ii ITY OF ODE recited in the Theatre, OXFORD, June 15, 1814. OH, for a son of bright-eyed glory, That sweeping o'er the chorded shell Oh, for a soul, that loved to ride To those that grace her honour'd walls. Her banner bright unfurl'd: The dark Adventurer came; ARIES sky The wasting flames roll'd horribly, To them in that portentous hour Dread voices from the silent earth And claim'd a freeman's birth. And from her throes The Spirit of the North sublimer rose Yes, and it pass'd that night of sorrow, G33 For every soul in every land was free. Beam'd brightly as a comet star; And his mild spirit groan'd to see What boots to tell, how o'er his grave Of transient love begotten; Oh woman, nurse of hopes, and fears, V. 8. pt. I Thy soul in blameless mirth possess- More lovely in affliction's tears Most lovely still those tears suppressing! Fill high the cup of praise To Him, who, in that desperate night, sun, Finish'd the holy war his glorious Sire INDEX INDICATORIUS. We feel greatly indebted to a variety of kind Correspondents who have furnished us with particular details of the festivities, the benevolence, and the illuminations, iu almost every Town and Village in the Kingdom. We cordially join them in their rejoicings; and can only wish that our limits would permit us to particularize their loyalty and generosity. INQUISITOR will be obliged by any information concerning the property, personal and real, left by Lieut.-gen. Frampton, who died at Butley Abbey, Suffolk, Sept. 23, 1749; and also of his family. P. 315. In the elegant Inscription on Sir John Moore, 1. 15, ET before GALLIS should be erased. JOHN TAYLOR COLERIDGE, We are obliged to L. D. for his remarks. He would find, if he favoured us with his own Lucubrations, that neither the vanity of A. or of B. or the garrulous loquacity. of C. or of D. would supersede his communications.-In some of his observations we agree with him; to others we dissent. Births and Marriages (unless well authenticated) are purposely curtailed. The Obituary is of infinitely more consequence; in which our original arrangement is still preserved, except where we cannot ascertain the exact days on which the parties died in such cases, classing them in Counties, we conceive, assists the Reader. There are more appropriate channels for a regular History of the Drama.” PREFACE TO THE FIRST PART OF THE EIGHTY-FOURTH VOLUME. WE candidly acknowledge ourselves to be so dazzled with the glo rious splendour, which at the present moment envelopes the atmophere of Britain, that it is not without difficulty we obtain the selfcommand, temperately to express our emotions of rapture and of gratitude-yet, through this blaze of light and glory, we discern the finger of unerring Wisdom and Goodness, pointing to the destruction of the most cruel and unrelenting Tyranny which ever disorganized and destroyed the human species.-We contemplate also the mantle of Peace, spreading its graceful and lovely folds once more over the Nations of Europe; we hear a voice, which Buonaparte cannot hear, pronouncing aloud, to a delighted world" Good-will towards man."-Here let us pause for a short interval, to indulge an honest and not indecorous ebullition of self-complacency.-That we have in some degree anticipated this most auspicious catastrophe; that we have, in no very ambiguous terms, in part ventured to foretel the restoration of Man's best Rights, and a Tyrant's downfall; to say the least, that we have uniformly, consistently, and pertinaciously, held forth to our Countrymen, the language of consolation and encouragement; that we have never hrunk from our duty, or for a moment bowed our necks to the odern Baal; we confidently appeal to the last Twenty Years of our Literary Labours:-Our Periodical Addresses to our Readers, in that ong and momentous period, will be found full, we trust, of British dour, marked with a proud disdain of the Tyrant and his Myrmidons, and replete with pious confidence in that unchangeable goodness, which, its own good time, brings good out of evil.-But enough of the st; and the prospect before us is so animating, the landscape so enchanting, the gale so loaded with fragrance, and the meads so crowded ith beautiful variety, that there is little inducement for retrospect, at every thing to hope from the future. We cannot, however, press forward to our more immediate proe of descanting a little on subjects of Science and the Arts, without ing to contemplate, with a due mixture of admiration and ponys itude, two great and proud circumstances, wnch peculiarly de te-and render for ever memorable the present enogh AF the S ent of our writing this Address, the happy shores of Britam have ved with the acclamations of unaffected welcome the illustrious reigns of Russia and Prussia, with a long and nobl&ERG of GENERAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF Princes, Princes, Warriors, and Statesmen, from every Nation of Europe, not merely with the common rites of hospitality, but with embraces of the most cordial love, amity, and peace; their brows crowned with laurels glorious as our own, their language and demeanour combining to conciliate and to cement the most enduring friendship; having, as it should seem, but one heart, one wish, one object, in common with ourselves-gracious and kind, and affable to all Dum hæc loquimur, Concurrunt læti obviam cupedinarii omnes, Cetarii, lanii, coqui, fartores, piscatores, aucupes. May the return of these illustrious Sovereigns to their own dominions be as auspicious and happy, as their friendly visit has been exhilarating and delightful to the Realms of England! May the trumpet of war, and the clang of arms, no more be heard among their subjects; but may the peaceful lute alone cheer and animate their cultivation of the arts of humanity! The other circumstance, which dilates every British heart with transport, is the safe and felicitous return of our great and beloved Hero; En hujus nati auspiciis nostra inclyta Roma, He is arrived, to receive a Nation's Praise, a Nation's Gratitude-and long may he enjoy them! It is not our province to descant on his transcendant talents; nor would it become us to specify his claims to the almost innumerable laurel-wreaths which surround his person and adorn his paths.-But it is peculiarly consistent in us, to give him the praise of being the harbinger of that tranquil and serene light, which promises in future security and encouragement to those pursuits, employments, and studies, to which for so long a series of years we have consecrated our time, our talents, our hopes, and our most enthusiastic ardour. It is the contemplation of this pleasing image, that enables us to throw aside, we trust for ever, the weight and the gloom which, though never rising to despondency, made us sympathize with the sufferings of our own and of all the Nations of Europe. The cloud are happily, and, as far as human sagacity can determine, effectuall dispersed. We return with renewed ardour to our Scientific and Lite rarary occupations, which indeed have always been in progress though sometimes, perhaps, a little retarded by causes which have mor or less given pain to every honest heart.-It now remains to listen to the Muse of Victory; to improve, adorn, and multiply the Arts Peace; to extend the illuminations of Science in every direction : Hæ nobis erunt artes. We conclude, therefore, with first felicitating our Readers on the gloriou termination of the sanguinary scenes of War; and with the repetitio of our assurances, that every exertion of Genius, every improvemer of Science, every contribution of Learning, will, as heretofore, receiv our countenance, our encouragement, and our warmest gratitude. June 1814. S. URBAN |