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——— rhyme is now uſually made the 
vehicle of burleſque ; but the author of 


the following trifle was of opinion that, the dig- | 
nity, importance and ſolemnity of the ſubject 


called forth the majeſtic powers of blank verſe . 


which, after much conſultation, he was prevail- 


ed upon to make uſe of, notwithſtanding he was 
| ſenſible, ſuch a meaſure would deprive him of 
that potent apology ſo frequently quoted in fa- 
vour of his brother poetaſters, 

«© One verſe for ſenſe and one for rhyme, 


« Is ſure enough at any time.“ 


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As the caſe in point now ſtands, he has only 
to remark that, as it is generally allowed there 
is ſome merit in every attempt 

&© To catch the manners living as they riſe,” 
the avidity commonly ſhewn on theſe occaſions, 
. ought to make ſome atonement for the errors 
and inaccuracies of any performance evidently 


written under ſuch circumſtances, 


Where there is a deficiency in quantity, it: 
ought to be ſupplied by quality ; but on this 
head the author chuſes to be filent; however, 
to give the Reader leſs reaſon to complain of a 
bad bargain, he begs leave to obſerve that a- 
mongſt an infinite number of other characters c 


ghoſts are thrown in to make up weight. 


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Fam'd Melpomene | fair Queen of Tears, 
Aſſiſt a feeble Bard with ruthful ſtrains, | 
While he laments the loſs of that great Man  _ 

Whom Whim, Conceit, and Pride, in alis wild, 

Upheld for Sport and Ridicule to ſcourge; 
Who vainly ſought to gain the golden prize | 
Apollo-gives to his harmonious. n 


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Mus tex IN MOURNING. 


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Who Mhre his ua furiouſly-on, — 
And, like his brother Phaeton, has fall'n ! 


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« Mourn all ye Muſes!” mourn ye fiddling tribe 
No more be jocund; mute your tuneful crowds 
To diſmal ditties; and i in ſolemn dirge, 

Compos' d of hideous and diſcordant notes 
Sink low the tributary Song: for concert-pitch 
Is much too high for woeful themes like yours; 


Let worthy N—If-n with his martial Kets, 
Unſcrew th' elaſtic heads, that nought but dub, 
Dire, doleful dub be heard; and $-rj-nt's trump, 
That filverly ſo ſweet enchants our ers; 
Be hoarſe and out of tune; the ſprightly horns 
Be muff d wil dubbed. fiſts ; the hautboys too, 


MUSICK IN MOURNING. 
By Sh-rp and Gr-y fo pleaſingly attun'd, 
Shall croak a toad-like note with cotton ſtuff” d, 
And Aſhl-y's bold baſſoon, with ſhatter d reed, 
Sound forth a growling, grumbling, grunting groan. 
Z. —dl-r and W-l-ms on their clear- ton A wiols, 
Which times and oft they touch with greateſt ſkill, 
Shall ſcreech-owl tones diſplay, with drawling bows 
And ſliding fingers on the half. preſs d ſtrings; 
While C-nd-VÞs tinkling harp forgets 1 its fire, 
And, doubly buff d, ſtrums diſmally the baſs,— 
The vocal choir of the theatric band 
Muſt all in gratitude attend, and join 
The tributary Song : hoarſe let them be, 
For hoarſe have they repeatedly been made, 
By chaunting forth his dull chromatic trains. 


But 


' MUSICK IN MOURNING. 


But ſee | the Mourners come l ſlowly they march, 
In mock- proceſſion,” the Piazzas round, K 
Where he was daily wont to bounce and ſtrut, 
And vainly boaſt of magiſterial power. 

« Ev'n butchers weep, and moſt ſincere their woe, 
For they lament the loſs of bills unpaid ; 
Bills long as taylors, now of utmoſt uſe, 
To fave th' expence of handkerchiefs moſt clean. | 


The Link-boys clear the way with flaming brands, 
And next the Chairmen chaunt the Iriſh-howl ; 
To theſe ſucceeds a horrid, motly tribe, 
Compos'd of wretches only ſeen at night, 
(For deeds like theirs muſt ſhun the face of ap} 
Pimps, Pocket-divers, S-d-my's dark ſons, 
And girls of eaſy-virtue," loſt to ſhame. . 


