The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-28 00:00:00

SONNET

TO THE NIGHTINGALE.

Sweet Songstress of the shade, 'tis said thy lay,
So long by Poets deem'd a plaintive sound,
Breathes not the moan with hopeless anguish found,
But the glad minstrelsy tlifac.:l,AG.?snfs 1040:,
Then why retire from Sol's enlii.'"ing ray,
When all, the bloomy styes of Spring abound,
And Nature's Choristers are heatd'around,
Exulting in the genial glow of Day ? •
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Such varied charms would sure' thy notes excites
Wert thou, indeed, to joyous, moods, inclin'd.
Not ►he still awe, Aild gloomy blank of Night.: -
And yet it rather soothes the pensive mind
To think thy Strains arc prompted,by.delight,
Than kindred sorrow in those strains to-find. T.

its LycEtts4.---.l'his Theatre opened again last
nig*, before a very numerous audience, and• the
new. Opera of 'Up all Night was repeated' with cone,
eiderable success.—The piece is rather too long, and
will easily admit of retrenchment in the dialogue,
without lessening the interest of the plot, or injuring
the effea 6f the ch9raaers. We may hail this piece
as the sign of a probable restoration of the true Eng-
lish Opera, and we trust that there is genius sufli•
cient among our countrymen to revive it in its for-
mer vigour, and reform the public taste. The new
Performers displayed more ease and self-possession,
particularly Mr. Musts, whO' has only to attend, a
little More to his demeanor to be a useful
DOwTom shews admirable humour in this piece, and
rendered the part of the Nasal Veteran highly en-
tertaining. The Ballet of Love in a Tat followed,
as on the preceding night, and is strongly supported.
by Miss LUPINO, from the King's Theatre, and a
Monsieur fit)I7IIDINI from Paris.

Z!.ltitv is pertbrtning at Liverpool.—Miss Bot. Tort
and. Mrs. 1-1. JNINSTON are engaged at -the same
,place.-- -Lewis is still one of the PrOprietors of tip;
Liverpool Theatre, but never to tread the
boards again in public.
Mt Tozoootm Hook, had presented a piece to
the Haymarket Theatre, under the title of Killing
no Murder, but the LOAD CHAMBERLAIN "
has re-
fused. his liceuce., The reason assigned for th:s re-
fusal is, that the piece a.cfleas upon some of the
sectaries of the day. You're freely lashed the Me-
thodists of his time, and they have prodigiously, lo-
creased since that period. It is probable that the,
new piece has been rejeaed on oilier grounds.
4 pew Drama, of three aas, has beenp read to the
Performers who are appear in' it, at 'the Hay-
market Theatre, and whose report is highly favour-
able. It is the produaion of Mr. Dpeotm, jyn
whose poetical talents. are well known to the
It is 'repotted that, HAYPN, the great, Musical.
Comeoger, died at Vienna on the 30th ult.at the
age of tg.. Aeport, which has often killed this cele-
brated man, , must he right at la4t. His works,
however, will live as lung as the art, .which _they
have so much enriched:

Sir W. W. WYNNE =as invited the principal Agri.
culturists to-an inspeetion of his beautiful: farm and
stock at Wynnestay, in North Wales, the first week
iu September next. •
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Mr: I. SucutpAtt has so much benefited by, the
climaie of. Spilln, is to have written home thit he,
shall shortly embark for Englood, perfecily recol
vered. ('. • • • •

As one Of the Barcmoke Cid is now incarcerates
for giving the ref too fre4ly to. his torigue and ,hist
fil.t, it is to be hoped] that they wtiL bt3 induced,
to put a bridle upq. ,their rnitnnees;', and not trovel
v.rtt rif t t. ell hp