The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-27 00:00:00

LITERARIT, REVIEW.

CONVERSATION': a Didactic Poen", in Three Parts. •By
Witt.tam COOKE, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Banister
at Law, Zze,.&e.

[Concluded from Yesterday's SUN.)
We now take Our leave dt this elegant and in
structive Poem, which must gratify Readers of al_
ages, but which we particithrly recommend to
those who are beginning to enter' into general
society, a'POetical, , Mentor and gins! Pade-
-Mecum, well calculated to form the taste, to
train them into habits'orgood breeding and urbal.
nity, by precept as well as example, and to ren-
derthem, through life, amiable, agreeable, and
respectable.

. Near Garrick'iehrine, let modest Farmer (1) stand,
Truth in his voice—decision in his hand,
Who rescu'd Shakopeare from the claims of Art,
And gave to. Nsoure, what was• Nature's part
Prov'd 'twas herpOwer alone inspir'd his soul,
And taught the varying passions how to roll,.
Gave him the range of all her wide -domain,
Whilst panting Sciencefolloul d him in rain,
Nor was this all the critic's praise—his mind
Alike was of the artless social hind,
Tho' learn'd yet clear—familiar yet well bred,
Without the courtier's smile—or pedant's head.

Next BoswELL (+2) came, whose roving fancy sought
By turns—the charms of pleasantry and thought;
Whatever subject met his mental view;'
He added something-iiertinent or new ;
'or such the fulness of his jocund mind,
.Be' needed no preparative& to hod;
His humour, like the beauties of a face,
Coat him no trouble—it was Natured grace.
Lo!HoushEY, (3) champion of the church's cause,
And BAtitim:rrox,(4) the guard of British laws,
Who sought her records with the purestzeal;
And with his own eximple,stanapt their 'seal,
A seal, which proves this point in every suit, •
That law best shines by manners, sense, and truth.

Skill'd in an art which, happily appli'd,
Displays benevolence on ev'ry side;
Join 'd to the graces ohich adorn that aft,
Good temper,. sense, arid excellence of kart;
Such once was BilocKLEs, (5) my earliest friend,
Who waited not—for others to comn►eud,
But led me onwards in the path of fatale,'
Gave me hiip.iirm—his piitronge and name,
With all that cordial service could provide,
Nor ever once forsook me 'till he died.

Lur'd by the Muse to stray from Rufus Hall,- • • •
To spright lies scenes which rise. at pleasure's call,
Murphy, (6) 'twas youi's to grace our social lire,
And give to converse all its rights require;
The scliolar's•linowledgei and the courtier's ease,. .••
With ey'ry charm to.caltivate, or please,: . • I, •
'Twas yonr's to tell who grai'd the dranla's art,
Compar'it. to those Who now assume tli6 tart; •."
Now tell what; actors thuriOi'd heretofore, • •
And now---who bellow'd anthwere heard to more.
NV ith, all the Bedford critics() could disclose
QtuN's'surly jests, arid spriglitryPooi's Hole MO4r.
These thou couldst:tell with many a varied giace, t;,
With :due regard to circumstance and place,.;Or turn the theme, and equal powers air lay '
Where graver observation led the way. •
• . it) (1-,iffw
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Come, Nit:Hots, (B),last, not least in our regards,
Accept this tribute whiell thy worth liwards;
. :Attstkiverif.funftresearch to aid the store •
Of ancient learning—or domesticlore; 3 zer.••,
It zeal, which every month successful plies- t
To paintrthe living'snanners as they rise; •
.If this be praise, their tabe'your ample'dne,scott7—,.n•.%
,For all those honest claim belong to 'tont • to

Yet Oh !
,my friend ! with whom full usany-a night,
I have heard those worthies with supreme delight, . •
How sad to tell those happy scenes are o'er,
And all thosu lu}•'d associatesrsow no more !
—All—all are gone, save we who still remain •
As mourning heralds of this matchless train! :
Here let tne ponder o'er those halcyon days, ' •
Which fill'd'uty mind withlinowledge, love and praise;
Here let toe ponder o'er each honotted name,
Whose talk was wisdom, and whose friendship fame,
With many more whom Death's unsparing pow'r
•
Has swept untimely from the social hour;
Names that, perhaps, for many a coining age, • _
Shall,n'er alike adorn th' historic-page,
Yet live for ever• in my grateful breast,
The pride and' gala of my evening's rest.

