hop-ful offspring was deaf to all remonstrance. Like the young man in Ballinacrazy, he She bade him welcome with a smile, And still continued spinning, wanted a wife to make him unasy." Have one The banquet is served all is happiness and Twelfth Night. With a hey and a ho, and a hey nonino." As You Like It. But a more apposite instance will be found in the old ballad of the Cruel Brother, or the Bride's Testament, which runs in this style: "He has ta'en a knife baith lang and sharp, With a heigho and a lily gay, ments. Taste. Donnelly, the Irish pugilist (remembered as Sir Daniel), when asked by a novice in his science what was the best way to learn to fight? replied, "Och, sir, there's no use in life in a man's learning to fight, unless natur gave him a bit of a taste for it." Montesquieu. This extraordinary man, whose death was deplored by Lord Chesterfield as that of a great statesman, was considered in de-France merely as an eloquent dreamer. His And stabb'd the bonny bride to the heart, high qualities are much better appreciated by As the primrose spreads so sweetly." his countrymen in the present day. So dis"There," as a modern writer has eloquently gusted was Montesquieu with the place which expressed it, "you have the world of nature And the kittens they pulled the little mouse down" he held in society during his life, that having and the world of man, as awfully and mourn- naturally enough. For "chi da gatta nasce understood from a person to whom he had confully contrasted as they ever were by poet. sorici piglia;" and the Frog, "in a terrible fided the education of his son, that the boy Youth, beauty, love, blushes, gay attire, wed- fright," puts on his opera hat, and makes the evinced great aptitude of conception, and inlock, murder, and the winding-sheet, these best of his way from the scene of carnage. clination to write, he exclaimed, in alarm, shift rapidly before you, yet there is nature, But, alas! "who can control his fate?" The "What! he will be like myself, only an ori constant, gay, sweet, unchanging." The writer awful consequences of filial disobedience are ginal, a man of letters, a worthless fellow!" was certainly unacquainted with the existence ready to fall upon the guilty Frog! Poetical Earthquake. A slight shock of earthquake of our ballad, for this checquered feeling is and moral justice appear in the shape of a was experienced at Lisbon on the morning of still more admirably portrayed in its second lily-white duck," who, as " Frogy is crossing the 13th ult. it over a brook," comes, and, to use the powerful expression of the ballad, “gobbles him up!" To head-strong brats a terrible example! verse. "Off he set with his opera hat; Heigho, says Rowley!" Here is contrast, if you will! Observe the gaiety and devil-may-care-ishness of the first line, and the tender melancholy of the second! It goes to the heart, like the descent of Corporal Trim's hat. There is something inexpressibly touching in the gentle aspiration of the affectionate Anthony Rowley! "On the road," continues the ballad, "he met with a rat." But defying augury, he proceeds on his journey, and "They soon arrive at the mouse's hall. Heigho, &c. They gave a loud rap, and they gave a loud call." His speedy arrival will remind the classical reader of the facilis descensus Averni, and the tautology of the last line is in the true style of metrical romance. "Mistress Mouse, are you within? Heigho, &c. Yes, kind sir, and I'm sitting to spin."" "And here was an end to one, two, and three, The rat, and the mouse, and the little frogee, scene, Expeditions. Lieutenants Tambs and E. Rogier are appointed to the Hecla, Captain T. Boteler, and bound for the survey of the coasts of Africa. Tame Crocodile. At Chantilly there is a crocodile so tame and well-disposed, that he is caressed with impunity by the keeper, who endeavours (although, as may easily be supposed, not often with success,) to induce visitors to follow his example. The introduction of the familiar images of gammon and spinnage" amidst such frightful devastation adds a ludicrous horror to the Egypt.-M. Riffaud, who has been emwhich greatly heightens its general effect, and reminds us of the grotesque but ployed for two-and-twenty years in exploring terrible creations of "hellish Breugel." The the coast of Spain, the Islands in the Meditergammon and spinnage rise upon our mental ranean, Turkey, and, above all, Egypt, Nubia, stomachs! and the words "Rowley, powley," and Tuscany; and who resided for several seem to the excited imagination to rumble like years at Thebes, has returned to France with approaching thunder! 