The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-11 00:00:00

POET it Y.

WOMAN.
First Voice.

How fickle is woman ! how Cass are her vows,
As light as the quick-passing wind,
How transient her fondness—like dew on the boughs—
Which leaves not a vestige behind.

Second Voire.

Flow faithful is woman ! how constant her love,
Like the stars in their heavenly spheres:
Now lasting her fondness—as the blue sky above,
Unchang'd thro' the circle of years.

First Voice.

Oh woman ! thou worker of woe to mankind,
Thou Priestess of wrath and of blood,
In thy cause--10 ! what myriads to earth are consign'd,
The battle pours forth like a flood

Second Voicv.

Oh woman ! thou soother of pain and of wrath,
Thou angel of life and of light,
Thou calmer of inadneia—averter of death
Amid the red rage of the fight !

First Voice.
For wotnan—the earth round thithick-eireled Troy
Grew drunk with the blood of the brave,
For woman—a hero himself could destroy
And relinquish a world for the grave.

Second (Poke.

For woman—the recreant warrior of Rome
Drnpt the sword of rebellion in shame,
The Patriot gave the grim tyrant his doom,
And his country—life—freedom—and fame.

First Voice.

Yet woman—detpite of thy falsehood and pride,
The heart will still cling to thy love,
Tho' the scorn—and the scolf—and the mock it bath tried,
Tho' bleeding—it never can move.

Second Voice.
Oh woman ! thou anchor of life in the wreck,
Which the wind and the storm cannot sever !
On thy bosom the torn heart its solace will seek,
And will beat on that bosom for ever !

SPORTING INTELLIGENCV.

PARIS RACES, SEPT. 7.

The Races for the Grand Prize took place this day. The
weather was superb, and an immense crowd filled the circum.
ference of the Champ de Mars. Their Royal Highnesses the
Comte &Artois and the Duchess of Berri honoured the races
with their presence. Nell, a Cozak filly, won in two heats,
being, however, closely .folloWed by Rosiere. At the moment
when his Excellency the Minister of the Interior was about
giving the prize, the CoUnt d'Artois ordered both mares to be
brought before his tent, and addressing the :Minister, said—
" Monsieur, Nell has won the prize; but as she comes from my
son's stud, the reward concerns me; give the prize to Roniere.
—A white scarf was then fastened to 'Nell's bridle (she belongs
to the Duke de Quiche), as having won the prize of honour,
and the 6,000 francs, of which the prize consists, were paid to
her owner.—(French Parr.)

BETTING.—DONCASTIM ST. LEGER.
The sporting houses are nightly crowded. Meta are made
in abundance, but such is the panic in the betting circles that
few takers can be found. Our quotations of Tuesday may
still be considered as the state of the bettieg, and there is little
probability of any Material change before the day on which is
to he decided one of the most important rapes ever known In
this colintry. It appearic to be the general 'opinion that Sher.
wood must he first favoutite on the day ; and in; a tile! he hail
Nut it is said his superiority was oomplotely Manifest.

CRICKET. '
The following Cricket Match was played on Tuesday it
Hampton's Cricket Ground at Cstroberwell, between the UM•
tlemen of Lewisham and the Gentlemen of Camberwell,
CAMII'ERWELL. tr,WlBll,Ol
Ist innings 47 Ist innings
2d ditto •. 60 2d ditto

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