The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-12 00:00:00

PALMYRA.

OXFORD ENGLISH PRIZE POEM, FOR 1821, et
•. BARBER, OF WADH•Y COLLIBE.

O'er the hosh'.l plain where sullen horror hiouds,
And darkest frown the Syrups. !solitudes,
*here morn's soft steps no balmy fragrant, !etre,
And parch'd lad deaden is the coach of eve ;
Thy form, pale city of the waste ! appears
Like some faint ♦iulon of departed years.
la sassy cheaters still, a giant trail,
Thy seulptited fabrics whiten on the plain ;
Still stretch thy collimated vistas far away,
The shadowed dimness of their lon array.

Butt where the stirring crowd, the voice debar,
The glow of action, wed the thrill of life
Hear! the loud malt of you huge fragmeats fall,
The pealing anewr amide desert halt,
The night-bird shriekieg from her secret cell,
And hollow winds the tale of ruin tell.

See, fondly Maria parting rays
Gild the proud titters once vocal wit► his ;noire;
But the cold altars clasping weeds endwise,
Mad Moslems worship at the godless shrine.
Yet here slow possum Memory loves to pour
Her magic indoence o'er this pensive boar ;
And oft as you recesses deep prolong
The echoed sweetims of the Arab's son,
Revels that scene when Wisdoro's 'centred chi Id •
First broke the stillness of the lonely wind.
Frets' air, from ocean, from earth's utinott clime
The sissontioed Genii heard the mimed rhyme;
The tasking spell their airy bands obey'd,
And TADMOR glitter'd in the palmy shade.
to! to her feet the tide of ages brings
The wealth of nations, nod the pomp of Rises,
Aed far her IFFlAriorluren from Porthia's plate
To the dark Etbiop 'Trends her ample reign.
Vain boast! e'en she, wbo 'moss's/ field along
Wsli'd fiercer frenzy is tbe patriot throng,
And sternly beauteous, like the meteor's light,
Shot through the tempest of Einesa's fight—
While trembling captives rooted the victor wait.
Haag on his eye, sad catch the word of faie—
Zeisobre's self most quail beneath his sod,
A kneeling tuppliant to the mimic god.
Bet see there stood Bated the abject throng,
truth triensphaat, sod in virtue strong;
Beamed un his brow, the soul which undirmsol
Swell'd at the rod, end sertru'd th' uplifted blade.
O'er thee, PALMYRA, doe keit 'Bernell to loo'r
The boding terrors of that fatal hour;
Far from thy glades indignant Freedom fled,
And Hope, too, witber'd as Loogious
• " All these mighty things," say the Arabs, " Salyut.
Elio Deed [Solomon, eon of David) did by Mir as•ismer.
spirits."—bee " Wood's Account of the Reiss ul Palmy,
1' S.. Gibbon's Declineand Fall," chap.

TILE KING.

—mum—
It is not true that his Mejesty'r physicians ha
discovered any thin; in the air of Brighton inimo
to the Kiug's health, and when a statement Ici it
effect was recently read at the Palace, n only a
cited a smile on the Royal countenance. The El
is of opinion that his health is never so good
whilst he resides at the Pavilion. Dometne a
state matters may indeed occasionally aintioh a r
Wildly nervous temperament, but this
operate any where, and the effects of these hit
alloys to tranquillity and repose are sooner (tient.,
ed at Brighton than in the other residences. T
lost week has passed away without any partina
novelty. Mr. Canning's visit 'sad to relate
matters of great importance connected with r •
Congress at Verona. From Brightoh the Fpreig
Secretary proceeded to Walloper, thetegnally too,
fer with Lord Liverpool preview to the ettlatO
being forwarded to the Duke of Wellington.
The Pavilion parties are nearly similar to wl
we described its our lost report. His Mairvt
ways takes his breakfast alone in his awn reks. at
remains there with his Secretary mitil Rabat t•
o'clock, when an occasional promenade oa the law,
or a little exercise its the Riding Arouse, with or'
and them, u teie-a-lete visit, fills up the time ti.
the hour of dinner, lifter which the usual rowdy_
for the evening is resswed.—(lirenivg Paper.)

The Duke of You sod • large party of distir
guirhed victors ere expected in •
se leir:tsultie.
Houghton. Norfolk. e visit to the as'
Marchioness of CHOLIII ON WILEY.

The Prowess Auou/T• strived in tows on Stn.
.day right from Bushy Park.

The Countess of Estill had a select fssMonsti•
;party yesterday evening at her house in 11111-sirie.
Berkeley.square.
We are happy to state that the Eel of THARF'
has ordered a reduction of 95 per cent. in, ell I •
boos in Skoptou and the nii6l)Fourleood.
Loyd STRATHAVIN, Lord Gary, Lord ITOTPII.
Sir WILLIAM ELLIOT, Hart., Sir 11. 0. 11.0 m
Tots, Bart., and the Hon. Mr. CAI-THORPE, NI.1"
passed through Edinburgh during the last an k.
FOVNTAtS.I A BREY.-IVe regret to elate tbst •
considerable portion of Ibe dower* of the
fleent ruins of Fountain'. Abbey fell in du,
last week, with a tremendous crash. We heat
the liberal iiroprietar. Miss LA wRENcR. net
tRIRDIT the Alisoiter its the true spirit of the
oeigiaals--4 York ortrunt.)
.es us tnttch pleasure to learn that tl
versa/ of Si, Altdrew's promises this *resole
as nuuaeroasly attended as any pnrceiting
itunitiest.of, *lndents a I rrady ire silent
considerable; and every day brings fresh art
Prorewtor•JACtion, we hear, is to read the
of the hut qr. CRAWFORD in the Moral
phy C 1... Afits..grawati, or at least till tin
clime is &WIC There see severs' sunsuit
the l'refewoeshils of Church History, vacem
input/nifty of Dr. 'Lai to Edinburgh. TI
when°, ip die two escont chins KAI in
hike pj,c, ft the saute time.

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