The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-15 00:00:00

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POETRY.

[Pros eke SIM Nattily Magazisi, for Noveitbst.]

MY HEAD'S SEVEN AGES.

" At early fifteen," ere I monro'd Inman wrongs,
My lucks, pincb'd by nothing but Nature's warns tongs,
In colour well matcle'd with the (Initiates fleece,
enpunish'il by powder, angsroislid by grease,
Half way down my back, as then 'urn by the young,
Is many a corkscrew bewitchingly hang:
Whoever in print young NapAeon has sees,
May form s good autiuu of me at fifteen.
Bat soon, like ■ •Ykigoilt mnrching on Rome,
The barber rosli'd in with his 'rimers nod comb,
Poor Nature was presently puab'd to the wall,

Aed obrierd, like Belled', lo see my locks full:

My hair acorcit'd mad frigid at the top became horrid,
Hard koucks of peewees were dealt to my forehead,
I look'd 'lke a hone' just caught to a cage,
So wide of Ws Arm was my head's inroad age!

Ere long my treed hair, which, pomaded sod sleek.
Hung straight, as John Wesley's, adows either cheek,
By combs metamorphosed, assumed s new shape,
No logger a pigtail swung black at my nape :
The quest, wit► its ligatures spiral is twists,
Gave place to a knocker as big as my lists :
Whoever the late Major Tnpham has seen,
May form a good notion of me at ulseteen.
Now knew I the joys the three sisters prepare
For those who depend on the d of hair:
The dandies, who now "seek that bubble repute"
la the eat of a coat or the bend of a boot,
Casa feebly imagine my uftemfelt woes,
With my watch in my hand and my mask on my nose:
Whew le! the huge knocker retired from the head,
•rid back came the pigtail to reign in its stead.
0 (lipid hitmaitam., dark dungeon of doubt,
Spite of Spurelleim, a labyrinth, timid* and out,
Hew fleeting is all that dwells under a bat—
The late Duke of Bedford now brought in a plat!
Jock Mattis and Peter abolisied their queues
I quickly changed mine for a well-powder'd uoose
My head, at that time, will at once reappear
To those she bare ever aces Palmer in Sitter.
No sooner bad I, spite of Wisdom's rebuke,
Patted the faith of my bead on the plat of a Doke,
Wises sadden his Grace much astonia►'d the tows
With as espowder'd pate, is its natural ►wwe.
Away flew pomade: barbers *but up their shops:
Their harvest was ruin'd by too many crops:
While I, with a sob ev'ry morning bruah'd ekes,
Da capo'd the tresses of " early Miceli'
E'er since, Faabioe vainly his left me alone,
For Time works the changes neglected by TOIL
My locks, ere, so istimate, distant are seta,
Their visits are few and the apace far bellies*
Old Time, 100, has made me my forelock resigns
sever seized his, yet the dog bee seised mins,
And seems to exclaim—" Prythee, pay ma my owes
Your ►ead has arrived at t►e last of its ages!"

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

The Marquis of Titehfield left town yesierday 'realer for
his father's (the Duke of Puri laLd's) seat, Welbeekti dnits.
The Coasters of Purris has arri•rd at her ant, Walcott.
Salop, from the Duke of Northumberland's' Alawfek
Castle : en her way she visited her grandson stltyonstay
Denbighshire.

Lady George Nugent bat kft !own for her sent, Taplow,
Burks.

Mr. and Mn. Le Merchant left the St. lantes'a Hatela
Jeretya.streel, yesterday, fur Gee. usey.
Captain VVywriham Left to•a yesterday For his seat near
Guil.;furd, Surrey.
Cowart.. De Grey is expected to arrive to-morrow al her
house in St. Jsmres-square from her seat is Redfurthrhire.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm have left Read's Hotel, Lower
Grosrewor-sirter, ler seat ra Yurk.hire.

Fraorie lamteetii, &sq. arrived yeaterday at Blake'. Hotel,
Jei mymeireei, from Paris.
Sir Wm. Burrour ha, Bert. has left toes es ateer:

Janes Manse, Esq has loft the Pelletier/ Hoag, Picca-
dilly, on a lour.
Mr. and Mrs. Egerton hove arrived at their seat, Tatto•
Park,Chtsisire, (rum a tour is Yerksbirs.

His Royal Highness Prince LIOPOLD of Sue-
Coburg i• expected to returo to England in about
a month.

The departure of their Royal Highnesses the
Princess AUGUSTA and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE
fur the corstinenr, is fixed fur Monday neat. They
will sail from Dover to Calais. The Doke of
CAMBRIDGR will take his farewell dinner with her
Royul Highne.s the Duchess of KIN? this day.
The Duke of RUTLAND expects a large party of
Noblemen in a few days at his seat, IiCIVOIt Cattle,
on a shooting excursion.
Lady NUGENT, we are happy to learn, is Dearly
recovered from her late severe indispo►ition.
PRIM, NOVI/4DRR 11.—An account front Vey
►ona, of the Ist of Noveruher, pays, "There will be
every Friday evening in future musical parties at
the hotel of Prince al syrinx tor. The arrival oi•
the celebrated singers CARIPREMO Vault, scud . I
bitidame CATALAtIt. is unt►otsuced. Notwittrstami•
log the great lulls: of strangers, the price of pro-
'mons is not mock increased."--(Joarnal tio
Debuts.)

The following are keiongst the latest arrivals nt
Cheltenham :

The Lord Bishop al Elpidn. Lady Etstionst. Lady Tidbit',
Hoe. Miss By& r, Sir Joha Minima!, Le Comte Lb.suilisser•
Colose), Mrs. and Miss Wait, Cutoiiel and Mrs. Gore Lain:-
toe and family. Lieoi„-Coloael sod Mrs. O'Halloran,
Camel (fora, Lieut..Gstaarl Kinescoit, Major Bess, Car
8440, Captain Forster, Captain Wolfe, Res. H. J. Mad-
dest, flew. J. K. Wortbiogloa, Kee. 1). Souders, Mr. sad Mn.s
Asst.% &e...
The remains of Sir JOHN Eoettsoa USATtICOTS.
lint.. of Loll/ton Hall, Staffordshire, were interred
on Wednesday with relletill solemnitiescorrespon-
dent
toles rank, in the family vault in Lane Eud
church, Order of the psnesast. on : Two tauter, CIR.
nage . with clergyman, beorse, four mourning
coaches, io which were the sows of the deceased.
usedical attendants end pelt-bearers; ; family car-
riage, closed; oine carriages :cf the rsighbouriug
gentry.. The egutetatosa to eitoess the salaam scene
welt wry ustaaeronar •