XIV. A female reign like thine, O ANNA, British heroine ! To thee afflicted empires fly for aid, The frighted Lufitanian calls; Thee, they who drink the Seine, with those To give the lab'ring world repose, Thee, Gallia, mournful to furvive the fate Of her fall'n grandeur and departed state; To grasp at heav'n, by Jove's eternal doom, Or, fent in Ætna's fiery cave to groan, 1 The old name of Lisbon, faid to be built by Ulyffes. One of the mountains where Jupiter lodged the giants. SIX TOWN ECLOGUES. By the Right Hon. Lady Mary Wortley Montague b. R Sigh'd her foft forrows at St. JAMES's gate. Such heavy thoughts lay brooding in her breast, a Four only of thefe Eclogues are the production of Lady M. W. Montague. Thursday was written by Mr. Pope, and Friday by Mr. Gay. This witty and agreeable writer, was the eldest daughter of Evelyn, the first Duke of Kingfton, by Lady Mary Fielding, fifter to Bafil Earl of Denbigh. She was married to Edward Wortley Montague, Efq; whom he accompanied in his Embafy to Conftantinople, in the year 1716. During her refidence at that place, he became acquainted with the art of Inoculation for the Small-pox, and had the fortitude to permit one of the first trials of its efficacy, to be made on her own children. On her return to England, she greatly facilitated the introduction of the prefent falutary practice of cure in that disorder. She died 21st August 1762.: At the time thefe pieces of court fcandal were originally published, it was generally imagined, that real perfons were intended to be exposed and ridiculed by them. By the name of Roxana, the Dutchess of Roxborough was fuppofed to be pointed at. They They groan the cruel load they're doom'd to bear; "Ah! princess! with what zeal have I pursu'd! Thinking I never could attend too foon, "I've mifs'd my prayers to get me drefs'd by noon. "For thee, ah! what for thee did I refign? My pleasures, paffions, all that e'er was mine. "I facrific'd both modesty and ease, "Left operas, and went to filthy plays; "When bloom and beauty bade me fhow my face d A Farce by Mr. Gay, acted at Drury Lane 1715. Now e "Now near thee conftant every night abide "A virtuous princefs with a court fo lewd. "I know thee, Court! with all thy treach'rous wiles, "Thy falfe careffes and undoing smiles! "Ah! princefs, learn'd in all the courtly arts "Large lovely bribes are the great statesman's aim TUESDAY. ST. JAMES'S Coffee-Houfe. SILLIANDER and PATCH. HOU, who fo many favours haft receiv'd, THOU Wond'rous to tell, and hard to be believ'd, a Algernon Earl of Hertford, afterwards Duke of Somerfet. He died 7th February, 1749-50. St. |