And loves and graces round her fling But there's a flower that never dies, Be thine, my fair, that flower that blows, THE FASHIONS. You may say what you please, in your letters to me, And button'd so tightly as if it were braced, Aud I have a terrible distance to go: I shall touch on the parks, when I scribble So, with many kind wishes-God bless you, The Brama. given to a character so often represented; but there were some touches in Miss Dance's Juliet, of great natural effect. Mr. Charles Kemble played Romeo, with his usual spirit... We did not make any remark on the marche aérienne of Sieur Davoust, considering it as only intended for the holidays, but we cannot avoid censuring the Managers, for another of their novelties, introduced this week, which DRURY LANE.-The Lord Chancellor, would have been in its place at Greenwho has a great aversion to theatrical wich or Bartholomew Fairs. They e way disputes, has referred the question res-in which the play-bills announced their pecting Lord Byron's tragedy to the new performance is curious. It was to Courts of Law: Mr. Elliston, in the consist of-exercises of grace, strength, mean time, being, by the consent of all and agility, and attitudinal imitations parties permitted to perform it; it has of the most celebrated statues of anAbout the black smoke with which London been represented the first four nights in tiquity, by the two Hercules of France, the Sieurs Decour and Ebrayat.' The We confess we shall be glad to see two worthies, who were of very disprothis question of copyright decided, al-portionate size, certainly did exhibit though, so far as relates to the tragedy proofs of strength, and some agility; of Marino Faliero, it will be of no con- but, as for exercises of grace,' heaven sequence; for it has not attracted good bless the mark! there was not the houses, and has gone off heavily. It is slightest portion, and the man no more a fine tragic poem, but it has neither imitated the celebrated statues of anbeen happily abridged for the stage, tiquity, than a village stone cutter' nor is this the time when tragedy can could imitate the divine productions be expected to be very successful. of Phidias or Praxiteles. The exhibition was a disgrace to the theatre.The audience feltso, and condemned it. is crown'd, But where can a strippling such gaiety see- But fashion, you know, is excusable now, Since folly's a thing that but few are with out: He rings all his bells, and the music, I vow, Has the charm to lead thousands, in London, about! But talking of fashion reminds me, that I Some hints about dresses,-'tis foolish to try, Well the fashion was once-but the time is gone by For ladies to have their waists frightfully high; the best, the week. Lord Byron, in the preface to his tragedy, says, he never saw Miss O'Neil; having determined to see nothing, which should divide or disturb his recollection of Mrs. Siddons: this is an elegant compliment to both these distinguished females. Although we would not, like his Lordship, have foregone the pleasure of seeing Miss O'Neil, yet we would almost wish never to see another Juliet, as our recollection of her excellence in the character, almost unfits us for judging of any successor, by continually presenting to our minds that 'divine perfection of a woman.' Miss Dance appeared, for the first time, as Juliet, on Monday night; and played the part much better than that of Belthe expectations which her Mrs. Halvidera, although neither of them justify ler had created. In the garden scene Miss Dance was very successful, and in all those where tenderness and affection predominate. It can scarcely be expected, that much novelty could be ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE-Our good friend Mathews continues his travels in air, earth, and water, three times a-week, with the most triumphant success. He is a most amusing fellow, and we know of no one, of whom it can be so truly said, his life is laughter, and mirth is so mixt up in him, that nature might stand up, and say to all the world,This is an actor.' SADLER'S WELLS.