The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-02 00:00:00

POETRY,

THE FOLLOWING VERSES WERE NEVER BEFORE PUB-
LISHED; THEY ARE A FREE TRANSLATION OF A
PART OP J. B. ROUSSEAU'S CELEBRATED •
ODE TO FORTUNE.

U Goddess ! whose inconstant hand
On guilty heads thy Crown displays,'
Can mortal; thy false light withstand,
Nor yet be dazzl'd by the blaze ?
How long, p Idol of deceit I
With a devotion MO sincere, •
Shall man thy impious altars greet,
And thy capricious poWet revere!
With-sacrifice implore, with zeal obey,
And blindly fallow thy miluiding sway r

In the least efforts of thy power, "
Prosperity's mild mien is trac'd,
Condul and valour, every, hour
To thee, Unmeriting, are plac'd ;
Of her sublinnt and sacred name
Virtue herself is oft bereav'd,
To satisfy the vicious claim
Of those who Nye thy gifts receiv'd ;
And cowards, whom thy favours thus pursue,
Enjoy froM men the praise to Heroes due.

Whilst titled pomp, and splendid pride„
Combine thy fav'rites. to invest,
May nor cool reasorr s search decide, .
Of what true merit they're possest
Reason no real merit there, .
TO recompene her, search, Can find ;
G Uilt,. cruelty, remorse and fear, '
Incessant haunt their troubled mind.
Crimes which from virtue's path the heart estrange,
And with the galling pangs of vice derange.

He then, that would be truly wise,
And seek for comfort here below,
Will look with cool indifferent eyes
• On ALL thy bounty can bestoiv.
,Unus'd vain-gloriotis deeds to praise,
Will Conquerors view with disregard,
though crown'd with laurels or,with.bays,
If of injustice the reward;'
With mind unbiass'd by the world's applause,
Will think and at by ,virtue's rigid laws.

Shall. Rome or' I taly on fire,
By flames which cruel Sylta spread,
Induce my ous,),n to admire
The man, whose way ii:struaion led
Qt 5h.,1l I Pral,ie in Philip's son,
What in Atilla I abhor,
And c.,il tit iiophies glorious, won
ti,:r‘L exicrininatng war 1 • •
Or Saiali t erubili.LitC. iny. lips, to pour
PrAlaej 4;41 111,?WiCtS whO the 111.thun race devour !

i tt tiat 4txiseb, iiis tots are past,
r itie (.'w:que, • r si)ewit
but UtiuouicsN Vast,
A lati '4..4.11. In 1101-114,:b thrOWn

htines ttestroy'd,
INations,audochni'd to the sword,
Ltoutis with perple carnage dy'd,
And tielus with a•atigled bodies stor'd :
.fate inoiliers;licrubting intant,- feeble age,
'64.tp nut the sunlier"s fierce, 'unbridled rage.
ibjutiging'and talse.reasoninginen !
Extol ye the-se black deeds of guilt ; •
Is it on filibCft, then,
• That glory's splendid falX. is built ?
Phinted ui twit end in
• Nourish'd by war an,l toil,
Can glory be estecui d a gu'ucit •
Whicli•spr,n6s trail tell de,trudion's soil ?
51141_1114.1, an linage or the soulxhvine,
On earth by 'raging- thunders only shine?

Ile then, whose solid glories sPring
front an exalted nand alone,
Is a true Hero King,
His virtues will support his Throne.
;Who wisely Titus' steps pursues,
• Making his people's good, his aim ; •
To this, dkrecling all his views,
Their firm regard—his only claim;
In whom the Paid,: and tie lle,a jqin,
/ • • •
The honour of the agi, and such, Britannia, thine.
Quebec, Aug. 5, iSio. G.

, . ..
;Lieutenant JOSEPH PETERS, of The CanadianFen-
cible yegimeni, is cashiered by sentence of a Court-
Martial, fur having been drunk on piquet, and lit,
suiting his Commanding. Officer.. . .