This. was my school—and surely I may boast ~•,~
Some little merit from so bright au host ;
Sure Imight, say—with such experience fraught,
Sums skill iu Conver.9alion maybe taught,
Son germ may strike, to fertilize the mind,
And spread this scierfce*muttlunongstmankind. (9)

(I) Dr. Richard Farnier, Nlaster of EmannelCollege, Cam,,' bridge, and author of " the'Essay on the Learnlng of `gliat'-'
peare' " which at once silenced all the critics who espoused
the scholarship of that immortal poet.
(2) James BoOiell, of Atieliiiileck, Eiq. author of the Life
of Dr. JohasOn,,a,o. &c. ..;
(3) Dr. Horsley, Bishop of St. Asaph.
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(4) Hon. Dailies Barrington, F.R,S. a Welch Judge, &c.
(6)' Dr. iticha'rd Brocklesby, M,fl, F.A.S. &c.
(0 Arthur Murphy., Esq. Barrister at Law, and author of
several valuable dramatic pieces.
(7) Bedford Coffee-house, Covent Garden, thuch celebrated'
at that time for dramatic critics., •
(8) John Nichols, Esq. the worthy Editor of the Gentleman's
Magazine, and author of several' valuable biographical pro-
ductions.
(9) All the above respectable characters were members of
Dr. Johnson's Club, Essex-Street, Strand.; except Mr. Burke,
Sir Joshua ReynOldS;' Di-. Goldsmith, and Garrick; who were
Members a the Doctor's former Club., called." the. Literary.
'Club," held at the Turk's Head, Geriald-street, Soho—with
Whom the author of this Poem had likewise the honour of
being acquainted early in rife, and phial, acquaintance con-
ttnued to the period dsotith

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( • • qa• Chapelle, pet..j?, 313..
Alts. EMPR,t--,«e.are ail..delighted with the
charminti'lLpistles,.wiitten in London, from Aix -
la-Chvelle, *dg m-ace the columns of 'so many
'ol:your:brother Editors, and astonished. at the ao-
'curac'y and novelty of theirreyntt on tiescl,:y,
of •Vi.hat was in •:the*Slotiday'•Papers, Tikc tact,
Sir, is.really.astOnishine; but 1 can assure: you,
from the best authority, as 'I am not only: upon
the best terms' with-The:A-laid who sweeps 'out the
Congress-rormi, -tint also .intithat;.ly acquainted
with the bead Ditputy;Superhitend'ant cif the
Pri,Vy Closet, who picks tip- some 'curious Diplo-
matic Papers now and.then., that all die:reports.
at Aix-la-Chapelle, arising from 'different
hrnrfa-
mental motions,' are not worth. listening to, and
that, the diffe-reneebetween Austria and Prussia•
arises not from the contest.of Bavaria and Baden,
but or ,two more' aspiringchar4cters, Reithardt
and Garnerin ! .

. . ,
All the world knows that the King.of Prussia,
in a brown great coat and a .round hat, wished to.
keep Miss Eliza doiyii," whilst the EtAiperor of
Austria was standiileby to see hit. go tip
:and it.
is whispered .that' 'great Military:.charactee,
whom I Must not uOthe:, but' who a second.
Marlborough; actually field' the ball on, whilst
the King of Prussia; with a pair rif scissais, which
he borrowed froth the Duke de Itichtlieu's Valet
de Chambre, after refusing -a peo4tnife from
Pozzo di Borgo, cut the cords ! In short, Sir,
the tips and downs of ,the .Ladies are Met with
correspondent. attentions on- the part of the Geo-
tlemenT-tlte Public do not :see every thhig-iipri-
vate,paities,are in arnis7-,the Ladits..are divided—
the Gentlemen are on thequi vice, and affairs are.
at -ti stand.!—This is the real truth.--t'our's,..