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LONDON: Printed for the Proprietors, and Published every AND Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c. This Journal is supplied Weekly, or Monthly, by the principal Booksellers and Newsmen, throughout the Kingdom; but to those who may its immediate transmission, by post, we recommend the LITERARY GAZETTE, printed on stamped paper, price One Shilling. No. 573. REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1828. · desire PRICE 8d. suming, he certainly was an extraordinary man. 'O Mr. Rosenhagen,' exclaimed he, if you He possessed a fine person, was an excellent will persist in scraping upon your fiddle, for Literary and Miscellaneous Memoirs. By classic scholar, and no man was admitted into heaven's sake, rosin-again your fiddle-stick."" J. Cradock, Esq., M. A., F.S.A. 4 vols. 8vo. loftier society; he was bred at Westminster, Capability Brown." I was at Hampton London, 1828. J. B. Nichols. was a gentleman by birth and fortune, by Green for some time with Mr. Brown, who THE first two volumes of this book were pub-marriage related to the Earl of Stamford, and, seemed to have a confirmed asthma. He lished during the lifetime of Mr. Cradock; and as a great contemporary said of him, had he generally walked about in the grounds during were reviewed, on their appearance, in the printed what he said, and burnt chiefly what dinner-time. I found him to be a most agreeLiterary Gazette. They are now reprinted, he printed, he had been immortal;'-adding, able unassuming man; and I said to Mr. Bates, with additions, by Mr. Nichols, one of the he was a man of the most brilliant wit and I cannot recognise an atom of the Capability author's executors; who has also given a bio-ready conversation I ever knew.'-Cooper pub- Brown I have heard so much talk of.' Mr. graphy of the deceased, and edited two other lished, in Dodsley's Collection, The Tomb of Bates said, 'I thought you had been acquainted volumes of selections from his posthumous Shakspeare,' and introduced to the world that with him; he is often with us at Hinchinpapers, to complete a work which, in our opi- beautiful poem, ( Away! let nought to Love broke.' I afterwards met him at Mr. Mainnion, possesses very many and strong attrac- displeasing,' &c., the last stanza of which has waring's at Church Stretton. Neither he nor tions for the taste of the times. It abounds in been much admired. And I will venture to Mr. Mainwaring, though both asthmatic, seemed anecdotes, and anecdotes of persons respecting quote the beginning of a prologue of his own, to feel any detriment from the keen neighbourwhom we are curious to hear every thing that the fourth line of which, I think, is entitled hood of the Welsh mountains. I mentioned can be told; the public characters who figured to praise : to my friend, that I could trace nothing of the in politics, the arts, literature, the drama, and, alleged presumption of saying, after he had in short, in all ways in which notoriety and finished the piece of water at Blenheim, distinction could be attained, fifty years ago. These persons were Mr. Cradock's contempo. "Cooper laid claim to the following song raries, friends, and associates, in 1770-5; and he has preserved a multitude of traits of them of which I have not seen a copy in print; I "When Athens bloom'd in scientific charms, And the world conquer'd more by arts than arms, give it only from memory: "The lass that I loved was as cheerful as day, Thames, thou wilt never forgive.' Nor, whose territory certainly was very dreary: what was much more, to a certain nobleman, My lord, there is nothing to be done here, unless you plant one half of your estate, and lay the other under water.' No,' says Mainwaring, that is all gone. He is partial, as he tells you, to my little spot; though Hurd says, I like your place in general, but methinks it tastes a little of the savage.' of the most amusing and interesting kind. Dr. Johnson, Garrick, Goldsmith, Lord SandAnd as sweet as the blossoming hawthorn in May; wich, Lord Bute, Warburton, Hurd, Gray, Her temper was smooth as the down on the dove, Mason, Steevens, Duchess of Kingston, BarAnd her face was as fair as the Mother of Love. tholemon, &c. &c., figure in every page; and Tho' mild as the pleasantest zephyr that sheds for what is commonly called light reading, we And receives gentle odours from violet beds; Yet warm in affection as Phoebus at noon, have not for a long while taken up volumes And as chaste as the silver-white beams of the moon. "The learned Serjeant Hill, always goodwhich have entertained us so much as these Her mind was unsullied as new-fall'n snow, humoured, though eccentric, might now and new ones of Mr. Nichols'. His