The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-25 00:00:00

oE'FitY.

TO GREECE.
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Oh Freedom ! how grand would thy triumph be now,
After ages of sciirUw and gloom,
Should the laUrel of Gieete be replaced on thy brow,
Renewed ih its brightnesi and bloom.

How glorious thy worship again would arise,
O'er the thoughts and the Spirits of men,
Did thy altar blaze forth beneath Athens' clear skies;
And Sparta adore thee again:

Then lose not the Mothent, ye childreh of thoie
Who conquered in SalamiS' tight;
Who smote the crowti'd master of millions of fbei;
And sent him back friendless in flight !

Then lose not the moment, ye sons of the brave;
Who died on Thermopylm's shore,
And So well were avenged upon Salamis' Wave,
All reddened with proud Persia's gore.

Oh Hit to the spiriti; the glorious and grand !
Who call you from mountain and plain,
'Tis the sage and the hero who once ruled the land
Where tyranti inglorioukly reign.

Loa round on the tombs of Our fathers, *hose fame;
In the bright page of history told;
Should teach yoh to give to your country a name;
Or die like the martyrs of old !

Then raise high the Cross, and the infidel's sign
Shall fall befere GOD and the Free
And Oree,:e ! once again shall that freedoni be thine
Which mankind first learned of thee •

TILE LEFT LEG.—There can be nothing more
gratifying to the generous than to take up a
cause which has been kept down by the rest of
the world, not on account of its own lamtness, so
much as the prevailing habits and prejudices of
mankind : the cause which I would take up is
no less than that of one which we all carry along
with us, or rather which helps to carry us ; but
which, notwithstanding its kind assistance, we
chuse to degrade far below its proper standard.—
It is the cause of the left leg, which we never
think of moving when wt-. would put our best leg
foremost, where honour w,ould vindicate -and
establish its rights. For what is the left leg ?
Look into JOHNSON, says a modern etymologist,
and it is defined—not right :-101-,k for right, and
it is—not left. How much more satisfactory
than this negative definition is that which is
offered in its stead—the participle of to leave—
that which is left ; as the hand is called left,
because the right, with some few exceptions, is
in common use. The Ancients, however modern
coxcombs in etymology affect to despise them,
appear to have been acquainted with this ;
hence dexter,—right,—is only OEE pro 3:4..-"a;c-ter,'
—take me thrice, (a term used for often) ; and
sinis-ter,—leave me_ thrice, which is the left : and
if there could be any doubt upon so plain a
point, we will appeal for confirmation' to the
same language which SWIFT proves by so many
strong instooces to be borrowed from the Eng-
lish ; indeed, where can. there be a stronger in-
stance, though it escaped his sagacity, than the
word loev-us,which all the right hands uniformly,
and with very few exceptions, say to the left. lf,
however, the tine gentlemen Critics of the present
day are not satisfied with this, I will give them a
more modern authority, more suited to their tAste,
and perhaps to their capacity: it is taken from the
famous G. A. STEVENS, who was asked by Jolts-
sox, how a party with whom he nset to go down
in the long vacation contrived to amuse them-
selves in that solitary season at Cambridge.—" We
read," says he," and walk.in the morning, meet at
dinner, go to Stirbitch play in the evening, and

then drop in at one of the booths and pick up
the left leg of a goose :" " and pray"-said JOHN..
SON, (all alive to the tit-bits) " what is there so
delightful in the left leg of a goose " Oh,"
says STEVENS, " quite charming, especially when
it is the only leg left."--What a Pity that the
Doctor did not take the hint,- and make one of
these improvements in his Dictionary, which, in-
valuable and astonishing as it is, for the work of
one man, may yet, like every other-work of man,
unless the author is the most obstinate and incor-
rigible, deign to be improved. •
Tit t: Tit EAT IVE, HAYMARKET.—MISS BLAKE,
who made so very favourable an impression on
the audience on Tuesday evening, at this
Theatre, in the character of Mitcheath, resumed
that character last night with increased success.
The applause which she received on the previous
night has mitigated her fears, and given new ani-
mation to her talents. She was encored in almost
every song, all of which she sung with precision,
sweetness,and striking effect. We ought to observe,
that she also appeared to more advantage as an

actress. She fully entered into the character o

Macheath, and supported it throughout with ease,
archness, and spirit. The rest of - the characters
were so well supported that we have seldom
seen The Beggar's Opera brought forward
with more characteristic effect.—There was a

call for the hornpipe, by a prisoner in fetters,
but the performer could not come in time from
the Surrey Theatre. The galleries, however,

were at length gratified by their favourite dance.
The house was very well attended.
The idea of a Palace in the Regent's Park has

been long in contemplat►on. it is said that by
the sale of Buckingham House and Cardenc, a
sum might be raised which might go far in the
building of a magnificent structure.
VAuxuALL GAwnENs.—Two distinguished fo-

reigners are said to be in treaty for these Gar-
dens, where they intend introducing the Russian
Mountains and other Parisian amusements.
It is not a little curious, that the vocal per-
formers chiefly admired in Italy at present are
natives of this country, viz. Miss FLAILON and
Mr. SINCIAII2.
In,the highest luxury of Imperial Rome, the
price of admission to the theatre (where any was
paid) was no more than one-eighth of an English
penny-) - - - - - _

A Parisian actor of the first cta7s having been
reproached with performing at a minor theatre,
answered, " Boards are boards." Some of our
Londosi p"rformers appear to be of the samo
opinion.