The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

POETRY.

LINES
SUGGESTED ,BY THE PRESENTATION' OF AN ORGAN
To the Parish Church of Saint Anne, Kew Green, Surrcy,

BY lIIS MAJESTY GEORGE THE FOURTH.

Hark ! where through ANNA'S consecrated fane,
The pealing Organ breathes its lofty strain !
While tuneful notes their pleasing incense bear,
And the loud chorus bursts upon the ear !
Thus, joyful (through our MoNARCH'S gift) we raise
To Heaven's Eternal LORD the song of praise ;
While grateful all, the Hamlet's circle round,
Devoutly welcome the inspiring sound.
Hail ! bless'd abode ! the chosen seat of Kings !
To thee, the Muse her willing tribute brings.
Sweet Vale ! for groves and fertile plains renowned !
With brighter fame by Royal virtue crowned !
Not Richmond's height's, nor Windsor's loftier tow'rs,
Can boast more favour than thy fragrant bow'rs,
Where Nature's fairest works with taste unite,
To please the mind and captivate the sight.
Say, Father Thames (for memory loves to dwell
On deeds of virtue), say, fir thou canst tell,
How oft the sun-beam of exalted worth,
Here, on thy stream resplendent, has shone forth.
With holy zeal inspired, Illustrious ANNE,
Britannia's Queen, the goodly work began ;
On her domain, at her behest uprear'd,
In simple taste, the sacred dome appear'd.•
And let thy name, 0 FREDERICK !-}t grace my lay !
By ruthless fate, too early snatched away !
And thine, AUGUSTA, virtuous, wise, and great,
In Royal dignity, or private state ;
Whose pious lessons bade those graces spring,
That fill'd the breast of Albion's much-lov'd King.
And oh ! how memory loves to trace each scene,
The silver current, with it's banks of green,
The woody brake, the deep sequestered grove,
Where he, the best of Monarchs, wont to rove.
Here, where his childhood's early sports began,
Here, where he rose from boyhood into man ;
Here, where in later years he sought to rest,
The cares that weigh'd upon his kingly breast.
How brightly then, each princely virtue shone,
Reflected by the Consort of his Throne.
Here rcar'd by them, amid the bow'rs of Kew,
In Virtue's school, their Royal offspring grew.
Foster'd by them, here Science fixed her seat,
Here, Taste and Genius found a calm retreat ;
How oft, how sweetly, did their gracious smile,
The care-worn mourner of his woes beguile ;
How richly did their bounty lend it's aid,
To heal the wounds that poverty had made.
'Twas rare to see, with greatness thus combin'd,
The softer virtues that adorn the mind ;
"Iwas sweet to know how equally they trod,
Like kindred spirits in the House of GOD :
'Tis glorious and consoling to believe
How rich the recompence their souls receive;
Where, from the blissful mansions that await
The righteous Christian in a future state,
Their Spirits look with approbation down
On their loved Son, THE LORD OF ENGLAND'S CROWN;
The great Inheritor of all their Fame,
In pious worth, in virtuous acts, the same.
Like their's, his dignity with kindness blends;
Here too his large munificence extends ;
These sacred walls (which CirAnLoTTE'S presents grace, §
Which sainted GEORGE endow'd with ampler space)
Exulting in his Royal gift, rebound
The hallow'd melody that breathes around :
That melody his Father lov'd to wake, 11
(0 trebly valued for his honoured sake)
Shall oft to mind the fond remembrance bring,
Of GOD'S best WO/k, A WISE AND VIRTUOUS KING.
Here shall the gift of GEORGE'S Princely hand
Of his great Sire a bright memorial stand.
Now, consecrated to his praise alone
Who makes the highest heaven his glorious Throne.
And Oh ! may HE whose bounty plac'd it there,
Through circling years, Earth's choicest blessings share !
May Health's best treasure on his head descend,
And Peace throughout his reign her power extend !
And when by Time's slow lenient hand opprest
His honoured frame shall sink to endless rest ;
Then may his spirit mount on Angel's wings,
To dwell for ever with the King of Kings !

The Parish Church of Kew was originally built as a
Chapel of Ease to Kingston (and consecrated as such, in A.D.
1714), on a piece of ground which was given to the Parish by
Queen ANNE, the Lady of the Manor. It was enlarged, on
its becoming a Parish Church in 1770, and still further in 1805,
by his latc Majesty GEORGE 111.
t Their Royal Highnesses FREDERICK and AUGUSTA,
Prince and Princess of \VALES, were the first of the Royal
Family who resided permanently at Kew ; where their late and
present Majesties, GEORGE 111. and IV., together with the
whole of their illustrious Families, were educated.
The Royal Observatory, in Richmond-gardens, was built
by his late MAJESTY; during the earlier part of whose reign,
several persons, distinguished for talents and genius, resided at
Kew, under the auspices and patronage of their Sovereign.
§ Many of the ornaments of the Church, as well as the stove,
were the gift of her late Majesty, Queen CHARLOTTE.
H The Organ presented to the Parish by his MAJESTY, was
built for the New Palace, by order of the late KING, who was
often in the habit of playing on it, during Ins visits to Kew.

JOE MILLER.—The following is the inscrip•
tion upon Joe Miller's tombstone, now standing in the bury•
ing-ground, Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields :
Here lie the remains of
honest Joe Miller,
who was
a tender husband,
a sincere friend,
a facetious companion,
and an excellent comedian.
He departed this life the 15th day of
August, 1738, aged 54 years.
If humour, wit, and honesty, could save
The hum'rous, witty, honest, from the grave,
The grave had not so soon this tenant found,
Whom honesty, and wit, and humour crown'd.
Could but esteem and love preserve our breath,
And guard us longer from the stroke of death,
The stroke of death on him had later fell,
Whom all mankind esteem'd and lov'd so well ! _

S. DITCX.

From respect to social worth, mirthful qualities, and histrionic
excellence, commemorated by poetic talent in humble life, the
above inscription, which time had nearly obliterated, has been
preserved and transferred to this stone, by order of Mr. Jarvis
Buck, Churchwarden.