The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-05 00:00:00

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TH E following animatc-4 &Press, written by
Mr. Ft rzn R was deli'ver'ed, by that Gentle.
man on. Weelne6day, on .ilieNniiiersati—Dinner of
thu Literary Fund at the Crowhiatid.AnchOr.

,When inn-born flovert no sivtd tints disclose,
We hail the Snowdrop—but exptel the Kest: ;
That .titociet plant, fait:herbit)ger of Spring !
Bursts into life ere Zohyr plumes his wing.
SO the smell olriing which you early made
To. 'omits, pitting unc's shade,
ittdue'dtlie`good t'anticipat& the day,
, When Wealth woultt-Ora h
arer ev'ry.tear away ,
To realize. that hope, and prove it true,
s the great privilege rescrked for you.
UOW often dreary is the Author's fate,
Thruitgh lifa,unknown, or valyed whentoo late !
LoWdrobps hi. heici„ by Worldly cares OppreSS'd,
And talent.; slighted ranklingin his, breast
Hope's fairy vision trout'll'is pillow hies,
And leaves the spe6lre Want • before his eyes!
His conscious worth but aggravates the smart,
Disturbs his_brain, and breaks the V idtirn's heart.

Some have advairc'd a maxim that would dry
The noble source "your g'ezerous hands supply :
That talents unassisted must succeed,
::And works of Genius find their certain 'need;
Dalosive thought 1 unworthy Orval men!
Mr ~TON • reap the harvest of his pen ?
Vielsiulling Comfort bless our Orwsy's days ? '
Or Weal: h•reward the loyal 'Bel WS lays'?
• His King, who humour and relisled.
With pleasurriroto evory OM he wit ;
And while, gay Courtiers till'd the spaYkling glass,
Still was their mirth, the wit of iIarnIBRAS!
• All.'nwri'd his'pen had serv'd the. Royal Cause, ,
• When the sword fail'd to vindicate the
Yet flu TLX foUnd—too oft the Poet's lot I•
—Mir; verse regarded*, but himself forgot ; •
• • And while Fame col chaplerfer his heads..
Ills Country's gratitude 7et6us'd him bred I '
Butthataingrateful reign's recorded sharri
No more shall blot fair England's henour'd sane:
England! where Want may always find'reliel,
And pale Dr:spell. a refuge for her grief; •
Where no proud Despot can his vassal awe,
But Rich and Poor arc bound by equal law I
The tole Equality that man can know;
Shield of his rights, and solace of his wee!
. DistinguiSlN Land of Freedom and Renown,
• Whose Monarch's virtne:clignify his Crovyn I
Th' illustrious Heir of Britain's P,oyal Throne,
Attaeh'd to Science, nukes irs C: sus;: his eon:
Treasure: long hid—to human eye deny'd,
Sine': varrisied,' and since Pt.' try died I
The letter'd wealth:Vesuvius whelrn'd in night !
Ills I' rbicely, bounty brings ence,mere to light t.
Matchless in manners, and of taste refired,
He knows that Genius is the wealth of mind ;
And still to Learning's noblest intereiti"true,
Becomes its Patron and its Votary too.
The Muse with pleasure. could the theme prolong,
. , And Catubrials Prince should dignify her sort ;
But noble deeds the noble mind repay,
Nor need the tribute of the Poet's lay-,
And he has other ditties to perform,
To awe' he Tyrant, and the. Patriot warm;
TO rouse his cOuntry nobly.to withstand •
The Foe who threatens tolovade the Land ;
And make him in his turuseverzly. feet
How sharp the Sword when Justice points the steel
'Ti his to shew;.tht,' Fraud and Vice succeed,
That spotless Hollow sways the Royal Swede;
Who bids:defiance to the Tyrant's frqwn,
And nobly scorns to wear a Vassal-Crown .t
The searching pen should,like it clic !Ws dart,
Elicit Truth, and bare the Traitor's heart.'
Had he, whom France, and Papal Nations, own
Christ's earthly Vicar, on St. Peter's Throne,
Diserv'd the name of Pious, Faithful, C Teat I ,
• And'dar'd to brave the guilty Tyrant's hate,
':'hat feebly l'Oniitr, bending to his grave,
• Had been a Martyr, rather than a Slave
Octbre his hands with impious rites, had giv'n
A' Crown to him who scoff'd the Laws ofjleaven I
To him who, in Apostacy airay'd,
Aasum'clthe.Crescent, and the Cross betray'd
Omani or, Emperor 1`: what ambition will,
. The bluortmurs'd Corsican's a Murderer still I
Imperial Purple never can disguise
The dark Assassin from the public eyes ;
Who in the gloom of night,' and Vincennes' wood,
Commencdliis reign by shedding Exertii. Ws blood ;
The morder'd Heir of CoN Des spotlesa, name,
nation's hemmed, shall stirvive lit fame
While Hell's bla:k catalogue nf crimes shall chew
' The itre;,n base wretch who dealt the coward blow.,
)1 he ifivincible to British Powers ?
1.01 gallant Ss' is. is declare, and Acre's taWAry
/sere, that dared utmost rage.defy,
aaw'rhe pafflelipespot basely fly ;
!;;‘,y him commit his wounded to the wave,
Whom lidtons,rescued from a watery grave I

Spite of the haughtr 'fy empty. bout;
To !And his Plundering Legions op 'our Coast
, Europe, recoverinp front her dread, shall $4O
VOW'Vatill that hout with nien who 'tare b free:
Arld'the pale Despot, out his'Ltkood-raiscl throne,
.1i is pride abated, ;ilia!' with atigui:i own,
'nut Engl.:m.ll, siogle,hanteri co" can maintain
r with Fr;ance, tho' le,gu'd with Spair