The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-03
miscellaneous.

miscellaneous.
Reuie7e of" The Lay OF THE ScorT1sp
EIppLH--a fate Of HAykk DE- GRACE
SnhPosed 10 be gvri.fen by WALTER
ScoTr, E'g."
n poe,icai work under this title, with
notes, eas lately appeared. which does
great hcnor 10 the genius of the unknown
writer. Il wenid be doing injustice It's
merits were we To term it parody OF TIE
Lay u the LaSt .Ninstrei. although It does
csry@iniy expose the prominent detects OF
w ALTAR SCOTS manner. and is not IN
frequently happy imitation o. his poe ucal
sly le. The notes have a mote evident a.
lusion to the pecularities Of hl- aonotaticns;
but the work has plainly higher snd more
important oble = in view. THIS object has,
IN cur oPini n, been most success 'ullv at
tanned. Since. the author Of M'FINGAL
heidup the Tories of the revolution he
mi. sled sccrn derson and contemp of;he
p' BIC, tie vices Of poll icai ,urp,tude have
not rSreised so severe chas isv ineut as III
the tttie psem now before ".
The first canto is entitled the Three
hhfgh s, al'ut ing to- WARREN ecSBuKN
ENC bEREsFoRD the second of whom Is
thus Characters. -
- Ere he s,xteVu years had seea,
Fave times in the stOeks he'd been.
At length to be more braveiy free,
10 rob at large, he went sea.
For tie Mad heard the valiant feste,
81 British tars and British fleets,
hat, bu! ies Of the subject seas,
Rot only rob teir enepigs.
Hut Claim The right, as Yankees know,
10 p'uLder friend IS ell US foe.
They are Summoned to cuuacll on board
Sir Bot0s' ship, who points out uiion u
chart OF the Chesapeake bay Hasre de
Grace
Then might Jon see his red eye Rssh;
Then m'sat yua hear his white teeth gnaSh
As starting UP with a shgsty slli,,
The Stsl"art knight did iLus begin.
ms besinhng is, "owever, interrupted
BY the strength Of tac M nstrel. tailrg. VII
is treasured by the ladg's Praise, a, q con-
mencls the second ca'to-
j he CoAhcK opens by a speech frcm ST,
BoSas. who adduces, from the chart. the
following proof of tie cXisterce Of French
Influence n this country.
4 living proof behold We hero.
In black and wite distine, appear.
sehnd, sir Knights, vile Free ID ,iace
eard hd0'e--wi'h ad-d ae Grace
Another too! yelePt French town,
w hch We lay Hesv'n must luii BE down.
EN.U rough their walls were ~ eve feet tbici
~ G'td grey stone, or bordr brick;
lNe 'hese ol far-iamed Lewstown,
we ried in vain to bait down.
l ne ask is Gag riy unI,j rtake1 by Cock
burn. who thus add, essss Sir Bokua.
merrill. 20 tie battle Will HE,
Asd mer1 Y, merrlly burn
An,l mans day, shall not pass away,
lIH SIR Cock urn n triutnpf. return
Ere long vii g-ze on tie bright buruiav blaze,
% tins sts!ly town Of the French
AM leas on tie fright, OF tie scsmpering WIGHT,
ard aeierror Of half naked WEI eh
Os"htly csn speed, my vessel at need,
And weet blows The south wind So Mid
oran'nerey Sir Knight, | ns'er f such delight,
sioee robbie a he' rcost when a ehiid.
ana sa or by maze can tiy orraud be done,
Than, unb'e Knight, by me;
Hove to herr. tii. s. iill cry of fear
aud the bright burning cottage to gee.
ne thira cFnrq is entitit the Propress
md conducts the sneny's t;uadron up tn
Po''mack, ~ search of the object of then
wrath, which they have some difficulty il
finding.
SIR Co"khurn wondered in his mind.
here he this Vie French town might find !;
Ava We ] ween, did well b,EeTe,
Az CITED it he'd ,a'en French leave,
And in psnIn run away,
Lake true militia IN a frsy.
;t Closes with some hne moral refec,jcrs
which We have not room to COPY, and the
reader is led 70 the fourth cantc, which ;s .
very amusing Episode.
The main action IS resumed in the fifth
cano, entitled the Burning The scene is
night, and CocKRuRN musters his craw.
who,
Ronsd every sosi, and rubb'd hia eyes,
Am h0pc to see Fsliant prize;
Some nube coaster uf the tey,
Laden with oysters or new haT
The mornins tre K, tbs bat ges are man
ned, on" on th ir way.
Chlde Coekhurn rricd 10 his hand,
a rocket ard butnine brand
4rd wavls Der lsauggss
I he red-eTOss STANDARD piGudh spread
Whence ting by skeI .tss. Il fair.
h'-ndy sa.ip Of human hair.
InihleiD OF t,at pure risLan laud
N'ea binds the savage, hand in hand
WITH q :. great buNark o. our faith"
As Ca.e6 81 0ag devoutly Ii.
Ire enemy iald. the mritia are driven
Back and nc. hitg es's tue ccu-se of dc.
s,'a'ifn, "hen O'NEALE appears. The
character OF III adopted citizen is fre,y
CONTRACTED wiih 'lat cf tie con, rnercis,
Tegrm," whom the law naturai.zes, but
WON
No sacred love Of country warns,
But ojsid, d to is eote,
The biood'ess, neryeebs leatt no more.
Iissts 18th one hnsud thrOb 10 see,