Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-10-17
P0ETY.'
Froua ths Northefn 80.

The Poet Moore has 20 where else com,
bined such Yigor ofthoughl and expression
such harngSny ofnumbers--as distin-
guish the following, exquisite s,aDzas.-=
Considered merely as the upbraidiugs of
. fond, isjorea, bat digpiEed woman.
on 6sding hersh0pes deceived, and her al,
seelisns bllghsed. by the proligacy Of him
on whom they rested; they breathe the
genuine language Of such IS have been
made to teal the grief OF ghearis forsss
ken.
But thi. is not an. Under the vel Of an
admirably sustained Squire, tbs poet has
indulged IN the most pointed satire that
has ever been applied 10 a political apps.
tate. Its well known that The present
King Of England. before his accession 10
the regency was strongly opposed TO the
administration Of Pitt and Percival; and
hence became the idol OF the Wing Party
in England, and Of the Catholic interest
an Ireland, who both looked forward TO bis
elevation to the government, the one for
emancipation, the other for power andpAs
sronage. Ia one thing at least, he has int
1ated the Prince whose life and character
be is said TO bave wished 10 emulate
Like Henry v. he deserted his former
friendsin the very moment OF his advance
rnent to power--but here, il is feared, the
resemblance ceases. "
Moore represents him as the hope OF 2.
rim, whose boondiess partially saw only
in his debaucheries and ex,rayaganies,
3 the CLEANS OF future glory. Bet
when her delusicn was at lenghth dispell-
ed. anJ,she was constrained 10 admit the
unwelcome story" Of bis perSdy---ins the
bitterness Of self reproach and,exciaim--
ssThe heart whose hopes could make L
Trust one so false. so low,
Deserves that thou should's break it."
The third sianzas is particularly beanti-
Sul ;broughout:--the abomaa,sa reproaeh
that youth its bloom has she'd without be.
log succeeded by the lights of age. is liz
strict keeping Of character; and smile in
which the smiles of PARASITES are estimated,
appears to US in the highest degree poerical
When first met thee warm and young,
There shone such truth about thee
And on thy lips such promise hung,
did not dare to doubt thee.
! saw thee change yet still relied,
Still chung with hope the fonder;
And thought though false to all beside,
From me thou could st not wander.
But 60, deceiyer, 90!
The heart whose hopes could make i.
trust one SO false, so low,
Deserves that thou Shouldst break it,
When every tongue thy folies named.
fed the unwelcome story;
Or found, in cen the faults they blamed:
Some CLEANS Of future glory:
still was true, when other friends
Conspired to wrong and slight thee:
The heart that now thy falschood rends.
Would thenhave blcd to right thee.
But go, Nsceiyer, got p
Some day, perhaps, thou'lt waken
From Pleasures dream to know
The griefot hearts forsaken.
E'en now, though youth its bloom hath shed. 3
No sights of age adorn thee; 81 ~
The few who loved the once have fed
Andthey who.flatter, scorn thee: sa
Thy midnight cuPis pledged TO slaves,
No genial ties enwreath it:
The smiling there, like light on graves,
Has rank cold hearts beneath It! rh
Go--go though worlds were thine,
would not now surrender
One taiRtless tear of mine,
For all thy guilty sPlendor.
Aud days may come, thou false one vet
When cen those ties shall sever:
And thou Shalt call with vain regret.
On her thou'st lost for ever;
On her, who, in thy fortunes fall,
With smiles had still received thee:
And gladly died, to prove thee all
Her fancy first believed thee.
Go-go-'tis vain to curse,
IT'S weakAessto upbraid thee
Hate cannot Jsish the worse
Than guilt and shame have made thee.
BANK u. STATES -
Concluded from our ldst.N
1t has, understand, been said. that
events have proved that the loan, was
unnecessary, regarding merely the di.
rect obligations of the bank. This is
an objection which no mind capable of
comma f1ardirr1 So - Ll.sks q s.