The Sun.
London, England, 1817-11-18 00:00:00

ORIGINAL YOETILY.

ELEGIAC STANZAS.

"Let Nations bow before their God, -
" And patient hear his chastenibg rod."

Expectant every heart beats high ;
Hope sparkles bright in every eye;
For soon the tidings round will fly
Of Britain's granted 'prayer:
The Rockets rang'd in order 'stand,
To rise in air from Kentish strand,
And blazing tell the neighbour Land.
That born is Britain's Heir.

But ah ! how little Mortals know
What Me awaits them here below !

Instead of joy came deepest woe,
That blancl►'d each cheek's red hue ;
To Life the Infant never woke,
Ere he was horn Life's Thread Death broke,
And then with quick repeated stroke,
The Royal Mother slew !

When told her new-born Boy had died,

Amid her pangs the mother
Yet still in meek subm is:ion cried,
Thy will, 0 God ! he done ;

Her Consort near ber stood aghast !
She slept; but soon that Hope wak past;
Her hand in his, she breatlr,,d her last,
And join'd her cherub Sur !

That once warm Heart has ceas'd to beat !
Clo-'d are those Eyes, once love's iiri,,;ht seat;
Fix'd are those Lips which sulil'd su sweat
That Cheek is pate and chill,
So blooming once—its spirit fled,
The Corpse altme of Cart itt.orre dead,
Is stretch'd upon the Funeral Bed,
By Heaven's mysterious will !

A Realm so wide, that here, the day
Begins whilst there, it sinks away,
'Would, had she he'd, have own'd her sway:

And now—she only :needs
Tilt gorgeous coffin's little space
Vain Beauty, Pomp, and Royal Race,
All that now gives effectual grace,
Ate her own virtuous Deeds !

Those virtuous Deeds so numerous were,

Frequent was pour'n a Nation's prayer,
That their lor'd Princess God would spare,
To rule her happy Realm ;

But different are Cod's ways and our's :
His Bolts oft with conunissi,:n'd powers,
The Cottage spares, whilst lofty Towers
Their blighting stroke o'erwhelai.

Then let us how to ►_pis Decree, -
Who heeds not high or low degree;
Then let us bend tile trembling knee,
Defure the Heavenly Throne ;

.And supplicate with fervent zeal,
That Goa would in his mercy heal
The wounds of uthei Hearts which feel

Griefs deeper than our ow•n.

The FATHER—from his DAUGHTER torn;
The AlmiriElt—doont'd far oft to mourn ;
The QuEz hraner sorrow worn,

And all th, Royal • rain:
They who he► social virtues ltnow,
Her well-stor'd mind, her heart's warm glow,
O►► them must heavier fall the blow,
And Lerner be their Pain.

But ONE—feels Pangs more !wen than they ;
Her now lone Partner left a prey
To anguish, shuns the light of day,

In solitude in bear

I'l,l3N:cr., o'er thy grif: I draw a veil,
All means to soothe save one must fail;
Religion only can avail
To struggle with de,pair.

And thou, 0 KING rever'd, whose mind
Is like thy sightless ey;!-balls
It makes thy people more resign'd
To see thee as thou art;

Because thy want of mental light
Has spar'd- thy aged eyes a sight,
Which, hadst thou still thy youthful might
Would near have broke thine Heart.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATEMENT OF THE ODDS ON THE DERBY
STAKES, 1818.—Nov. t 7.
DERBY.
11 .to I agst c. by Waxy, out of Miltunia.
13 to I agst c. by.Sorceter, out of Hamby Lass.
14 to 1 agst h. c. by Orville, out of Allegretto.
15 to 1 agst b. c. by Waxy, out of Tlingtail.
16 to 1 agst b. c. by Ruhens, out of Nymphina,
16 to 1 agst h. c. Brother to Crecy.
OAKS.
Takcn-9 to I agst br. f. Lou, by Waxy. •
1 to 1 agst any other.
N.B. The betting this'daY was doll ; at the opening, eleven
to one was taken about the Miltonia colt, but at the close,
eleven to out was offered, and no takers.