-We are pleased at witnessing the popularity, which the performances at this theatre are rapidly attaining. Since our last notice, Mr. Wilkinson has appeared in the character of Popeseye, in a burletta, entitled More Frightened than Hurt; which his uncommon comic powers enable him to perform to the infinite satisfaction of the auditory. EUROPEAN SALOON, King Street, St. James's. Miss Macauley has resumed her entertainments with success, and has announced Morning Readings of the best plays of the elder dramatists, commencing with Massinger's Duke of Milan. M. Alexandre, whose vocal illu sions were a strong attraction at the Olympic, during the holiday week, is now exhibiting at the European Saloon, with the same success which has attendled him in other parts of the metropolis, 10. Hungary 11. Navarre 12. Cyprus 13. Bohemia 20. Brandenburg 22. Austria 23. Savoy 24. Florence. Since this memorable period, what is now the proud imperial city of Rome, whose frown spread terror and dismay throughout the civilized world? Scarcely a speck in the scale of nations. The same question with regard to a majority of the kingdoms and principalities, which, at that period, shone with splendour in the political constellation, and which have since bid farewell, a long farewell, to all their greatness.' Neither Russia nor Prussia appears upon the list; they were, at that time, of too little importance to assume a rank among civilized nations. Longevity. 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This Paper is published early every Saturday Morning; and is forwarded-Weekly, or iu Monthly or Quarterly Parts, throughout the British Dominions. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1821. No. 104. Price 6d. mighty element, may be contemplated at Wapping, in the London Dock, Padding" ton Canal, a horse-pond, or any other vessel ! is indebted to nature and as this is a point on which we quoted Lord Byron, we shall also detach a few passages Two Letters to the Right Honourable from Mr. Bowles's letter:No: for though the water at WapLord Byron, in Answer to his LordMr. Bowles said, and says, "that poping, the London Dock, in the Paddingship's Letter to **** ******, on etical beauty in a ship depends not on ton Canal, a HORSE-POND, or any OTHER the Rev. W. L. Bowles's Strictures | art, but nature.' ALL its poetry, he invessel, be calm, it is not poetical. But The sea is on the Life and Writings of Pope, &c.stantly admits, it does not derive from nayour argument is this. By the Rev. W. L. Bowles. 8vo. ture; but its poetical beauty depends up calm; the water in a horse-pond, or any on nature; for the sails would not swell, other vessel, is calm; therefore the calm pp. 104. London, 1821. WHEN we noticed the letter of Lord the streamers would not flow, the motion water in a horse-pond is as poetical as the would cease-its LIFE, which Mr. Camp- sea!" No, my lord: for the sea cannot Byron to Mr. Bowles, we principally bell speaks of, would be extinct. be made unpoetical, and your great confined ourselves to such parts of it as But you say the poetry of the ship tended to vindicate the moral character does not depend on the waves, &c. Powers cannot make the water in a horse think it does, for this reason,-that all this pond, or ANY OTHER VESSEL, poetical: and will conclude with Cowper's description of the calm sea, whom, however, you call NO POET, and whom I think an original, pathetic, and great poet : of Pope, from the charges that had very ens theirs," but NOT BEFORE the elements "Ocean exhibits, fathomless and broad, He swathes about the swelling of the deep, That shines and rests, as infants smile and sleep. Vast as it is, it answers, as it flows, 'But we must stop before the storm comes on, for I wish only to show bow this " monotonous" object can, in its calmest state, and without a single ship, or any accompaniments, be rendered poetical. 'In fact, it does not seem to me, that your lordship makes distinction between the SEA in painting, and the sea in poetry. "The sun is poetical," by your lordship's admission; and to our cost, you say, by the many descriptions in verse. To which sentence I do not accede, as we possibly might have lost some of your own most beautiful descriptions. But to follow your argument. ther poetry be more immediately indebted to what is sublime or beautiful in the works of nature, or the works of art?-Mr. Bowles is the great advocate You say, take away the WINDS and for nature. His lordship, in a suc- waves, and there will be NO SHIP at all! cession of Then its very existence depends on them! fine passages, shows, And "take away the sun, and you must that there may be a great deal of po-read Mr. Bowles's pamphlet by candleetry in art. In the pamphlet before light." Read it how or when you will, us, Mr. Bowles briefly dismisses the the sun will be more poetical than a canquestion of Pope's want of morality, a dle; and the seas, that "speak in the EAST charge which he founds on the Letters and the wEST AT ONCE," will not depend of the poet to Lady Mary, and many on the ship for poetical sublimity, (but of the ladies with whom he correspond- the ship will on them,) any more than the ed from youth to age, and proceeds to sun will depend upon Lord BYRON's povindicate those principles of poetical etry. And then I ask you, my lord, this criticism which he had termed