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"In the two profeffions of the civil and common law," Sir John adds, "a notable difference is difcernible; the former admits fuch only as have had the previous qualifica tion of an univerfity education; the latter receives all whole broken fortunes drive, or a confidence in their abilities tempts, to feek a maintenance in it. Men of low extraction, lawyers, have become fpecial pleaders and advocates; and, by an unreftrained abafe of the liberty of fpeech, have acquired popularity and wealth."

domeftic fervants, and clerks to eminent

40. An Fey on Humanity; or, A View of Abufes in lipitals: with a Plan for correcting them. By William Nolan.

THE Author's general title gave us fome expectation of a univerfal expofi tion of the abufes in all hofpitals, with a plan of reformation; on the contrary, we find only two inftances related of abufes in one of the government hofpitals, wherein he bitterly complains, and with feeming juftice, of a scene, to which he was an eye-witnefs, of a pauper being turned out of the ward by the inatron, the moment after he had received him, because he had not any money left in his pocket to pay her a fee of three fillings, for what is called Wardage, having given the laft fixpence to the beadle, who conducted him up. fairs. The author humanely faved him from being turned adrift, by paying the fee demanded-but be

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their admiffion.
obferve, that, if there were no fuch de-
mand, hofpitals would be made, as they
too often are at prefent, the receptacle
of a corpfe; the friends would bring
them when almoft in extremis. and
ufed to bury as to preterve life and he
the hofpital-fund would be as often
juttly recommends a clergyman to vifit
the fick. In moft well-regulated infti-
tutions the fervants are forbidden to re-
ceive any fees, on pain of expulfion;
and if there is a chaplain, and if not,
when any patient defires to communi-
cate with a priest of his own persuasion,
it is not refufed. For a redrefs of thefe
grievances, Mr. Nolan proposes a Hu-
mane Committee in every hofpital, before
whom all fuch matters fhould be cog-
nizable; but he forgets, that all the
Committees of every hofpital in the
kingdom are now vefted with the fame
powers which he thinks effential to be
eftablished in a new Committee, as if
Nor
they had never exifted before.
can we join in opinion with our author,
that there are fo many abules in hofpi-
tals that cry aloud for redress, as he
infinuates; and we venture to speak
from internal knowledge of feveral of
thefe inftitutions,

To the latter we muft

41. A Panegyric on Great Britain, in Imitation of the Faneral Orations of the Ancients. By Edward. Hankin, d. M.

ftopped fhort here: inftead of waiting to THIS publication, which is dedicated execrate the matron's inhumanity, he to Lord Vifcount Howe, takes its rife fhould have complained immediately to from that nobleman's expedition to the Committee. He next fates a fla- Gibraltar, and from that glorious degrant act of inhumanity in a furgeon, fence of that garrifon. It is addreffed not named, ordering an amputation of by the author to his countrymen; to an arm which had an inflammation, whom he reprefents the various advanwithout confulting the patient, or his tages of their native ifland, the tempeftate of body-thie patient refused to rature of its climate, the fertility of its fubmit, and was foon reftored without foil, and, above all, the excellence of any amputation.-His only general ob- its conftitution. If thefe pages, except fervations are, a preference given to pa- in one inftance, fail to remind us of rifh or workhoufe patients; for whom, thofe ancient effufions of eloquence he fays, the parishes pay four-pence a which they were intended to refemble, day as a fee to the matron; that fome we must, however, with pleafure acpatients have too much food, and fome knowledge, that the thoughts are, for too little; their complaints are not con- the most part, juft and appofite, the fulted in the quantity given them; and language correct, and the motive laudthe fecurity and depofit demanded on able.

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We

THE Author of the Poem called lenheim appeals against what he is pleased to call Malice and Temerity, in our Review of his Work. His Charge of Perfonality and Illiberality is a ftrong one. Nor lefs to is our Regard to Impartiality, which we profefs to adhere to, whether our Suffrage be folicited or fpontaneous. cannot conceive him to be juftified in the Conftruction he puts on what we faid about his putting himfelf in the Way of Royal or Noble Patronage; for to tuch, we prefume, Merit is entitled, Panegyric may fpring from Flattery or Gratitude. The Readers of Mr. M', Poem at large will determine to which to afcribe his nequal Eulogia.-We have not Room for more. CATA

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THE

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Select Poetry, Ancient and Modern, for March, 1787.