MUS ICX 1 N MOURNING: 


Lo! as chief Mourner, J— H——— appears} 


Dreſid out in ruefel weeds and ſable cloak, 
Lamenting the ſad loſs he now ſuſtains ; 

The loſs of endleſs treats and guineas rare, 

Which he was wont full often to receive 

For ſplicing ill-judg'd parts to th* other's ſtrains.— 


How have theſe ſons of dulneſs humm'd the town, 
By turning out their bantlings on the world | 
F or, like the fabled daw, in borrow'd plumes, 


Their brats have ſcarce a rag to call their own. 


Behind the mourner chief, behold a fiend 
The foul and fouleſt of all things moſt foul ! 
Crouching he ſtrives to hide his villain's face, 
But that, alas! he finds a taſk in vain, 


For Infamy has mark'd him for her own. 
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28 MU SICK IN MOURNING. 
In either hand a blotted ſcore he holds 

As enſigns of his mighty maſter's fame 

Unſeen Oblivion ſnatch'd them quick away, 
== And after fixing her eternal ſeal, 


1 Gave them the Shakeſpeare's cook to ſinge his geeſe. 


Next the foul fiend, two weeping friends attend, 
Whom mighty Fiddleſtick had much deceiv'd, 
When he was meditating ſchemes moſt wild, 

And idly building caſtles in the air. 
Theſe deeply mourn the purchaſe never made, 
Of that fam'd Paradiſe on Thames's hank. 
Which, when the Fates decree, anticipates. . 


The promis d pleaſures of Elyſian fields. 


Sure Jove muſt nod, and have a drowſy dream, 


Not to ordain, as once he did of old, 


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A ſecond golden ſhow'r! No other means 

Could &er have brought about the vain deſign, i 
For he was only rich in fancy'd wealth 

Nor ka held one guinea of his own. 


Had Jore s bright ſhow'r been . we then kad _ 
The mighty Trifler in Spring-Garden groves 
Strutting about like pouting-pidgeon ſwoln, 

And with an iron rod diſpenſing laws 

To Clio's ſons more learned than himſelf. 

No more had fam'd B-rth-I-m-n appear'd 

To wanton forth his wond'rous ce wood-notes wild; 
But Fiddleſtick on Bis exalted ſtool, 

Had tortur'd cat- gut but to pleaſe himſelf, 

Handle and Arne, chaſte Howard, Boyce and Bach, 
Fam'd in Cecilia's roll, as fay'rite gueſts, 


”m= MUSIK IN MOURNING. 
Muſt then have given way to this vain dolt 
And been conſign d to moulder on the ſhelf; ü 
But ſuch the wiſdom of the preſent age, 
And ſuch the genius of Britannia's ſons, 


They, true aſſayers like, at once perceive 
The ſterling metal from the worthleſs droſs: 
Handel and Arne, Boyce, Howard and the reſt, 
- For whom Fame boldly ſounds her ſilver trump, 
Will ſtand admir'd till time ſhall be no more, 
And Paradiſe ſtill on a Ty-rs' name. 


But to return—to cloſe the motly ſcene; 
A mingled, merry, crowd bring up the rear, 
Compos'd of half the Theatre's fam'd ſons, 
Who not from ſorrow, but from Joy attend, 


For not one gloomy face is ſeen around. 


Fair Satisfaction with Contentment Join'd 


MUS CK IN MOURNING: 1 


Rejoice that now the tyrant is no more.— 
He's gone, he's gone, they cry, whom we deſpis 4 
« But did not dare to ſpeak the wrongs we felt! 

« He's gone to wade the Baltic's ruMed ſea, 

ce And ſtretch through Finland's gulph to northern climes, 
© Where, for a while, at Peterſburgh's dull court, 

&« His trifling tricks may pleaſe.-—There let him ſtay; 

© There may he e er remain; for ſuch as he 

cc Deſerve no favour in Britanhia's iſle, 

«© Where merit ever meets a ſure reward 

« And finds protection equal to her worth: 

Scarce were theſe words pronounc'd, when near at hand, 
Three aſſes, ſtanding to a ſand- cart ty'd, 
Began to tune their throats and bray - Amen. 


