Keen as derision, as thy utterance, slow! "Then adds, in low, and supplicating tone, For my sake, dearest Edgar, mine alone.' His lips are moving to the fond appeals! But who their whisper'd accents may reveal? That look of tender interest, soft concern, The lover's language, which none others learn, Its wish'd response, expressive, pure and fair, That wafts the soul to Heav'o, and holds it there, Have met the royal gaze; but ere dispers'd Roll'd sadly, wearily, to earth again; Who climbs not, falls not; who o'er-reaches, mista Weeds ne'er to saplings grow, tho' such their will, These bend, incline, but they are rising, still." DEATH OF EMMA. 14 "If e'er in mortal gaze, expression dwell, Which all of sufferance in one may tell Rage, disappointment, pity, grief, despair, Such found her speaking eye, and settled there. Then, God forgive thee!! from her chill heart Portentous words! her lowliest, her last. She fell, of sense and life, at once bereft. My limbs from chains, and lead my love to peace;" Then 'lightnings flash, and thunder rolls around, Then louder, Mostillustrious Chief!" he said: 2 Deep groans the troubled earth, it yawns, it quakes, Of rivers, sand, of streams, a deluge makes, While stranger-floods rush madly down the steep, ""Aye, free thy mighty secret to disclose." It is my Sovereign's, Prince, and here are fues.' 'Fore Heav'n! it shall be told, right speedily, Or ere the coming sun-rise, die with thee; For now I know thee, and thy treacherous wiles, Assumptive graces, and insidious smiles: Thou two-fold traitor! in our sheltering land, Now waving far and wide sedition's brand, And now, to gain the acme of thy art, Thou steal'st the daughter's, wring'st the father's heart. Whole forests crackling fall, and clog the deep. Mountain and vale lie levell'd, and the same An awful, dreary wreck, without a name. Forth comes the kid, the wolf and fox are there, And nestlings too, tho falcons cleave the air, The land-birds fly for rescue towards the wave, The sea-fowl shelter where no pow'r can save. Destruction stalks abroad-no pause, no rest, And thus by war, was Cambria's land opprest, For louder, loftier yet, the tempest grew, What! shall the race of heroes, princes, kings, || The pine-tree fell, and crush'd its seedling Whose blood, from time's unstoried fountain springs, Descending headlong from the great and brave, Owe perpetuity to peasant slave?" No! sooner o'er yon cliff the lake shall rise, too. Peace to thine ashes! lov'd, illustrious maid! One, far more luckless, hovers o'er thy shade, With grief supprest, fixt eye, and stifßed breath, He views the dread tranquillity of death. With feelings e'en more wretched than despair, Since doubt press'd foremost, tho' no hope was there." 1 END OF THE EIGHTEENTH VOLUME. INDEX TO THE EIGHTEENTH VOLUME OF THE NEW SERIES. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ILLUS- TRIOUS AND DISTINGUISHED CHA- Topographical Museum, 10, 67, 120, 165, 211, RACTERS. Miss Clara Fisher, 3 Duchess of Cambridge, 51 Duchess of Kent, 99 Miss Blanchard, 147 Mrs. Yates, 195 Mrs. West, 243 :: ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. History of Music, 4, 52, 100, 143, 196, 244 264 The Chieftain's Daughter; a Tale, 12 Depreciation of Benefits, 15 Disguise and no Disguise; a Tale, 19, 61 Pierre Huet, 75 Anecdotes of Illustrious Females. -Mrs. Dela- The Wonder of Wonders, 77, 117 ney, 5 Brief account of Vienna, 79 Mrs. Bennet, 6 Interesting Extracts from Ancient History, 109 Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary, 54 The Sojourner, 112 The Countess de