good sense and Yet as lively as tints from young Iris's bow; then be a little confused by Lord Mansfield in Excellent judgment have taught him to reject As clear as the stream, yet as smooth as the flood, She, tho' witty, was wise; and tho' beautiful, good. explaining a point of law; but his pleadings what, of a more trifling nature, the personal were even then always clearer than his written The charms which each virtue or grace had in store, feelings of the writer himself might have She cull'd, as the bee does the bloom of each flower, opinion, which certainly was an absolute hierowished to retain, had he lived to finish this Which treasur'd for me--Oh! how happy was I! glyphic. Counsellor Newnham more frequently work; and though by this means he has For tho' her's to collect, it was mine to enjoy." interrupted the serjeant than Lord Mansfield. rendered the latter far superior to the former "The Duke of Newcastle appeared sickly Serjeant Labyrinth (Hill), as his brother lawyers volumes, the utmost respect and consideration and emaciated. It was unaccountable to me, on the circuit were pleased to call him, certainly towards the memory of Mr. Cradock have been that so much as he had been ridiculed by Foote furnished them all with anecdotes wherever he shewn with regard to all that it could be sup- on the stage, that he could not restrain him- went; and it was merely from his being occaposed he might desire to lay before the world. self, even in the street, from seizing your head sionally so very eccentric that he never was At present we abstain from further remark, and holding it between his hands, whilst per- made a judge. When a friend of mine, always our copy is a few days in advance of the haps he would ask the most unmeaning and a great favourite with him, waited upon him publication; and our hasty perusal only per- trifling questions. His table was the most in Bedford Square to condole with him on the mits us to make some miscellaneous extracts splendid and luxurious that could be conceived, loss of his lady, the serjeant sat very sorrowful from its very miscellaneous contents, without yet he almost always confined himself to the and disconsolate; till at last he said, So, poor classification, and almost without order. But plainest food. There might be vanity, and woman, you find she is gone.' 'Yes, sir; I ve flatter ourselves that they are of a nature some strange external inconsistencies, but there merely waited upon you to condole on the well suited to gratify our readers, that the always appeared to me to be a steady disinte- melancholy occasion.' Ay, she's gone! a very want of arrangement will be pardoned, and the rested integrity about him, and I shall always good woman; a great loss to me, certainly, sir. io relished as a dish of rather uncommon with the utmost gratitude revere his memory.' But I'll tell you one thing, Mr. ; if I palate. Mr. Rosenhagen.. "I was particularly in- should ever be induced to take another wife "Of Dr. Johnson's manner," says Mr. Cra- timate with Mr. Henry Sampson Woodfall. (which he did not), I would not marry merely dack, "Garrick was a great mimic, and by his Though Mr. Woodfall always declared he never for money." imitations at times rendered Johnson abund- knew any particular author of Junius, I think, Lord Mansfield." I have heard it remarked antly ridiculous. Tom Davies monopolised from circumstances, that Rosenhagen was an by his friends, indeed by Lord Sandwich, as a bis laugh, and his laugh was that of a rhino- occasional negociator; he was known to live strange circumstance, that in company, though eros; but in a plain, dictatorial style, Mr. afterwards in Paris, at great expense, without he admitted his occasional bon mots, yet he Nichols, from a long acquaintance, could gene- any visible means. I once mentioned the sub-scarce ever knew him to get clear through any rally speak most like the venerable luminary." ject to Professor Mainwaring, who said he re- long tale of humour. True, my lord,' said a John Gilbert Cooper. As Mr. John Gil-collected Rosenhagen a fellow of St. John's, gentleman present, that has often struck me bert Cooper's name frequently occurs in Dods- and his name there called to mind a wretched too; but he is generally hunting about for fine ey's Collection of Poems, and other publica- pun made upon it by one of the Johnian Society select phrases, till he is sure to lose the mateis, perhaps the following anecdotes may not who was going down stairs when Rosenhagen rial joke.' Yes,' replied another, and I le inappropriate; for, though unboundedly pre- was scraping on his fiddle with his door open: know his lordship is aware that such remarks 66 |