Star.
London, England, 1825-03-15 00:00:00

THE HORSEMAN'S G. FROM KORNER.
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FROM THI NEW MONTHLY MAGAZIN,»

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Phi/sone, my horse !—to arms! to arms!
Upon us looks the world—
Our foes, with threats and loud alarms,
Their deadly hate have hurrd.—
Illy horse, my bore!—the night is gone,
There is thy oaken wreath—
Arouse; arouse, and bear me on
Where sabres deal forth death !
Away' away ! my ehaiger, bear
Thy fire and courage high;
No dangers now must raise a fear,
How thick soe'er they lie. •
Behind we've-many a pang and sigh
From loves and home adored—
In front we've death or victory—
Beside us our good sword I
Come, hasten to the bridal feast,
There waits our bridal crown;
On every dull or lingering guest
The social band shall frown :
For honour i s a feaster there—
The bride our father-land,
And him to whom that bride is dear—
Shall fear or death command !
What if he fall Oh, soft the place,
Of his last sleep shall be,
Encircled in his bride's embrace,
And guarded tenderly;
And as the kafiess oak in spring,
Renewing verdure yields,
He shall awake from slumbering.
Free in Heaven's living fields!
Howe•er, my charger, fate decree, a
To conquer or to fall—
Above our fortunes let us be,
And bravely dare them all—
Follow the path to liberty,
Though through the grave it lead
O'er conquest's blood-red summit Ides—
What reek we how it speed
My horse, my horse, to victory !
Who heeds a vaunting foe?
Heaven is for us, `it fires thy eye, .
And nerves me for the blow.
On, on, my noble courser, ou
The storm roars through oar land;
If thick as hail, and fierce as sun,
Charge through the foeman's band !

Dn. PARR.

This literary veteran, we have all eady stated, breathed
his last on Sunday the 6th inst. For some weeks past
all hopes of his recovery were at an end. But though
borne down with years, and exhausted with the acutest
pain, the extraordinary vigour of his. mind, and his
moral fortitude, remained unshaken. Dr. Samuel Parr
was the son of a surgeon, who practised with consider-
able reputation at Harrow-on-the-Hill. The place of
his birth became the scene of his early attainments.—
At the age of 14 he was at the head of the school, and in
a very few years Dr. Sumner made him one of the.sutt-
preceptors ; and upon the death of that learned indivi-
dual, he became a candidate for the place of Master;
and he was only unsuccessful because he was too young.
Foiled in this object, Dr. Parr established a school at
Stanmore, which place he left in 17-77,t0 become Master
of the endowed Grammar School at Colchester; and in
the following year was promoted to the still more im-
portant school at Norwich. Though he had been for
some years in Priests' Orders, it was in this City that he
first ascended the pulpit, for the benefit of the charity
schools there. His Discourses on these occasions were
universally admired for soundness of doctrine, touching
invocation, and perspicuity and force of language.—
These sermons were afterwards printed, and are sup-
posed to have paved the way to a prebendal stall in the
Cathedral of St. Paul. Upon his retiring from Nor-
wich, having been first admitted in the year 1781, by
the University of Oxford, to the degree of LL.D. he
took up-Iris abode in the peaceful village of Hatton, in
Warwickshire, where he limited himself to the instruc-
tion of seven pupils. Hitherto the literary fame of the
Rev. Dr. had been comparatively limited; but, upon
the appearance of his Preface to the three Iklientleaus
de Stain, and his dedication for each part, he became
an object of genet al inquiry. Allgood judges, of what-
ever party, conceded the pre-eminence of the style of
this performance in strength of sentiment, purity of dic-
tion, and felicity of expression. They ate unquestion-
ably among the most finished pieces of our modern
Latinity ; but the happiest and most popular specimen
of his English composition, is the Dedication and Pre-
face to the two tracts of Warburtonia.
Ile was induced to this publication, by the marked
neglect of the Bishop of Worcester, by whom the Tracts
were omitted in his superb edition of Warburtwe's
Works. The death of Dr. Parr closes the train of the
old school. His erudition was extensive, and his me-
miry was a boundless treasure of classic riches ; and
they were always at, his command. His mind was
the very first order; grappling and subduing every
thing, and succumbing to nothing. His liberality was
equal to his leaining. But it was in the domestic circle
where hi., merits were most conspicuous; and here it
was that he delighted to live and move. In struggling
with an adversary in debate, he would occasionally
hit too hard ; even with his gloves on, he prostrated
every antagonist; and at times he apreared more soli-
citous tcobe acknowledged than felt a great man. In
this respect he had more of vanity than pride. In. po-
litics he uniformly thought and, acted with Charles
James Foz ; and in theology lie candidly admitted
that the articles and creed of- his Church were suseep:
tible of improvement. Had the Whigs remained in
office longer, he would have had the first vacant
See. This would have been more profitable, but less
gratifying, than the liberal provision that Sir Francis
Burdett subsequently made for him, by introducing
him to one of his choicest livings. Dr. Parr was in the
77th year of his age, and was twice married.

PORTSMOUTH ROAD.—The excellent improvement
in avoiding the top part of Hindhead, is now com-
pleted, and instead of a dangerous. hilly road, a new
cut is made round the left side of the Devil's Punch
Bowl, of easy ascent, eighty feet in some places less in
elevation than the old road.
A Lady was listening to the late Lord ERSKINE'S
account of the people at the North Pole, and when he
had mentioned that the natives clothe themselves in the
skins of the seals, and eat their flesh; " What, live upon
the seals r exclaimed the Lady, with a look of horror.
" Yes, Madam," answered Lord ERSKINE, " and de-
vilish good living too, if one could keep them!"
Mrs. BARBAULD (sister of the late Dr. AIKIN),
died on-Wednesday last, in her 88d year, comMenced
her literary career upwards of 50 years since, by the
publication of a volume of poems, which received un-
qualified commendation, and brought her name (then
Lwrivrat Amin) into great repute. She has ever since
prosecuted her labours in the cause of literature with
unabated ar4our, and left behind her ample testimonies
of a well-stored mind.