THE CRANE, AN UNPUPLISHED TALE.

(From a Novel of Boccace.)

WRITTEN IN 1730, BY A STUDENT OF

MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD.

HE power of love, to guard the heart

Tagainst all dread of future fmart,

How bold the verieft coward proves,
By one poor kids from her he loves;
How wit from danger fets us free,-
Madam, lay down your work, and fee.

At Venice liv'd, in days of yore
(The time let ftudious Hearne explore)
A Knight, full hofpitably best,
To give all hungry jaws content:
Redundant plenty deck'd his board,
With liquids fit for any lord:
No matter whence you came, or when,
Welcome to cut and come again.
His cook was John, a waggith blade,
As ever pie or pudding made;
With quibbles at his finger-ends,
To nonplus foes or tickle friends:
Nor fcratch'd his head for Aye or No,
But anfwer'd fmart, and à-propos:
Such witty anfwers would he give,
That folks would cry," John conno' live,"
But why thould I tire out your patience
With infignificant digreffions?
Well, then-it chanc'd upon a day;
'Twas (let

me fee), I think, in May:
Sir Knight, extremely fond of hawking,
Perch'd on his fift the fharp-eyed Falcon,
When, traversing a marthy plain,
Before him rifes up-a Crane:

Swift darts the Hawk, with airy bound,
And down drops long-legs to the ground.
"Here, John," fays he, when home he

came,

"You rogue, I've go: delicious game!
"Be fure you aoaft it very nice."-
"A word," fays John, "informs the wife."
Well, on the fpit the Crane was laid,
And bufy firr'd the kitchen-maid.
The lufcious feaft, with fweet perfume,
Fill'd all the nofes in the room;
When in fteps Sukey-what's her name?-
A red-cheek'd lafs, and John's old flame:
With joy the wench inhal'd the fmell,
No fragrance ever pleas'd fo well;
"And, oh!" fays the, "I'm made for ever,
"If I can but procure a favour:
"Pray, John," fays the," one tiny bit,
"It looks fo nice, and fmells fo fweet."
66 Aye,
thou fhalt have," fays he, "ne'er

" fear,

A fop, I warrant thee, my dear." "A top, you stingy, taucy clown! "I'll have a leg, or I'll have none."

Now, dearest charmer of my foul, "Twill quite ceform and tpoil the fowl. "Poor I, you know, must bear the blame

if ou't,

“ And death, perhaps, will be my payment.

"I love you more than Port or Rhenifb,
"Or all the daintieft meats in Venice,
"Nor would fly back, to fave a whipping,
"Nor for the Crane and all its dripping:
"But the Knight's wrath will be quite ra-
ging,

"Beyond all profpect of affuaging."
"And can I hear," fays the, with pati-
"ente,

"Thefe lame excufes and evafions?
"Is your affection thus expreft,
"In thwarting fuch a fmall request!
"Begone, deceitfuleft of men,
"And never fee my face again."
Now John ftands woefully diftreft,
Alternate paffions teaze his breast:
Love bids him fairly cut the Crane,
And Fear fheathes up his knife again.
The heart where Love indeed prevails
Can guefs which fide would turn the fcales:
Fear did at firft diftract his foul,

But Love, we know, can Fear control.
Hot on a plate the leg was laid,
Fond to regale the longing maid.
"And now," fays the," John, you have
"clearly

"Convinc'd me that you love fincerely;
"And I'll requite fo kind a proof,-
"I really will, and that's enough."
So faid, the stands demurely mute,
And prims her lips for kind falute:
John wipes his mouth with greafy fift,
And with fweet bufs the nymph difmist.
But oh, how tranfient are the joys
Which we fo paffionately prize!
He now is left in wretched taking t
What can he do ta fave his bacon!
As we in defperate cafe behold
Cowards emergently grow bold,
So John, fince now efcape he can't,
Will needs turn hero by constraint,
Affames a refolution fout,
Intrepidly to face it out.

