Star.
London, England, 1823-03-31 00:00:00

SPANISH SONG.

We copy the following beautiful Verses from a
Paper on the Ancient Spanish Romances, in the April
Number of the LONDON MAGAZINE. They are trans-
lated from the Spanish of GONGORA, by Mr. Bow-
RING, to whom the Public is indebted for some de-
lightful specimens of Russian Poetry, and who is, per-
haps, more generally known from his late imprison-
ment in France:

They are not all sweet nightingales
That fill with songs the flowery tales,
But they are little silver bells,
Touch'd by the winds in the smiling dells,
Magi* harps of gold in the grove,
Forming a chorus for her I love l

Think not the voices in the air
Are from some winged Syrens fair,
Playing among She dewy trees,
Chanting their morning mysteries.
0! if you listen delighted there
To their music scatter'd' o'er the dales,
They are net all sweet nightingales,
Sm. Scc.

0 ! 'twas a lovely sceng—of art
To charm, of nature to touch the heart.
Sure 'twas some shepherd's pipe, wiach, play's!
By passion, fills the forest's shade—
N 6 ! music's diviner part
Which o'er-the yielding spirit prevails--
They are not all sweet nightingales,
&c. &c.

In the eye of Love, that all things sees,
The fragrance.breathing jaunin-trees,
And the golden flowers, and the sloping bill,
And the ever melancholy rill,
Are full,of Wheat synspathies,,
And tell of love a thousand tales—
They are tot all sweet nightingales
That 611 with songs the cheerful vales,
Bat they are little silver bells
Tattled by the wind in the ogling dell,
Harps of gold in the secret grove,
Mating music for her I love l
LONDON AND PARIS.

most THE NOUVIILLIGS AI/SALES DE As
TIRAVSLATED IN "THE MUSIMAI."
There are many circumstances of real importance,
which are either unnoticed by our pretended states-
'men, or which they are incapable of understanding.
One of these circumstances is the union of opinions
and interests which now exists between civilised na-
dons, and which induce a belief that in Europe there
are certain sentiments coninscin to all countries whith
triumph over antiquated state maxims and national
prejudices. It is not our intention, at the present mo-
ment, to inquire into the truth or falsehood of these
sentiments. We shall -merely notice a striking cir-
cumstance, which is neither appreciated by humble
panegyrists, nor by those rigid censors and diploma-
tists who arrogate the privilege of dictating to Europe
from a Congress. This circumstanceis the geogrhi.
cal proximity of the two capitals of Fiance and Eng-
land. The communications between these two great
cities is the affair of4B hours. Whatever has transpired,
or is feared or hoped in one capital, is in two days
known in the other; the opinions which are simulta-
neously adopted in Paris and in London, become also
those of the civilised world; for the people who have
adopted them are superior to the rest of mankind, by
their institutions, arts, arms and ability. This union,
however, is not of every day occurrence. Very im-
portant and self-evident truths must be proclaimed,
to be applauded at the same time on the banks of the
Thames and of the Seine ; and the 2Cti47111 must be
very foolishindeed which incur censure both in Paris'
and in London. Where this union does not exist,
other nations are influenced by the French or Enr
lisp sentiment ; but when those opinions are united,
they drive everything before them, and their in-
fluence is only checked by the limits to civilisation.—
We would not be understood to depreciate other na-
tions. We know very well that knowledge and
science are to be found elsewhere, in a degree, per.
haps, more pure than in the two great titles of civi-
lised Europe. But Stockholm, Copenhagen, Brussels,
Munich, Geneva, and Madrid, do not contain suffi-
cient materials to communicate their several influence
to a distance. They do not contain a large popula-
tion, and wealth, and commercial and politic 1
inte-
rests, to render their opinion of weight. The distance
which divides them paralyzes their action ; whilst the
proximity of the two great seats of ideas and. know-.1
ledge, Paris and. London, augment their intensity
when their rays converge to the same point. This
proximity is particularly felt in commercial trans-
actions, and in the fictitious commerce of the Stock
Exchanges. A London Price Current is the oracle
for various sales and purchases ; but Paris makes no
less noise by the sudden rise or fall of the latish. At
Ithis moment the two great commercial reptWics of
die Seine a'nct tbeThames are bound by the ionise in-
terest. They have the sea* trinities to dread, the
same avetiion for Wait toocX the same suspicion of
despotic. power. This commercial loveof peace does
..ot, indeed, proceed at all times from the purest
source ; bUt it li, nevittheress, the best friend to
liberty ; foe when the purse•strints ate tied, and Lon-
don and Paris refoia cresSidoirre than one great mi-
litary powet mnet mob% .4ith iniphtent rap, and
feet the aunt paralysed Which irere:teised to efildnie
Esitoist.
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