The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-20
FROM rux Loxpox STATESMAN.
TIE 5fASSCERIDE.

Which lately l read in the records of He'll
It's poUp and it's glee delighted me we'll
From the Court Gazette twas taken -
The Devil announced his masquerade,
He issued his cards with al due parade,
And vow'd that dance should De gsily play'd,
To the tune of Copenhagen.
boys iiastened with links so bright,
T'hro' street and ihro' square, the guests to in
vito,
Nor i:nish'd their toll till the dead of night,
With consistency unshaken.
The feat in its proudest state was kept,
And the ball room door was newly swept,
And on it was chalk'l by famed adept,
The flames of Copenhagen.
The audience hall with rausic r,lng,
And a bright-day ode was proudly sung;
And the throne with strange designs was
hung,
From H--c's inventions taken,
The roof with csIbonic gas hesm'd bright.
and bonfire biazed tnro' the echoing night;
And fireworks she'd on the crowd their light
Like rockets 1T Copenhagen.
There were shouts without and reve2s Within
iEe cymbals claug and the war-lrims din,
And the festal night was usher'd in
With pageantry and psrsd;ng
The crowd advanced and a woader rose,
Fer ev'ry guest threw OH ms cioaths,
And this strange transformation shcws
>LaSu KAN LilNi Dcs:ll llaSQCeraC.InE,
For parsoR came, with cassock and gown,
He laid the holy yestmcnts down.
The guess remain'd, bat the parson was flown,
And a beau was seen paraLing
Gay catches he sung for p5ans divine,
He softly spp'd lady's wine,
And warmed forth, with accents fine,
The c!t-Tms of disappearing.
A statesman's robe hid an aged crone
A star was over swiud or thrown:
There was folly beneath Il senator's COVE,
Royal layors array'.l in.
From che inns of court lawver came.
To the Devils leyec he laid his claim,
But the lawyer Still. remand the same
Throughout all disappearing.
Lord Catlcart came i'll u beaa skin coat,
I he same was once Suwarrow's sourtout.
And Wien IT iond his losG,hip's suit,
From the Russians tomb twas taken;
1t served me gem of mercy to hide,
And veiPd the star Of Britons pride,
So his iords!hP laid he Skin aside,
After the sumIncns 10 Copenhagen.
Now Satan was gid this guest tc see,
Who seemed ashaH.'d of his company,
But the general suffered himself 10 be
To he hail Of audience taken;
And there was of sterrning G: seiging a view,
Warsaw was there, and IsInaei too
And space was left betwxt the two
lof ti'e seIbS OI copenhagen.
Sir Home came in with pcdlai g pack,
Securely wrapped in pirates jack
And the smugsled wares on his bending back,
From various lands were taken
There were teas and silks from far Canton.
And insots stolen from Spanish Don.
ana q rope SIR Home bad fairy won
Mt the seige Copenhagen.
Now tumults loud the guests appal.
And maddcnjng laughter shake5 tie hall,
Whiie fiends upon each other call,
In accents wild and shrickirg -
" who comes with Erin's curse - cries one,
Another shre<'d, " what states undone.
=" That this perdition's boastfIl son,
Our revel courts IS seeking !"
third exclaimed, sdmouth can tell,
How fierce woke the bigot's yell ="
The three fiends wesy'd the dance Of Hell,
Its fatefuls spells pursuing.
" Ireland shall bleed " cried Castlercarh,
" Perish Isneyica - Canning did say,
Pcreeval cried "relgion'sray
" Shall light the pile of ruin !"
The madness spreads, the guests agree,
And all was rout and revelry,
hot louder din for wilder eIee,
Pantheon's walls e'er boosted
The Demons wide their torches flung,
The chaunt of mischief loud they sung,
With Melville's name the banquet r9ng,
In draughts ofhUll-broth toasted.
But tidings now spread which the masquers
shocked,
" That Pandemonium's doors were lock'd ~
And limbs against each other knock'd,
With fits Of anguish taken;
But Satan deciar'd that their fears were vair.
He bade them depart, and thus eascd their
pam;
" I'm SIRE 10 sec You all again,
" - revenge for L06epLop<a ~