The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-23 00:00:00

POETRY.

TEN Tl 3 I.IST LE to the Err.Nncr.Gu REVIEWERS.
• [FIRST PART.]
Eat turba, argumentum
In this my tenth letter, sure —('tis time
To make some small change in the run of my rhyme; '
Then, between us as verses dactyl cal new are,
And duggreil well suits such a sad dog as you are,
1 shall of some thoughts in that free way dispose,
Ant bring all political points to a clo.se.

To begin,.—'tis the nature of all things on earth,
Tbe worthless so blends and commixes tvita worth,
That even the best whieb is here to be had
Is learen'd and suited by a something that's bad.
If this be allow'd, then it must be confest,
That here what has least of the bad is the best.
To our Government nr}w let us this truth apply;
You will not he long in perceiving the why;
It is not, and cannot, be perfect, 'tis elear,
For perfection dwells not in this nethermost sphere;
But if with itll others around we compare it,
We shall soon bless the stars which allowed ns to share it.
The dwel:ers in Italy, Germany, Spain,
French, Russians, and Dutch, with the Pole, Swede, and
Datie,

Can none of them boast of such soul raising rights, •
As on: triple estate in one firm bond unites:
And if Europe cannot, you would seek then, 'tis plain,
Thro' Asia and African desartg in vain.
America only tould put in a claim ; .
And, whether a substance it be or a name,
Time only can sbew us, when she has attaitt'd
Population and wealth which long England has gain'd.
At present employ'd on their wood-cumber'd
They have not the leisure for faction and broil ;
But much I suspect, tho', I'm not second-sighted,
The Stotts will have been long ere: that disunited;
Thus proving, if so, they !Mee not that firm bond,
Which, haring, Old England need never despond.
All her ramblers besides, who have every where whirl'd,
North, south, east, and West, in, exploring the world,
When back they return, tho' her fogs they may curse,
And swear that her climate grows every days worse,
They yet can see that in her state altogether,
Which more then co'npensates the state of her weather;
Which makes theni exclaim, if you search the earth rountl,,
No where can a land like this island be found.
Yet e'en this happy land, where fair freedom resides,.
Where laws reign supreme, and where just:ce decides,
Some infamous scribblers describe as a hell,
Where oppression, corruption, and misery dwell;
Tho' themselves are the devils who give its.sole claim,
By their deeds diabolic, to bear such a name..
With trick and Satanic chicane they all try
Each heart to corrupt and to jaundice each eye,
Till theif victims polluted, look which way they will,
In t he midst of all good can see nothing but ill.
They send forth their Registers, Pamphlets, Reviews,
Their Journals that mix up sedition with news;
Each feeling of loyal 'affection to'whelm, •
Ar..l teach treason .to all the liege men of the realm;
Teach that Bishops and Lords are a set of Cowl minions;
And the Commons mere echoes of courtly opinions,
Elected in name by the voice of the people,
But, in truth, far from this as the ground from the steeple;
That the Ministers all either fools pre or knaves,
gmploy'd in the mtu.king and plunder of slaves; •
And thus go they on all the changes to ring 7 •
On the rights of the Roople, and wrongs of the King,
On bribery, pensions hestotved upon base men,
Court vice, rotten boroughs, and sinecure placemen.
Till crowds taught to see things with eyes not their own,
Learnsontempt for the Parliament, Church, and the Throne.
Not knowing the meaning
.of words which they quote,
Like parrots they learn to repeat them by rote.
Boys, scavengers, dustmen, and street-sweepers prate,
Of Laws, Magna Charta, Church, King mid the State ;
Of this Magna Charta, then, ask what they know,
They'll reply--'twas some great Man that he'd long ago.
Yet Ulna' such men would and Co. raise a.storna !
Thro' such men our wise Constitution reform ! ,•
No, no—as it it let us rather retain it,
Than suffer such ignorant hands to profane it— •
Such reformers, instead o?correcting, would spoil;
The wheels of the State need some cleaning and oil;
But as all the grand works are complete and entire, '
Let nut the mobility set them on fire,
But let heads more sagacious some just plan pursue,
To make them all run smooth, united, and true.
Then CORBETT, BURDETT, CARTWRIGHT,

JONES,
Ln vain will combine with the. WArramANs and HoNEs,
I'o pot all good sense and good order to flight,
And set np brute force in defiance of right ;
By malting old England what France was of late—
One wide scene of carnage, convulsion, and hate.

These Deafgogues, too, preaching Treason, round
wander ;
For example, old CARTWRIGHT, foul Party's grey pander,
'Who enters each ale-house, and in the tap sits,
Encircled by country reformers and wits—
All their passions malignant they strive to foment,
All loyalty check, and excite discontent.
If some labour er, who has by far too much spunk
For industry—one who gets thrice a-week drunk,
Says he cannot buy bread for his children to cut,
And that they and his wife beg in rags thro' the street ;
For that times are so ::ad, anri all things are so dear,
He scarcely can pay for his own pipes and beer;
He is told that with rtlinisters all the fault lies,
And that be may be well if he will but be wise,
By lending his aid to accomplish the plan
To reinstate all in the true rights of man.
To the idler, the spendthrift, they' all say the same,
That theyshould not themselves. but the Government blame;
The poor man depriv'd of his usual support
By Main), death of cattle, fire, sickness, or hurt—
Instead of describing his sorrows and 019•
As the casual results of the station be fills—
Which here meet with assistance to lighten the load .
That in nu other part of the world is bestow'd ;
Which a man and a Christian with patience. should bear,
Con, breed that his God will not let bin: despair :
They tell him that Government is the sole cause
By their tyranny, taxes, and breach of the laws;
And as these false assertions are made whilst his mind
f sour'd by distr,,ss and at war with mankind,
"I hey too oottly convert into GOvernment-Haters,
Gouil 1/1411kod good subjects thus changing to traitors.

(To be.Coutinucd.)