The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09


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nd never. even in that dull house, couldst tame
10 unleavened prose thine own poetic flame;
Our last, our best, our only orator,
Even can praise thee-.-Tories do no mofe'
Nav, not so much ;.--they hate thee, man, because
Thy spirit less uphods thee than 1t aWes'
The hounds will gather TO the huntsman's hoiio, |,
And where he leads the duteous pack will follow;
But not for love mistake their yelling cry,
Their yelp for game is not an eulogy;
Iess faithful far than the four-footed pack
A dubious scent would lure the bipeds back.
Thy saddle grths are not yet quite secure'
Nor royal stallon's feet extremely sure;
The unwieldy old White Horse is apt at least,
To stumble, kick, and now and then stick fast
with his great self and rider in the mud;
But what of that the animal shows blood.
XIV
Alas the country how shall tongue or pen
|Bewail her now uncountry gentlemen
|The last to bid the cry Of warfare cease,
II'be first TO make malady OF peace.
For what were all these country patriots born
ITO hunt. and vote, and raise the price OF corn
But corn, like every mortal thing, must fall,
kings, conquerors, and markets most OF all.
And must ye fall with every ear OF gram
WHY would you trouble Buonaparte's reign
HE was YOUR great Triptolemus his vices
DESTROYED but reallns and still maintained your
prices;
He amplified to every lords content
The grand Agrarian Alchymy high RENT,
|Whv did the tyrant stumble on the Tartars,
And lower wheat to such desponding quarters
'Wby did YOU chain him OIL yon isle SO lone
,lThe man was worth much more upon his throne
|True. blood and treasure boundlessly were split
IBut what of that the Gaul may bear thegullt ;
IBut bread was high, the farmer paid his way,
|And acres told upon the appointed day
but where is now the goodly audit ale'
lJhe purse proud tenant never known to fail i!
Irhe farm which never yet was left on hand
lIhe marsh reclaimed to most improving land !
lThe impatient hope of the expiring lease
|The doubling rental ! What an evils peace!
lin vain the prize excites the ploughman's skill,
lin vain the Commons pass their patriot bill;
The landed interest--(you may understand
The phrase much better leaving out the iand)
rlTbe land sef.interest groans from shore to shore
|For fear that plenty should attain the poor.
IUp, up again ye rents, exalt your notes,
or else the Ministry will lose their votes,
'e And Patriotism, SO delicately nice,
lUer loaves will lower to the market price,
lFor ahl g the loaves and fishes" once so high
lAre pone-their oven closed, their ocean dry,
y?lAnd nought remains of all the millions spent,
iExcept to grow moderate and content
lThey who are not so, had their turn-and turn
lAbout still flows from Fortunes equal urn;
Nov let their virtue be its own reward,
And share the blessings which themselves pr
pared.
See these inglorious Cincinnati swarm,
Farmers ofwar, Dctators of the farm
Their plowshare was the sword in hireling hane
Their fields manured by gore Of other lands;
lSafe in their barns, these Sabine tillers sent
|rheir brethren out of battle-why for Rent I!
Year after year they voted cent, per cent.
blood, sweat, and tear wrung millions----wlly
Rent.
They roared, they dned, they drank, they swo
;. they meant
= To die for England-..-why then live I for Rent
The peace has made one general malcontent
OF these high-market patriots war was Rent
Their love ofcountry, millions all mls-spent,
How reconcile by reconciling Rent.
And will they not repay the treasures lent
No. down with every thing, and up with Rent
Their good, i'll, health, wealth, joy, or dlsconte
Being, end, aim, religion-Rent. Rent, Rent!
Thou soldst thy birthright, Esau |! for mess: :
Thou shouldst have gotten more, or eaten less
Now thou hast swilled thy pottage, thy deman
Are idle; Israel says the bargain stands.
Such, landlords! was your appetite for war,
And gorged with blood, you grumble at scar
n a ITO be continued.]