THE LILY AND THE ROSE. THE nymph must lose her female friend, Within the garden's peaceful scene The Rose soon redden'd into rage, The Lily's height bespoke command, She seem'd design'd for Flora's hand, This civil bickering and debate The goddess chanced to hear, Yours is, she said, the nobler hue, Let each be deem'd a queen. Thus, soothed and reconciled, each seeks The fairest British fair: The seat of empire is her cheeks, ON A GOLDFINCH, STARVED TO DEATH IN HIS CAGE. TIME was when I was free as air, But gaudy plumage, sprightly strain, And of a transient date; For caught, and caged, and starved to death, In dying sighs, my little breath Soon pass'd the wiry grate. Thanks, gentle swain, for all my woes, And thanks for this effectual close And cure of every ill! More cruelty could none express; Had been your prisoner still. THE MODERN PATRIOT. REBELLION is my theme all day; (As who knows but perhaps it may?) Yon roaring boys, who rave and fight I always held them in the right, When lawless mobs insult the court, But O! for him my fancy culls Who constitutionally pulls Your house about your ears. Such civil broils are my delight, Though some folks can't endure them, Who say the mob are mad outright, A rope! I wish we Patriots had Such strings for all who need 'emWhat! hang a man for going mad? Then farewell British freedom. REPORT OF AN ADJUDGED CASE NOT TO BE FOUND IN ANY OF THE BOOKS. BETWEEN Nose and Eyes a strange contest arose, So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your Lordship, he said, will undoubtedly find, As wide as the ridge of the nose is; in short, Again, would your lordship a moment suppose then? On the whole it appears, and my argument shows With a reasoning, the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them. Then shifting his side, (as a lawyer knows how), So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, By daylight or candlelight-Eyes should be shut! |