Now cloth was laid in order tight,
St. Mark's, I think, had juft gone eight;
Whilft John with garnish ftrives to hide
The Crane's imperfect, aukward fide:
In vain. Sir Knight, o'erwhelm'd with
paffion,

To fee fo ftrange a mutilation,
"Villain," he cries," with impious hand,
"Durft cut the Crane, without command

You're pleas'd to banter, Sir," fays John,
"About two legs iuftead of one.”
"Cranes but one leg, you faucy cur!-
"Did I ne'er fee a Crane before?"
"Be pleas'd, good Sir, to curb your fury;
"Your judgement errs, I will affure ye.
"To-morrow morning you fhall be
"Convinc'd experimentally,"

"And then we'll tee," replied the Knight,
"Which of us two is in the right:
"But if I catch thee in a lie,
"Die, vain, prefumptuous trifier, die!"
Soon as the morn began to peep,
His Worthip bids adieu to fleep,

Starts

Sele& Poetry, Ancient and Modern, for March, 1787.

Starts out of bed, and rubs his eyes,
And calls upon the cook to rife.

Their feeds they mount, and onward ride,
The important query to decide.
John mournfully trots o'er the plains,
Grafping with trembling hands the reins:
Anxiety behind him fat,

His confcious heart went pit-a-pat.
Careful he looks around to spy
The omens of his destiny.

At last he fees a Crane or two
Stand on one leg, as oft they do:
"My innocence," fays he, " is tried!
"Look there, Sir, by the river's fide."
"Shough!" cries the Knight, with echoing

shout,

And ftraight the other leg comes out;
Struck with the found, aloft they fly,
And fcream and flutter thro' the sky.
"Audacious wretch, what think'st thou now!
"Ha'nt Cranes as many legs as thou?"
"I own," fays John, "they've two a-piece,
"And fo had yours as well as thefe :
"And had you given the proper hint, Sir,
"When that was laid upon your trencher,
"Then, without any more ado,
"Like thefe it would have fet down two:
"But if, like them, away 't had flown,
"Your fupper and my jeft had gone!"

VERSION OF THE EPITAPH, IN

SERTED P. 72, on MR. SIX.

Sex Versus faltem tibi præmia; Roma Alienas
Si celebret laudes; Anglica Mufa, taces?

H

ERE bis remains, alas! how chang'd, refide, [pride; A fire's first hope, his country's recent Farewell, dear youth, whofe doom difaftrous calis

(Dear youth, farewell!) to Rome's protect-
ing walls!

Thy fire's, thy country's hope, in honor'd reft
Light be that earth, uncuftom'd, on thy breast.

I read the fifth line of the original,
"Terra legens Romæ infolitos conceffit
honores ;"

Alluding to the attention paid, by the Englith friends of merit then at Rome, to the funeral of this amiable young man and to the honors generally difcharged to his meE. B. G. mory, by its natives.

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"Dei Gratia," line the fourth of the ori ginal, is an emphatical allufion to the words religioutly affixed before the titles of our Sovereigns. E. B. G.

To WM. PARSONS, Esq.
BY MRS. PIOZ Z I. (See January, p.3.)
HILE Venus infpires, and fuch
verfes you fing,

W

As Prior might envy and prize;

While Merry can mount on the eagle's wide
wing,

Or melt in the nightingale's lays;
On the beautiful banks of this claffical fiream
While Bertie can carelessly rove,
Dividing his hours, and varying his theme
With philofophy, friendship, and love.

In vain all the beauties of nature or art,
To roule my tranquillity tried;
Too often, faid 1, has this languishing heart
For the charms of celebrity figh'd:
Now footh'd by foft mufick's feducing de
lights,

With reciprocal tendernefs bleft;
No more will I pant for poetical fights,
Or let vanity rob me of reft.

*The flave and the wrestlers what are they

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May the day which now fees you fo mu

The fame, which fo long has attended a Thrale, WH