Duchess of GORDON arriving .at Leamington.
a few days since, the following originataddress was
presented, by B. Satchwell, Poetaster, Shoemaker,
Postmaster, and Senior Native of that place.—lt
will.no doubt he as productive of mirth to our rea-
ders as it was to her Grace. . •
" MAY IT PLEASE YOUR GRACE,

• "To pardon my freedom, and any. small error,
that may occur in this paragraph.-1, the Senior
Native, residing in this place, hive had the honour
of addressing several of the br,lch,ls of youz august
and most noble family,. viz. Ti.cir .Graces the. Duke
and Duchess of Bedford i'..iftitieriE,q..the. Hon.
Lady Madelina Fi,h Palmer,; tic. 1. feel myself very
happy on witnessing the sate arrival of the august
and Alo+t Nob e the Ducliesi of Gordon, at Lea-
mington; to epee one of the best SpoS in Great
,•These'llaths originatedfrom the auspicious
union qi.;2llr. Ipilliarn ithbotts, deceased, and his
Spouse, in the year 1786, which soon attracted the
attention of Dr. Kerr, and many eminent Methbets
o: the Faculty, whose e,tergy• set it on float with
great rapidiiy. I sincerely congratulate you in these
few lines, and hope you will, receive from this vir-
tuous celebrated water, all that efficacious beneficence
that is so justly allowed and recommended •to you
by the•most eminent Physicians, and' also the Pleas-
ing salubrious.air, circulating round this. healthy .and
dAightfol .part of. the
.country.—May it prolong
your-days with happiness, which is the, wish of,
May it please your Grace,
" Your .sincere humble Servant,
'‘‘ B. SATCO.WELL."
" September 16, ,ato."

,S'I3ORTING INTET.I. rcE2vcE.

NEWMARKET FlR:S'i 1013 ER LTING.

MONDAY, OCT: I.

•
The Trial Stakes, a Subset-gni n of t gs. each, for 3-yr
91b ; 4_)r tilos,- Bst gib; ;S yr oltis, gst. ;
6-yr olds, and aged, 9;t.'Edb, O. M.
Ld jersey.'s b. It. Lan,,,tori,-aged
1). of Grafton's ch in. Morel, 5 'rs
Mr. Vansittart!s eh. h. Burleigh, 5 yrs
• Ld. Grosvelior.s bl. C. Benvolio, 4 yrs.
Ld Foley's. b. c. by Eagle, out ut a sister to Chippenharn,
3 yrs
Ld B.ackville's h. h. Decei4er, aged. .•
Sir F. Standish's 41.4% by _Mr. Teazle, out of Storace, 3 yrs.
7 to t agst Laggton--5 to r agst II t to 8 on Deceiver.
• Ld Oxford's Poulton, 'B:.t; 2lb. beat•• Ld Grosvenor's Eaton,
Bst. 9.b..• Across the Flat, 3ungs. h. ft. -6 to 4 on.. Poul ton.
-Mr. Wilson's Wizard, Bst.'3lb. bit 1) of Grafton's Pope,
Sat. Across the Flat, zoi:igs.— z tot agst Wizard.
Ld Hinchingbrook's f. Lrnity, by Young Whiskey, -out of
Amelia, beat D.. of Itutland's f. by Waxy, darn 'by High-
flyer, list. '4lb. each. From the Top of the Ditch huh to
the End of Hit T. M. M. ziogs. h. fr.-.-7 to 4 a4st Emily.
General Gower's Mirth 435,.. d 1.) b. beat , of Itotland's
Salvator, Bst. 71b. Across`the Flat, spOgs. h. ft.-7 so 4on
Mirth.
Th 4 Third and last Year Of 'a SubsCription of cgs. each,. tot
71b. ; oldSI Bst. 61b. ; 6-yr olds; Sst.
,131. b..; and aged gst, 2lb. 11. C.
Ld GrOsvenor's b. h. Eaton, 6 yrs
Mr. •Vansittart's ch. h. 11nr1eigh, s /Ts -
Ld jersey's b. h. Langton, aged • 3
Ld Sackville's ch. h..Prospero, aged ' - • 4
Mr. Payne's br. h. Bulrush, 6 yrs . •. - - s
Ld. F. G. Osborne's b. f. Poppy 4 yrs .
1). of Grafton's b. c. Pope, 4 yrs • dsr
to tut agst Eaton-3 tot agst Burleigh —6 to 5 agst Lang-
ton-5 to t agst Prospeio.

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