P. S. It Is all dicky !
Catalani has got the ear 'of the Empef:)r..of all,
the Russias. She %rent through'altra`iitrScena,
but did'.not open, as some Elintcii; witli a;Ctinoli
of. Two in unison, though ser‘feit qualifred.to take
the under part. . Muusietir VAll'ehrt-que- ditriioL
ask the two Emiieeots,Po.. laolt-for
only whited -t0,)1,ive,4-ne best t.lle.place...
was at th.e grand_ Ball ; hut was above dancing'
vith the Cyowped • !leads,. Our p,a:rtr• had ttieir--
waltz in.thegapet..
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INIPEItIAr, 'DECREES.

FOR 'll-1K

r

Mr. EDtroa.,-71 am now preparing, for the use
of grown-up politicians, .a manual of natural and
civil law, with notes.trom The Morning 'Chronicle,
to cow metKe with Jim conversation .betweerr Lord ;
Whitworth and ttke;kji crinsul, after:,which will
be ins'eried i 3 erho and igilan pecrees... to cork-,
elude with the rcceni .t. Helena Decree, corn•
mencing with the following."words, added by
the klitypefor
"'I-approve ofd iese-OSe&Eltions, and j desire
they may be laid bef'ore the 'Sovereign and the _
Penpre. of.l.;irland 11; . .
b

Ave ! Sir,77-there was
.a treat for the-Shop-
keepers, with the-Vierman at the.ir head ! But,
as it is, my cOmi4ation must be highly *Ting ,
to ill politiCal fel for Greatness iu
decline. It will contain great vari.ty, from the
denounced triminfletKees. of Britain to *the " dia/
li (ln tingtee—s*eet creatures !) of _the
I.,atlies,,at Longwood ; and I mean to offer a re-
medy that will efford ihe•Etnperor stit#icient exec..
ciSe, in an extract from one of his own Decrces
In. ISOS, ordering that all prisoners of war should
work upon•..the fortifications, and other public
works,: at certain wages,; that their.food, and
lOdging, and 'apparel, should be paid for out of
Omit earnings; land the surplus given to them for
Oocket money.
; add some engravings view of the
,floitreis of Bitclre; and the environs of Verdun,
with the cradle' a King of lioineiand an out-
side view; the inside one is not yet fit for inspec-
tion, of the house tif 'Madame Letitia Iteniolini,
at Marseilles, together with a plan of the huts•
sion of .EtiOng,if m.,„! ..)7,

JEREMIAH PEARWINE.

'N‘ 4z To,c.•SEA..SERPENTS;'
FOR-THE SUN.

Ma. EDITORr-1 *thank my stars _ ,
that I ain
enough of a-.Philatithropist to rejoice in the flou-
risiling manufactures of any State, particularly iu
that of the Sea Serpents, on the sea-bbard of the
United States, even though their Captains lie still
in port.

A new one; has been seen, forty feet longer
than the firseW) bu.t. I, Sir, give ifotice tliat I
m a manufacturing one of superior dimensions,
Whose head shall block up: I-MI Gates at New'
York, whilst his tail ticklei the perrivvinkres at
Ocracocls, iu, Georgia.: My Serpent thus shall
lie all along the larboard, and save all other folks
the trouble.—`Stour's, . •

FERDINAND PINTO.
N. B. All Tunnies and Horse Alackarel are
counterfeits.

Claremont, which has, by command of Prince
LEOPOLD, beeti on view between two and three
Monthi, five days a week, will, at the close of this
month, only be shewn three .darts. a week, viz:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays'; and such
tickets as are''seill out 'Mr' the" five days a vrzek,
:will be admit ted• on those days