Grammont, 102 My Upholsterer, 115 Lady Northesk, ib, Curious Observation on the Dress of Ladies, 120 Lady Carhampton, 150 Siroes and Mirame; a Tale, 125 Miss Russell, ib. Original Letter from Mr. Burke, 128 Maria Louisa, 197 The Reformed Gambler, 161 The Grand Duchess of Saxe-Wei- Independence of the French Character, 165 Historical and Select Anecdotes, Incident in || Jahia and Meimoune; a Tale, 174, 215 Particulars of Dr. Johnson's marriage, ib. relative to Bonaparte, 7, 247 Theatrical Anecdote, ib. Anecdote of the author of Caroline de Litchfield, 7 Charles XII. of Sweden, 55 - Sheridan, ib. Dr. Franklin, 56 the King of Denmark, ib. the Marquis de Sonvre, 104 the lawful King of Sweden, 105 the Prince of Bavaria, 152 John II. King of Sweden, 105 An Academicul Meeting, 209 Tour through the Grisons, 266 The Menagerie, 271 : वा Charles 1, and Lord Falkland, 248 The Father of George 111., 248 a Dutch Postillion; br High sense of honour in a Peon, 55 Saxon Anecdote, 56 Curions particulars of Mr. Day, 105 Courageous Inditierence, 151 Absence of Mind, ib. Fortunate Superstition, 153 Intrigues of the 9th Nov. 1799, 201 French Gratitude, 249 Lines Written by King James L., ib. The Sailor and Monkey, ib. Mad Song, ib. On the Death of the Dangliter of Sir T. Ack- The Song of the Regent, ib. What is a Name? ib. Extracts from Lee's Poem, 224 Ode on Education, 226 Tribute to the Memory of Sir S. Romilly, 227 The Water Melon, ib. Lines from Moore's National Melodies, ib. Characters of Celebrated French Women. The The Dead Soldier, ib. Countess de Charlus, 103 Olympra de Segur, 150 - Duchess de Montebello, 199 Abridgment of Natural History, 8, 65, 110, 204 On Hearing a Lady Sing, 226 Lines to the Memories of Sir Samuel and Lady Romilly, ib. Valentine's Eve, ib, Summer Ball Dress and Parisian Bonnets, 37 Promenade Parisian Dress and English Autumnal Walking Dress and Ball Dress, 181 37,84, 132, 181, 229, 277 Cabinet of Taste, 38, 86, 133, 182, 277 Remarks on the Progressive Dress, 39, 134, 279 Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 48, 96, 144, 192, SUPPLEMENT. Kinneir's Journey through Asia Minor, &c. 292 Improvement in Birkbeck's Journey in America, 300 Deseription of a young Mogul Beauty, 87 87 Costume of the Spanish Ladies, 184 Dress of the Females at the Hague, ib. Turkish Ladies at Alexandria, 278 Court and General Mourning, 230 MISCELLANY. London Theatricals, 40, 89, 135, 184, 280 French Theatricals, 42, 90, 136, 185 Capt. Hall's Voyage to the West Coast of Corea, &c. 305 An Autumn near the Rhine, 311 Sir H. Davy on Safety Lamps, 315 Lucy Aikin's Memoirs of the Court of Elizabeth, 326 Literary Intelligence, 43, 91, 137, 187, 237, 282 Anecdotes of the Court and Family of Bona. Works in the Press, 93, 130, 189, 282 Musical Review, 92, 139, 287 Wonderful Discovery, 47 The Eidephone, ib. Extraordinary Memory, ib. The Kaleidoscope, ib. Singular Zoophyte, ib. The Principality of Hombourg, 94 Madame Manson, 95 Public Amusements in Paris, ib. EMBELLISHMENTS IN VOL. XVIII. NEW SERIES. No. CXII. A correct Likeness of Miss Clara Fisher, of Covent Garden Theatre. A Whole-length Figure in the Fashions of the Season, and Parisian Bonnets. No. CXIII. A correct Likeness of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. No. CXIV. A correct Likeness of her Royal Highness the Duches of Keut. No. CXV. A correct Likeness of Miss Blanchard. Two Whole-length Figures in the Fashions of the Season. No. CXVI. A correct Likeness of Mrs. Yates, of Covent Garden Theatre. No. CXVII. A correct Likeness of Mrs. West of Drury-Lane Theatre. |