invaria- question, (begging you to remember my ble. It would lead us too far to fol-principles only require that the works of nature, which are beautiful and sublime, low the author through all his argu- are more poetical, abstractedly, than any ments in defence of his opinion; we works of art,)-whether the sun, the must, however, observe, that he reasons waves, and winds are, per se, more poetitemperately, and often acutely, and cal without the ship, or the ship, per se, "If the waves bore only foam upon that we should love controversy better without the waves, &c. &c.? The pothan we do, if it was always conducted etry, therefore, is not reciprocal; for the their bosoms; if the winds wafted only in so gentlemanly a spirit. Mr. Bowles ship can give no beauty till the elements sea-weed to the shore; if the sun shone of nature, on which its beauty depends, neither upon pyramids, nor fleets, nor for follows Lord Byron through all his enable it to do so.. Then it gives and re-tresses, would its beams be equally poeti arguments, seriatim, and combats ceives. But, my lord, you must remem- cal?" Answer:them with considerable ability. He ber, that when I answered Mr. Campbell, denies that he said Mr. Campbell's (and I do not think either he or your ship (which has been so long engaged lordship can make my good ship surrenin war, that we wonder there is any der,) he made no distinction at all, but portion of it left,) derives all its po-coloured his rich descriptions with all the hues of nature, and then advanced to etry from nature, as his lordship states. He then enters into a long dis-shew the poetical beauties of ART. cussion, to prove how largely the ship See Literary Chronicle, No. 98. VOL. III. 'But the water is calm, and its monotony requires to be broken; and this "calmness," which is one feature of this The sun would be equally poetical, let it shine on what it may. If the waves bore only foam upon their bosoms, the ocean would be equally sublime, far from every track of vessel, every intrusion of man. 'The ocean, I affirm, wants not the accessaries of any thing human to make it SUBLIME, and therefore poetical. poetical, though not equally picturesque T-18 It is but does a brass warming-pan give back "Pale on the lone tower falls the evening beam." Pale on my grey wig falls the evening beam. Therefore Mr. Campbell introduced the sun needlessly, if it did not make the ship more poetical; but though the ship, (being itself especially so adorned, as if it came and went NATURE'S chief favourite and delight among the works of art) gives, as well as it receives, beauty; a footman's livery does not do so, my lord, any more than an old wig, upon which the sun equally shines, as on the Hellespont, or the crest of Hector.' or beautiful, with or without them. The Power." What can be more sublime than this verse of the Psalmist? "If I take the wing of the morning, and dwell in the UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE SEA, even there shall thy hand lead me."' To return: "if the waves bore only foam upon their bosoms;"-" if the winds wafted only sea-weed to the shore ;”—“if the sun had neither pyramids, nor fleets, nor fortresses, to shine upon; if it shone upon none of the emmets of earth, man, or his little works; it would be equally a stupendous object, in the visible creation, per se, abstractedly, and equally SUBLIME; and it would be poetical, equally poetical, whether it shone on pyramids or posts, fortresses or pigsties," a" brass warming-pan or a footman's livery,' though neither pigsties or posts could be sublime or beautiful, with or without it. : but if the image is to be taken from your Breaks beautiful the rising surge, and throws The gather'd waves back, and seems to move 'I believe no mind, inclined to poetry, As the subject has been often dis-ever saw a ship in full sail, but has felt the propriety of the image.' 'An attempt has lately been made to rob your lordship of much of your originality mouth. "" We now take our leave of the once Pope and Bowles', but now' Byron and Bowles', controversy; and must confess that we prefer the poems of both to their criticism; that they may take from which neither should have dethe hint, and return to that course viated, is our parting wish. On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature; with Occasional Remarks on the Laws, Customs, Manners, and Opinions of Various Nations. By Charles Bucke, Esq. 4 vols. 8vo. London, 1821. as a poet. I have seen some extracts from life!" for your Pyramids, I repeat, are most poetical from associations; and fortresses also: but brass warming-pans are images of in-door nature, and footmen's liveries are images which would not be necessary of "artificial" life; and