Juſt by the play-houſe door, upon the ſteps; 
Two awful ſhades ſtood wildly looking on, 
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300 as the crowd towards them fewly mov'd 
They beckon'd with their hands, like Hamlet's ghoſt. 


% Mark me!” the elder cry d, 1 once was kind. 


« 'I's this ſame Fiddleſtick you now deride, 

« And fofter'd him with alt a father's care; 

« I with'd to make him great, nor ſpar d I coſt 
« To bring about this charitable end. 

« ] muſt not boaſt, for that would ill become 
« A ſhade like me conſign d to thoſe bleſs d realms- 
„Where mortal weakneſs never can be known, 


« My tears would flow, if ſhades like me could weep, 


But forrow left me when I went from hence; 


« Still I regret that ignorance and pride 
« Has ruin heap'd on his devoted head ; 
« Devoted did I fay ? moſt true it is, 

« For Folly ever held him as her ſon. 


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«Long ſince, all injuries have I forgot, 

e And though he ſpurn'd'the hand that rais'd him up, 
« I would, if ſhades like me had earthly pow'r, 

% Recall him back from that uncheering elime, 

« Whither he now is gone to hide hisſhame ; 

6“ For well I know that this fair, happy land 

% Has greater bleſſings than the world beſide; 

I know it well—rewards had I full ſtore, 

« And owe my king and country grateful praiſe. 

No more Time calls me hence and I obey !”— 
The liſt ning crowd devout attention paid, 7 
For ſolemn filence reign'd throughout the place 3 

Gazing they ſtood, and wiſhed him to go on, 

But brave Tyr-wly's ſhade ſoon diſappear d! 


Wich dignity and grace the other now 


« Friends, 


16 MUSICK IN MOURNING 


&« Friends, countrymen, whom once l dearly lov'd 
(and cauſe moſt juſt had I for doing ſo) 
My well-known form would no intruſion make 
On this proceſſion which you hold in ſport, 
gut that my harraſs d ſoul is much difturb'd > 
« At what has paſs'd ſince firſt left the World. | 
% What could poſſeſs the mind of her I lo, 
* So ſoon to quit the image of her ſoul ? 
O] how it wounds me more than words can tell 


« Thate'er a coxcomb ſhould ſucceed to me, 


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And vainly ſquander all my little ſtore ! 

«© That ſuch a Thing ſhould lead her ſoul aſtray 
* Who fondly prov'd moſt faithful and ſincere! 
< Dearly, alas! ſhe paid for this raſh ſtep, - 


&* But Death has ſet his ſeal on all her woes. 
*« Peace to her ſhade! be heav'nly bliſs her lot; 


«K And 


MUSICK IN MOURNING 9 


© And may thoſe pledges of our mutual love, 

« «That once were all our happineſs and pride 

« And now moſt need a parent's ſtricteſt care 

« Find ſome kind friend their virtue to prote&, 

« And keep them from their fell ſtep-father's pow'r * 


Thus ſpoke the ſhade of P-w-ll, once ſo fam'd, 
Whoſe pow'rs were form'd to humanize the ſoul: 
„Feeling himſelf what-e er his tongue expreſs d 
He knew the way to make his hearers feel 
And thus had grief or pleaſure at command. — 
Soon as he ceas'd to ſpeak he wav'd his hand 
In grateful token of his paſt reſpect, 


And foon he vaniſh'd from the liſt' ning crowd. 


The mourners now mov'd on anotherround, 


And as they paſs'd, a voice was heard to ſay, 
F. 


 MUSICK IN MOURNING: 


Well have ye ſet this mockery on foot, 

« For indignation ſure was never ſhewn | 

« With greater truth and juſtice on its fide. 

« Howl, howl ye Chairmen, hoot ye Link-boys, hoot, 
«© Drive cen the name of Fiddleſtick from hence, 


That vanity like his. may ne'er again 


& Inſult our merit and abuſe our faith. 

No more ſhall Scenic-ſhifters dread his voice, 
No more be told a © Fourth of all is his, 
No more be aſk'd, pray know ye who lam? 5 
* No more the worthy band, in muſick skill'd, 
“ Shall crouch to nods, and winks, and ſurly frowns, 
& But tune their pleaſing ſtrains as they were won't 
„When mild B--mg-rt-n gently led them on.” 


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