The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-19 00:00:00

POETRY.

ON TilE pinTn PAY OF

Lie late R 27,7ir HONOUR2III4,E i 3177,

THE 2STII cfr MAY.
Fi'iPteti,a:,'lllistribgted thi. PITT Ci.un, at the .4nnioersary
Dinner, on the tiitn .at the London Tavern. ' '

By JOHN TIYLQR, ESQ• ,
When. PITT'S the theme each British heart: must- feel -
grateful sorrow, and a patriot zeal; .
Sorrow that lie, whose wisdorn7, sav'd,the, State,
,Was cloom'el on earth to such a transient nate;
A patriot zeal his-virtues. to revere, 7. •
• And fondly emulate.his bright career •
1-11.:Av'x', that inspir7dthe Legislative frame •
Which bears our venerable Af,ragr's'narae, '
That plan of well-pOis'd.order which, alone,
Protects at once'the People and the Th"rone,.
HEav's gaye us'iPirr to guard.tlie sacred clutte,
And keep from force and fraud fair Freedom's homei

When, under Liberty's polluted name, . .
tush'd Anarchy, with her .clestructive Hanle;
When all around, was horror and dismay,-, •
4
And ancient thrones were levell'd in a day;
When e'en to us the fell-delusion-spread,
,Andy with mad rage,'to innovation led,
On Truth's Sure'hase he took his glorious stand,
And turn'd the storm from BRITAiN's bilk>y land:
Thee be our'grief•with this foiid hope allay'd,
Whilehere,again we hail his awful shade,,
Tbat, though betray'd or eriOt'd by hideous Gail,
State after State in mean dejection fall,
Amid the wrecks as iiinral& firmly thrives,
PITT on her fuck), bulwarks still survives,
Benignly sanction'd by th' Almighty will,
The Guardian Genius of his Country still,

But shall we close the tributary lay, •
Nor sigh for Worth tuttimely Snatch'd- away !
Lamented PE.titetVlit; whose direful fate

Th' histotleMnse with sorrow shall telatz; !
An 'Orb, as all were eitiiiilotts to own,

That, Mild and deal:, with steady Justre shone!
Yet Hope once more should,mitigate our woe,
FOr -since he steer'd his public course below
With PITT 'his matchless model and his guide,
Warm 'in the sympathy of patriot pride,
Haply we now theirmingledinduence feel

In fost'ring cares for BRITAIN'S lasting_Nyeal.

ROXBURGHE 'SALE.

Wednesday was quite, an epoch in bookselling ;
for at no time,,and in no country, did books bring
the prices at which they were knocked down by
Mr. Evans at Roxburghe House. To enumerate
all the rarities sold yesterday would exceed the
lit .that we _can spare the article; but we
shall extract from the catalogue sin Mr. Nicol's
own words) the, titles of a few of the lots, and
add the prices at which they sold.

ROMANCES.
No. 6192. 11 Decameroni di. Boccaccio, ful. M. C. Edit.
Prim. Veliet : Valdarfer,

Of. the extreme sc:_lrcity of this.celebrated edi-
tion of. the Decarneron, it "will perhaps be sirffi-
cient to-,say.. that no other.perfect copy is yet
known
,to eXist; after all the fruitless researches
th.1:11.6 0- y
it'was botighe by the 'Marquis of Blandford,.
after.a long contest with Earl Spencer, for 22601.
being.the laizest .sum ever gives . for a single vo-
lume.

The Marquis of Blandford proposed starting
;with five guineas, but Lord Spencer put it in at
100/. When the M.lrquis bid the last 101. <Lord
S. said, ," I bow to you:" The• engagement was
very fierce, and at its termination there was a ge-
neral " Mezca" Presently after, the Marquis
offered his hand to Lord. 8,, saying,' " We are
good friends still ?" His Lordship replied,
Perfectly—indeed I • am obliged to you:"—
" So arn I to you," said the iviaequis ; " there-
fore the obligationds mutual."—lle declared that
it was his intention to have gone as far as 5000 t.
Before, he was possessed of a, copy of the same
edition, but it wanted 'five leaves ; " for which
. five leaves," as Lord S., observed, " helnight be
laid to have given 22601." ' • ;

No. 63,18. The Boke of the Pay t- of Armes and of Chy-
valrye, fol. blue Turkey, gilt leaves, very rare. Caxton-,1479.
Bought by Mr.'Norriaville for 3361.
No. 6340. - The Veray tree History of the valiant Knight Ja-
son, fol. Russia. Andewarpe, by Gerard Lea, 1492.

. .
. Of this very rare edition no other-copy is known.
Bought by the Duke .of, Devonshire for 941. 10s.
. .

No. 6350. 'The Recnyeil of the Histories of Troye, by
Raoule Le Fevre, translated• and printed by William Caxton,
fol.:B. M. Cola', 1478.

This matchless copy of:the first book printed in
the English Language belonged to Elizabeth Gray,
Queen of Edward IV.—Bought by the Duke of
Devonshire for 10601. 10s.
No. 6353. The most Pitl.falT History of the Nofile Appolyn,
King of Thyre, 4to. M. G. L. very rare; W. de.Worde; 1519,
'Bought by Mr. Nornaville, for 1151. 10s.
N0:6360. The History of Blanchardyn/and the n'inces
Eglantyne, fol. red Mor. Caxton.
Of this book there isno other copy known to
exist. Unforttriately it is imperfect at the end.
Bought by Earl Spencer for 2151.55.
No. 6361, Thelight.pleasatcnt and gcoodlie Historye of the
Four Solutes of Ainion,-,fol. red Mor. Caxton 1554.

Sought by Mr. Heber for
.55/.
No. 637 E. Tile Life of with woodcuts, rare, ith.
Bought by. the Marquis oof .Blancfford for
541. 12s. . , • •

No. 637.7.: Storye of Frederyke of Jenuen, with wood-
cuts, 15fs. , •

Bought by Mr. Trilibook for 63/. 2s.

No. 6378. The" Story of Mary of Nemegerr, with woot3cuts,-
1518. .

Botight by 'Mr; Pripluiok for 671.
• Tjit day's sale amounted to 50.35/. 7s.
"•-• It will be curious._ to ,learn «iiat these
.books
originally 667=t: tl Noble 1)9. lie • aria we ,trust Mr.
Nicol Will.publish' a priced qi,fai.Og'ite with a detail
'of the forinatiOn of the library,

Mr. GARROW is, we understand, appointed So-
licitor-General, in dip room of Sir THomAs
.P.Lomta, who has incceecle'd-Sii VICARY Gini3s
as- Attorney-General: • •
Thi Duke of NEIICASTLE this day received.
thc vacant )31ueiltibband.