to say, that, be- lordship to add, unless an image from nacause the sun can make one object poeti-ture was more beautiful than any you cal, it must necessarily make ANOTHER SO, brought in the description of a ship from is not an argument worthy of Lord Byron; art: this "living ship," however, has been and I am afraid we must say of the "sun" traced to Wilson, who has also a "living shining upon your "warming-pan" and ship of loveliness*." I forget the words; "footman's livery," as of the "hog in a high wind," "It grieves me much, replied the clerk again, Who speaks so well, should ever speak in vain." But how much genuine poetry is condensed in one line, where a ship is spoken of, "SAILING IN SUNSHINE, FAR AWAY!” *The imputed plagiarism to which Mr. - Of a ship; She sailed amid the lovelinesss Now there is quite as good reason for sus 'Heav'n study more in nature, than in schools; As for the sun on Mr. Campbell's ship, if the ship did not want the sun, to There is an elegant simplicity in Mr. give it a more poetical interest, why did Mr. Campbell think it necessary to intro-pecting, that Wilson borrowed this very com- Bucke's style, which harmonizes with duce the sun [at] all? But the ship more common) from Mr. Bowles, as that his teresting; he has a fine taste, a wellmon image (and we know not one in poetry the subject, and renders it doubly ingives, as well as it receives;" so seen, it lordship borrowed it from Wilson. If, how-cultivated understanding, and displays gives beauty, animating beauty, to the ever, these three choose to dispute about it, we seas, not to the sun. It gives back, in-will soon bring new combatants into the field. extensive reading; his reflections are —Rev. those of a moralist and a philoso deed, and amply repays what it receives; pher. Though many of the scenes described in these volumes were contemplated by the author, yet he modestly conceals himself under the name of Colonna, and in his excursions, is accompanied by friends, who, are shrouded under disguised names, but who, we doubt not, will, on seeing his work, be reminded of many happy hours and pleasing associations. We shall make one or two extracts from the volume before us, but no solitary flower can give a sufficient idea of a garden so extensive and so diversified as this of Mr. Bucke. Our first extract is on the National Love of Trees : So natural is the love for particular trees, that a traveller seldom fails to celebrate those by which his native province is distinguished. Thus the native of Hampshire prides himself upon his oaks; the Burgundian boasts of his vines; and the Herefordshire farmer of his apples. Normandy is proud of her pears, which she fancies equal to those that grew in Camoen's Island of Venus: Ah! if ambitious, thou wilt own the care, 'Book ix. celebrated tea tree; the leaves of which commerce. oaks! to them is she indebted for her existence as a nation; and were we an idolatrous people, I should be almost tempted to recommend (in imitation of our druidical ancestors), that the oak should be received in the number of our gods. It is a curious circumstance, my Lelius, and not generally known, that most of those oaks, which are called spontaneous, are planted by the squirrel. This little animal has performed the most essential service to the English navy. Walking, one day, in the woods belonging to the Duke of Beaufort, near Troy House, in The inhabitants of Jamaica never the county of Monmouth, Colonna's atchenillas; while those of Tobasco are very composedly upon the ground. He cease to praise the beauty of their man- tention was diverted by a squirrel, sitting as vain of their cocoas. The natives of stopped to observe his motions. In a few Madeira, whose Spring and Autumn reign minutes the squirrel darted like lighttogether, take pride in their cedars and ning to the top of a tree, beneath which citrons; those of Antigua in their tama- it had been sitting. In an instant it was rinds; while they esteem their mammee down with an acorn in its mouth, and besappota equal to any oak in Europe, and gan to burrow the earth with its hands. their mangos superior to any tree in Ame- After digging a small hole, it stooped rica. Equally partial are the inhabitants down, and deposited the acorn: then coof the plains of Tahta to their peculiar vering it, darted up the tree again. In a species of fan palm; and those of Kous moment it was down with another, which to their odoriferous orchards. The His-it buried in the same manner. This the paniolans, with the highest degree of squirrel continued to do, as long as Copride, challenge any of the trees of Eu- lonna thought proper to watch it. The rope or Asia to equal the height of their industry of