I've got a most damnable cough.

The Devil may watch you for me,

I'm sure he'll be sick of the job;
For your Corydon's off, do you see,
Without ever sobbing a sob.

IRISH BOOKBINDING.

Teague, a true honest soul as e'er trod Irish ground,
Once was sent by his master some books to get bound;
Bibles, essays, and poems, and works of vertu,
To be deck'd with gilt letters in scarlet and blue.
When the artizan view'd them, in terms of his trade,
"Some of these must be done in Morocco," he said,
"The Bibles in Turkey, and as for the rest,

I think Basil and Russia will suit them the best."
"Och" says Teague," hold your bodder and outlandish stuff,
Sure, wo'nt Irish binding look just well enough!

Why these outlandish elves would ye be after troubling?
Master told me to get them all bound here in Dublin.”

N. S.

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, Dec. 10-[Continued from p. 51.]

5. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the violation of laws interdicting the slave trade, be referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures.

6. Resolved, That that part of the President's message relating to land forces and fortifications, be referred to a select committee.

7. Resolved, That that part of the President's message in regard to the militia, be referred to a select committee.

8. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the corps of engineers and the military academy, be referred to a select committee.

The resolution respecting West Florida brought on a short discussion.

Mr. Newton enquired why the gentleman (Mr. Root) had mentioned only a part of West Florida: was not the whole of it ceded by the treaty with France?

Mr. Root was of opinion that no more territory was acquired by that treaty, than lies west of the Perdido. If, however, all had been ceded, as West Florida was understood to extend eastward as far as Pensacola, so much the better: the resolution embraced all that was acquired by cession.

Mr. T. Moore moved the following amendment-“ so much as relates to West Florida, as ceded to the United States."

Mr. Mitchell opposed the amendment. The resolution was sufficiently plain, and it was not worth while to enter into a discussion about mere appellations. It was enough if the resolution conformed to the message. The term West Florida was unknown in Spanish geography, and it was nothing more than a question between British and American geography on one side, and Spanish and French on the other.

The amendment was lost.

On motion of Mr. Bassett, the following resolution was added: Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States as relates to the navy, be referred to a select committee.

On motion of Mr. Bacon another resolution was added, as follows:

Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the defects which may be found to exist in the provisions of the act concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great-Britain and France, be referred to the committee of foreign relations.

The committee rose and reported the resolutions: the house immediately concurred, and ordered the necessary committees to be appointed,

Mr. Macon renewed the resolution which he offered the last session, proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States, declaring that no person elected as a member of the senate, or house of representatives, after having taken his seat, should be eligible to any civil office under the authority of the United States, during the term for which he was elected, or during the presidential term under which he was elected. Referred to a committee of the whole on the state of the union. December 11.-The house proceeded to the choice of a Chaplain, when, on counting the ballots, it appeared that the Rev. Jesse Lee had 57 votes out of 105, and was consequently elected. Mr. Breckrenridge had 47.

December 12. The usual reports from the treasury were received and referred.

A message was received from the President, enclosing a communication from the secretary of state, relative to the distresses of American seamen in foreign countries. Referred to the committee of ways and means.

Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution for the appointment of a committee to enquire whether any, and what alterations are necessary in the act for securing to individuals exclusive privileges for their inventions and discoveries, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Agreed to.

Mr. Vanhorn presented a petition from the new bank of Washington, praying for an act of incorporation. Referred to the committee on the district of Columbia.

A bill was received from the senate to suspend part of the act relative to foreign coins. Referred to a committee of the whole to-morrow.

December 18.-Mr. Mumford presented a petition from sundry merchants of New-York. The petitioners stated that they had ordered goods from England to a large amount; the orders were given before they had any knowledge of the renewal of the non-intercourse; the goods were purchased from the manufacturers, and would probably be in the hands of their agents in England at the risque of the American merchants: a large part of the goods were actually paid for: as but a part of these would arrive before the second of February, they prayed some relief in this case. Referred to the committee on foreign relations.

Mr. Johnson offered a resolution that the committee of ways and means be instructed to bring in a bill fixing the number and compensation of clerks in the several departments of the United States. Carried.

On motion of Mr. Fisk, the house went into a committee of the whole on the bill fixing the ratio of representation: Mr. Basset in the chair.

Mr. Fisk moved to fill the blank with "forty-five thousand” for every member. Motion lost, 39 to 56.

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