Star.
London, England, 1823-05-12 00:00:00

LITERATUIiE.

ON TUE FLOWER, " FORGET ME NOT!"
There is a little modest flower,
To Friendship ever dear;
'Tie nourish'd in her humble bower,
And water'd by her tear !
If hearts, by fond affection tied,
Should chance to slip away,
This little flower w►ll gently chide,
The heart that thus could stray
All other Sowers, when once they fade,
Are left alone to die;
But this, e'en when it is decay'd,
Will live in Memory's sigh !
Let cypress trees, and willows wave,
To mark the lonely spot, '
But all I ask to deck my grave,
Shall be,'" Forget me not :" BOLT

ITALY, A POEM, BY SAMUEL ROGERS.
The admirers of "The Pleasures oQlemory" will
readily welcome a new l'oem from the peo of Mr.
Rogers, though they will scarcely be led to expect
that it should possess more vigour and display a
richer imagination than that which has given him cele-
brity ; yet such is the case with " Italy," which con-
sists of twenty-one distinct tales or descriptive pieces
full of energy and poetic feeling. We regret that
we cannot quote an entice story, but the following
passage afford a fair specimen of Mr. Rogers's
new Poem :
Ain I in Italy? Is this the Mincius?
Are those the ancient turrets of Verona?
And shall I sup where Juliet at the masque
Saw her lue'd Montague, and now sleeps by him?
Such questions hourly do I ask myself;
And not a linger-post by the road-side
" To Mantua"—" To Ferrara"—but excites
Surprise, and doubt, and self.eongratulation.
0 Italy, how beautiful thou art!
Yet I could weep—for thou art lying, alas!
Low in the dust; and they who come admire thee
As we admire the beautiful in death.
Thine was a dangerous gift, the gift of Beauty.
Would thou hadat less, or west as once thou vast,
Inspiring awe in those who now enslave thee !
—But why clevair?—Twice hast thou liv'd already:
Twice shone among the nations of the world,
As the sun shines among the lesser lights
Of [leaves; and shalt again. The hour shall come,
When they who think to bind the ethereal spirit,
Who, like the eagle cowering o'er his prey,
Watch with quick eye, and strike sod strike again
If but a sinew vibrate, shall confess
Their wisdom folly. Even now the flame
Bursts forth where once it burnt so gloricusly,
And, dying, left a splendour like the day;
That, like the day, diffused itself, and still
Blesses the earth—the light of genius, virtue,
Greatness in thought and act, contempt of death,
Goo-like example. Echoes that have slept
Since Athens, Lacedemon, were themselves;
Since men invoked " By those in Marathon!"
Awake along the tEgean ; and the dead,
They of that sacred shore, have heard the call,
And through the ranks, from wing to wing, are seen
Moving as once they were—instead of rage
Breathing deliberate valour !
UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGICAL DICTIONARY; or, Familiar Explana-
tion of the Terms used in all Arts and Sciences: contain-
ing Definitions drawn from original Writers, and illostrafed
by Plates, Diagrams, Cuts, fec..—By George Crabb, M.A.
2 vols. 4to.
If the value of a book were to be estimated by its
utility, and the services it is calculated to render to
mankind, we should feel noliesitation in pronouncing
the Technological Dictionary one of the most valu-
able works that the present age has produced. Its
objects are, to present the reader with a clue for
understanding every subject which may incidentally
come before his notice,' and " to furnish the inquirer
with the means of extending his knowledge as far as
he pleases." Such are the avowed objects of the
Technological Dictionary, and the work is well call
ctilated to ensure their attainment. It is, in fact, not
only a first step to every art and science, and the
French proverb is, that the first step is the only dif-
ficulty, but it is an epitome of art and science it-
self. The work, which displays indefatigableresearch,
and most extensive learning, is embellished with
numerous illustrative engravings, executed in the best
style by Lowry and other artists of eminence.
FAILS, for the DOLT ALLEANCE, RHYMES CHI the Resta, &c. ate.,
—By Thomas Brown, the Younger, Secretary of the Paco-
Cur ante Society, Etc. igmo.
Thomas Brown, the Younger, is the assumed name
under which Thomas Moore gives vent to his humour
and his spleen in political satires ; his subjects, how-
ever, are not always well chosen, and the manner in
which he handles them often displays more of private
pique or political animosity, than of a wish to ren-
der satire subservient to a good purpose. Mr. Moore
is also too indiscriminate in his satire :
Be runs a-muck, and tilts at all ha meets!"
though to be sure he sometimes misses his mark, and,
like the man who ran at the ancient game of the Quin-
tain, has some difficulty of escaping from the blow
which an indiscreet thrust brings upon him.
The " Holy Alliance" has long been a good sub-
ject for politicians, and Mr. Moore is right in trying
to make it a good one for the Poets. His fables, how-
ever, which are eight in number, are not the happiest
effusions of his pen, even in satire, though theyare easy
in versification and by no means destitute of point.
The " Rhymes on the Road" are much superior in
poetical merit to the " Fables of the Holy Alliance,"
and contain some really beautiful and clever sketches;
the volume also contains one or two Anacreontic: in
the author's happiest style, and a few Xpigrams, which
arc the.only articles in the work we have room for.
• A JOKR VERSIFIED.
4 Come. come, raid Tom's father, • at your: time of life,
There's no longer excuse for thus playing the
is time you should think, boy, of taking a wife:—
. Why; so it is, father,—whose wife shall I take?'"
" A SPECULATION.
" Of all speculations the market holds forth,
The best that I know for a lover of pelf,
Is to buy p, at the price he is worth,
And then sell him at that which he sets on himself."
" ON ---.
" Like a snuffers, this loving old dame,-
By a destiny, grievous enough,
Though so oft she has snapp'd at the flame,
Hath never caught more than the snuff."
Jrxesat of the Pates= lausanol Cons,utaATlONS 04 the Wmr
mos hisrotrott. at Se. Ilasalta.-14. the Co girt dt kiss Casa.
Pats V. and VI. •
The Journal of !.as Cases, though maw becoming
somewhat voluminous,maintains a high degree (if inte;.
rea,whiclainustinsure a rootinuance ()fits popularirr.
N apoleon was so extraoralisury. a characte.r that nrucla
time niust elapse, and mauy more volumes relating
to him be published, before the Public will become
weary of the develOpement of those views and plans
which raised an humble individual to the highest pin-

nacle of human ambition. We hate not at pretest
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room for an extract. but may berrrnitted tO obsetvf
that the sth and 6th parts of Lai Cases')purnal ..
sess the same interest and the stmt air
.Of fide
which 'rendered the preceding vOlutniii so akiractive.

It is not generally known that. HATLIY, the Poet,
and the friend and biographer of COWPER, was for
many years engaged in writing the Memoirs of his
own Life. These Memoirs, which we understand are
nearly ready for publication. are enriched by a variety
of letters and anecdotes of the most illustrious men of
his age; fur 1-laytrey, though rather a recluse, was in
constant correspondence with all the eminent men of
his time. This work, as a literary history, written
with fidelity by an accomplished scholar and mod
amiable man, will no doubt prove a rich treat to at
lovers of genius and distinguished talent.