Unmov'd he met, in all these toils of state, With long-lov'd friends, with books, with letter'd ease; Will pass hike phantoms from life's checquer'd stage, Alike forgotten on Oblivion's shore ;.. } Hampden's proud wreath, and Alfred's spotless name; Them Then you shall live in many a polish'd strain, The young, the gay, the warlike, and the bold,. THE MONSTER. [From the British Press, Sept. 12.} THE crowd was gather'd upon the green, That had just fall'n down from the moon. Straight to the spot young Lubin flew, When quickly the Monster met his view; On the grass, in confusion, it lay in a heap, But no bounds British humanity knows, Nor heeds it from whence the object flows, Or a monster just dropt from the moon. So So to raise it up they soon begin, And with tubes instead of a spoon, And round it a net they had thrown so sly, Now to a boat that was standing near, The crowd, all around, seem'd entranc'd with fear, But the boat seem'd too light to hold it down, That it broke from the ropes, and in spite of the weight It bore them away in the air. That instant the people halloo'd aloud, But heedless the Monster kept on :: 'T was soon scarcely seen by the wondering crowd; Who thought that a thing so small to see, Away Lubin ran, lest the elf should return, And bear him away to the moon ; The name of the Monster he wish'd to discern, But of all that he ask'd, this was all he could learn, W.H. MAKING A NOISE IN THE WORLD. IO BACCHE! [From the Morning Herald, Sept. 13.] MR. EDITOR, THE HE love of noise is a passion more inherent and appertaining to the natives of this Isle than to any people in the world; and it is singular enough, that no rank or degree in it but pants with delight for it. Many clubs and nocturnal meetings are instituted, where none resort, or can be admitted as members, but such as are disposed to make that particular noise only, which is most agreeable to the company. Thus the members of one club vent their noise in politics; those of another in critical dissertations upon eating and drinking; a third in story-telling; and a fourth in a constant rotation of merry songs. The Ladies, indeed, are somewhat more limited in their topics for noise; they also lie under the disadvantage of having voices of a tone too soft and delicate to be heard at a distance, but they generally make up for that defi ciency by agreeing to talk all together; and, as the subject with them is most generally of the vituperative kind, they are able to cope with the men, even at the most vociferous of any of their clubs. Again, those diversions here, in which noise most abounds, have been always held in the highest esteem. The true and criginal Country Squire, who is actuated by this general passion for noise, prefers the diversion of hunting to all the enjoyments upon earth. He He can entertain his companions with extolling his hounds, and the divine music of their tongues, and scarce ever goes to bed without winding the horn, or having the full cry in his parlour. Horse-racing, cock-fighting, bull-baiting, and the like sports, fill the hearts of the common people with extravagant delight, whilst their voices manifest their gratification by the loudest shouts and ejaculations. In the opinion of our English sailors, no entertainment can be complete without three cheers, by the force of which they are so inspired, that fighting itself becomes their diversion. In London, the fashion for noise assumes various shapes. It has given rise to routs, concerts, and racketting, in attitudes innumerable; and as a proof that the names given to those polite assemblies are perfectly applicable, I need only remark, that they are usually composed of what is called the best company, who from time immemorial have pleaded the privilege of birth for talking as loud as they can. Among the many instances of the effects of this passion in high life, I shall only notice one more, which is a very ingenious method, unknown to our forefathers, of making a thundering noise at people's doors; by which you are given to understand, that some person of consequence does you the honour to suppose that you are in the land of the living. Some may think that it will bear a dispute, whether such a violent hammering at people's doors does not appear, in the eye of the law, as an attempt at a forcible entry; but, in my humble judgment, it looks more like assault and battery, since it may easily be proved, that the most of those who are guilty of this misdemeanor, have really no intention. of making any entry at all; for when the doors are opened to them, they generally make their retreat as fast as they can, flying from the faces of those whom they |