A very bankrupt; all my hopes Of victory, dominion, fortune, fame, All ruin'd, and my royal word, My promises and threats alike held vile As the vain Brunswick's menaces, Horrible once, now laugh'd at and despised. For who now fears me, or believes ?— But let me from this ruinous assault, With what is left me, safe retire, And I will yet regain the credulous ear Exceeds all measure but her easy faith, Good England: O that I were now In England, with my royal Brother there, Giving a false alarm in jest To Weymouth town, and Buckinghamshire Cap tains *. * About the commencement of the war in 1793, the late king used to visit Weymouth for some weeks of the summer, when the Buckinghamshire militia attended his majesty as a guard of honour. It was during one of these visits that this military occurrence is reported to have taken place. POLITICAL ADVICE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FRENCH CONVENTION. A DIALOGUE. "MESSIEURS of the Convention, Gentlemen! "Hav'n't ye rebell'd against your sovereign?"— "Stuff." 66 Deposed him?"-" Nonsense." "Murder'd 66 him?" What then ?" Usurp'd his place and kingdom?”—“ Like enough!" "Hav'n't ye bullied Princes far and near, "Encroach'd upon your neighbours, 'gainst all Law? "Without Religion, Honour, Faith, or Fear, "Sworn and forsworn yourselves?"—“O, ça ira.” "Nay, Gentlemen, I speak not to upbraid: "Rather, I'd say, you seem to need a spur: "Hav'n't ye still some object of your dread, "Some innocent young Prince, your prisoner? "Poison him-stab him-put him out o'th' way"Is that so monstrous ?-Nay, you have a pattern: "Do as I bid you, then stand up, and say, "We are now upon a par with Royal Kattern." N WRITTEN WHEN BUONAPARTE WAS ALTERING THE GOVERNMENTS OF GERMANY. THE Madman thought that he did climb Over the wall which bounds the universe; And there he saw how father Time Out of old Moons was busy cutting Stars. Thus o'er our globe Napoleon, As if old Time had lent him scythe and wings, Speeds and destroys, and for his fun From waning Emperors cuts out little Kings. |