this little animal is directed to cabbage trees; towering to an altitude of the purpose of security against want in two hundred and seventy feet! Even the the winter; and as it is probable, that its people of the Bay of Honduras have ima-memory is not sufficiently retentive to engination sufficient to conceive their log- able it to remember the spots, in which it wood to be superior to any trees in the deposits every acorn, the industrious litworld; while the Huron savages inquire tle fellow, no doubt, loses a few every of Europeans, whether they have any year. These few spring up, and are desthing to compare with their immense ce- tined to supply the place of the parent dar trees. tree! Thus is Britain, in somè measure, indebted to the industry and bad meinory of a squirrel, Provence celebrates her olives, and Dauphiné her mulberries; while the Maltese are in love with their own orange trees. Norway and Sweden celebrate their pines; and Syria her palms, producing a fruit, of which the Syrians make bread, wine, honey, and vinegar; and from its body a species of flax, which The natives of India have the greatest they convert into cloth. The Paphians respect for the aloe; the heart of which were proud of their myrtles, the Lesbians they esteem more valuable than gold itof their vines; Rhodes loudly proclaimed self: the Chinese, the Cochin Chinese, the the superior charms of her rose trees; Japanese, and the Siamese, have an equal Media of her citrons; India of her ebo- value for it. Some of them insist, that ny, and Idumea of her balsams. This the spots where it grows are guarded by tree furnished the Judeans with an odori- inaccessible rocks and wild beasts; while ferous perfume for their banquets of milk the Mangolians believe, that it was a naand honey; a remedy for many of their tive of Paradise; and that it was swept disorders; and a preservative wherewith over the boundaries of Eden by a flood. to embalm their dead. Its medicinal Xerxes is said, by some writers, to have qualities are beautifully alluded to by Je-made war upon Greece, in order to posremiah, when bewailing the sins and mis-sess himself of her fig-trees; as one of fortunes of the Jews. Is there no balm the Greek emperors invaded Cyprus, that in Gilead? is there no physician there? he might be master of a country, producWhy, then, is not the health of the ing such excellent vines. The Dutch, daughters of my people restored?" on the other hand, are held in the utmost And again, where, prophesying the over- detestation, by the islanders of Molucca, throw of Pharaoh's army at the river Eu- for having rooted up all their clove trees, phrates, he says, "go up into Gilead and for the purpose of confining the trade to take balm, oh virgin, the daughter of the island of Ternate. Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; thou shalt not be cured." The Druses boast of their mulberries, and Gaza of her pomegranates ;— —whose soft rubies laugh, Bursting with juice, that Gods might quaff." "Enchanted Fruit, 1, 240. Switzerland speaks of her lime trees, Bairout of her figs and bananas, and Damascus of her plums. Equally vain are the Chinese of their So natural is this love of mankind, that the ancients conceived even their gods to be partial to one tree more than another. For this reason, the statues of Diana, at Ephesus, were inade of cedar and ebony; that of Apollo, at Sicyone, of box; while in the temple on Mount Cyllene, the image of Mercury was formed of citron; a tree which that deity was supposed to hold in high estimation. England may well take pride in her "That leaps from tree to tree, And shells his nuts at liberty," for her pride, her glory, and her very existence." There is a charming article on the music of birds, from which we shall, however, only detach a few passages: 'What lover of music, but is charmed with the various modulations of our English singing birds? The sweetness of the throstle; the cheerfulness of the sky-lark; the mellowness of the thrush, building near the mistletoe; the imitative talent of the bull-finch; the varied and familiar language of the red-breast, endeared to us, from our child ood, by so many agreeable associations; the wood-lark, priding herself in being little inferior to the nightingale, and sheltering her home in lairground, under large tufts of grass, to shelter her from the cold; the vivacity of the wren, forming her nest with dry leaves and moss, among hedges and shrubs, encircled with ivy; the solemn cry of the owl; and the soft note of the linnet, building upon heaths with roots, and among thorns with moss, and subject to the disorder of melancholy! Not one of these birds breathes a single note, that is not lis tened to with pleasure: |