Each (by no wrong or carping care perplex'd) Ah! happy moments wert thou mine again The service ended-on the churchway ground Such was the custom ere detested pride Such was the custom when the realms had Such was the custom-may it still prevail- T. N, PRISONER OF CHILLON. Lord Byron has recently sent forth The Prisoner of Chillon. and other Poems. We select the following from the dream. A change came o'er the spirit of my dream The boy of whom I spake; he was alone, He sate him down, and seized a pen and traced The lady of his love re-entered there For quickly comes such knowledge, that his heart Was traced, and then it faded as it came; For they did part with mutual smiles, he pass'd And ne'er repassed that hoary threshold more. THE MASQUERADE. Fill the bowl with rosy wine, Around our temples let roses twine, And let us cheerfully awhile Like to the vine and roses smile. To day is ours we have it here, To day is ours what do we fear, To the gods belong to-morrow, The Feast continued till th' increasing light, They drank, they laughed, they sang away the night. Drunken at last and drowsy they depart In masquerade the very thund'ring god, ANECDOTES. The French, at Fort Saint Louis, had a beautiful Lioness, which they kept chained, in order to send her to France. This animal was seized with a disorder in the jaws, which prevented her from eating, and reduced her to the last extremity; and the people of the fort, who thought her dead unchained her, and threw the carcass into a neighbouring field. In this state she was perceived by M. Compagnon, Author of the Voyage of Bambuck, who was then returning from hunting; her eyes were shut, her mouth open, and already filled with ants. Compagnon took pity of the poor creature; and imagining he saw some signs of life, washed her mouth with water, and made her swallow a little milk. This simple remedy produced wonderful effects. The Lioness was carried back to the fort, and they took such care of her, that at length she was perfectly cured. But never forgetting to whom she owed her deliverance, she conceived such an affection for her benefactor, that she would take nothing but from his hand; and when she was perfectly cured, she followed him in the island, with a cord about her neck, like the most familiar dog. Of John de Witt, surnamed Vandyan, a German Author, who left several works very heavily written, it is recorded, that he slept on his Virgil, lest a softer pillow should tempt him to lay too long in bed to the neglect of his literary pursuits. But it is a more amiable trait in his character, that, in the course of his studies, he gave frequent lectures, in order to save money for his father. END OF VOL I. INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE AMUSING CHRONICLE, Clermont Tonnere, Anecdote of, Cards, Origin and Design of, 109 China, Emperor of, his opinion Carew, Sir Francis, and Queen Christian, King of Denmark, a D. Elephant, Singular escape of Fitzgerald, Sir Edward, and Favourites of princes, 104 Metastastasio, Anecdotes of, 18. Flower Gardens, invention of, Murder of Gordier by his rival 135 Fire-eaters, 151 Fanny, a most affecting tale,171, 183, 195, 209, 227 G. Gold, the influence of, on animal Honesty of a poor widow, 199 I. & J. Justs and Tournaments, 11 Ill-natured Witticisms, 99 Inebriation, 105, 121 Ignatius Leyola, anecdote of, 38 Rings Petition, 100. Inventions and Discoveries, 135, 151, 174 Raleigh, Sir Walter and Queen Selim 3d, Anecdote of Sultan, 6. James II. and Waller the Poet, Singularities of persons, 8 200 L. Longevity of John Rovin, 8 Stage see Drama Sheridan, Monody on, 16 Saunders, Dr. Anecdote of, 66 Song in Melancholy Hours, 119 T |