my eyes on The grandeur of his Titan-like horizon, The Wild Cat frets in a complaining whine, The Panther paces restlessly about, 40 To walk her sorrow out; The Lions in a deeper bass repine,— The Kangaroo wrings its sorry short fore paws, Shrieks come from the Macaws; The old bald Vulture shakes his naked head, And pineth for the dead, The Boa writhes into a double knot, The Keeper groans 49 And looks askance at the deserted spot ODE TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR ON THE PUBLICATION OF HIS VISIT TO OXFORD'1 'Now, Night descending, the proud scene is o'er, Pope-On the Lord Mayor's Show. O WORTHY Mayor !-I mean to say Ex-Mayor ! Incumbent of the City's easy chair!- And dam inspector ! Great guardian of small sprats that swim the flood! See the published work of the Rev. Mr. Dillon, the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, who, in his zealous endeavour to stamp immortality upon the civic expedition to Oxford, has outrun every production in the annals of burlesque, even the long renowned 'Voyage from Paris to St. Cloud.' It was entitled 'The Lord Mayor's Visit to Oxford in the month of July, 1826, written by the desire of the party by the Chaplain to the Mayoralty.' Lord of the scarlet gown and furry cap! King of Mogg's map! Keeper of Gates that long have gone their gait!' O Honorable Ven (Forgive this little liberty between us), Patron of learning where she ne'er did dwell, Where few except the postman and his bell- Well hast thou done, Right Honorable Sir— Wordsworth once wrote a trifle of the sort; For truth-for nature—everything in short- The stately story Of Oxford glory 'Excursion.' The Thames romance-yet nothing of a fiction- 10 20 30 40 And thou-to where the Thames is turned to Isis !1 I like thy setting out! Thy coachman and thy coachmaid boxed together! 2 I like thy Jarvey's serious face-in doubt Of 'four fine animals '-no Cobbetts either! I like the slow state pace-the pace allowed 4 1 The Chaplain doubts the correctness of the Thames being turned into the Isis at Oxford: of course he is right-according to the course of the river, it must be the Isis that is turned into the Thames. 2 As soon as the female attendant of the Lady Mayoress had taken her seat, dressed with becoming neatness, at the side of the well-looking coachman, the carriage drove away.'-Visit. The coachman's countenance was reserved and thoughtful, indicating full consciousness of the test by which his equestrian skill would this day be tried. Visit. The carriage drove away; not, however, with that violent and extreme rapidity which rather And very July weather, So hot that it let off the Hounslow powder ! 1 I like thy party's entrance into Oxon, I like the ensuing banquet better far, Why was the poor Town-clerk sent off to plan it? I like your learned rambles not amiss, The longest-doubtless because Atkins carried The other Halls were scrambled through more hastily; I like the Aldermen who stopped to drink I like to find thee finally afloat; To thy state-galley in his own state-boat. Who quotes from 'Cooper's Hill,' And Birch, the cookly Birch, grown sentimental 5; And quoting Denham, in the watery dock Of Iffley lock Plainly no Locke upon the Understanding! astounds than gratifies the beholders; but at that steady and majestic pace, which is always an indication of real greatness.' On approaching Hounslow, there was seen at some distance a huge volume of dark smoke. The Chaplain thought it was only a blowing up for rain, but it turned out to be the spontaneous combustion of a powder-mill.' 2 The Lady Mayoress, observing that they (the Magnays) must be somewhat crowded in the chaise, invited Miss Magnay to take the fourth seat.' The Rev. Dr. Bliss, of St. John's College, the Registrar of the University, to whom Mr. Alderman Atkins had letters of introduction.-Page 32. The buttery was next visited, in which some of the party tasted the classic water.'-Page 57; Mr. Alderman Birch here called to the recollection of the party the beautiful lines of Sir John Denham on the river Thames :-"Tho' deep yet clear," &c.'-Page 90. I like thy civic deed Where ancient Britons came in arms to barter Where his renowned forefathers came to bleed— Flag over stone Reads like a most superfluous piece of paving ! I like thy Cliefden treat; but I'm not going Well hast thou done, Right Honorable rover, over And gone,' according to the Rydal strain ! Slips through his chair. I say it with a meaning reverential, But let him be rich, lordly, wise, sentential, He comes in at one year This is their Lordship's universal order!— But thou shalt teach them to preserve a name- ODE TO EDWARD GIBBON WAKEFIELD, ESQ. Oн, Mr. Gibbon !— I do not mean the Chronicler of Rome, He would have told thee loftily, that no man Thou, with the surreptitious rib on, 'It was also a part of the ceremony, which, though important, is simple, that the City banner should wave over the stone.'-Page 144. P |