In about ten minutes the porters returned, bringing in a large two handed faw, fuch as is used in pits, for dividing timber trees into planks. The two furgeons, after they had bound Sir Ed's skull to the back of his chair, to prevent any elufive vibrating which might counteract the operation, began upon the bone with the utmost vigour. A long time (as I thought, no less than two hours) was spent in getting through it. When it was feparated, it fell to the ground by its own gravity, though Mr. Cunningham tried with both hands to prevent its falling. The caufe of the difficulty in making any impreffion on it, appeared to be, that the whole head confifted of one folid block, much more impenetrable than the hardest marble. By fome accident, probably the great noife made by the falling of the head, I started, and awoke, and found myself just as I had fallen asleep, with Gulliver's Travels by my fide, and my candle almost burned down to the focket.

Quem virum, aut heroa, lyra, vel acri
Tibia fumes celebrare, Clio?

Quem Deum? Cujus recinent jocofa
Nomen imago.

Imitation of the 12th Ode of the 1ft Book of HORACE.

HAT patriot hero wilt thou chufe,

WHAT
And in what ftrain to praife, my muse ?

Not fuch as barren Burrows fings,
When rude he grates the jarring ftrings:
Nor rhyme-ftruck H

note,

-s' flat Cibberian

Which fuited to the bagpipes drone,

May hum in drowsy unifon,

Or tear the birth-day fongfter's fcreaming throat.

II.

But, goddess, fuch a verfe infpire,
As founded from the Roman lyre,
Such as fallacious Flood may draw,
Impofing quibbles quaint for law,

With wild tropes armed, and high refounding

words.

Him firft, him greateft, all allow,

When with rais'd arm and threatning brow,

He grinds harfh thunder 'gainst DIVIDED BOARDS.

Tho:

III.

Tho' equal none, none near in fame,
Let Huffey the next honours claim,
Who know like him to fpin a thought?
Like him with college learning fraught,

Can bring all Greece, and Latium to his aid ?
Tho' bound in haughty L-fler's chains,
Vile dependence he difdains,

And what himself endures, in others dares upbraid.

IV.

Next fam'd for dancing, as for war,
To tame the steed or guide the car,
Or chafe the Oak-boy as he flies,

See powdered B—m―t arife,

And eager prefs to lead the illuftrious band. Simpering, bowing, ftaring round,

On toe elaftic', fee him bound,

And what he wants in sense, eke out with waving hand.

V.

Nor fhall oblivion's gloomy fhade,
M-x-lor Fcue invade,
Or L-g-d, like Alcides ftrong,
Or H-lt-n's fonorous tongue,

Or the twin props of hoary B-bz-n's flate,
Or both the R- ms of aspect fage,

Who (foes to a degenerate age)

Silent, and fure, fweat thro' the long debate.

Shall

VI.

Shall fombrous Rowley be the theme?
Or Myne, fast yok'd in Leinster's team?
Or fears the doubtful mufe to err,

If Bgh to C-m-r fhe prefer?

Then brainless Newenham's exploits unfold Tell how Kilmainham boafts his name,

How King*, with envy hears his fame,

And let great Lucas' death with Cato's be enroll'd

VII.

But, O what powers of fong can reach
The flow of florid Og's fpeech?
B- -b knows the ballance of our trade,
Taught by the figgs himself has weigh'd.

Lo, Ponsonby, for Punic' faith renown'd:
His hofe of yarn, and homefpun dress,
The country gentleman confefs,

And by his uncomb'd wig the fteady patriot's own'd.

VIII.

As the young plant by time may rife,
And lift its branches to the fkies,

So in Kildare's green youth we see,

The promise of the future tree.

And as the moon refplendent queen of night

Obfcures the leffer fires on high,

So fades our fhrunk nobility,

At Leinfter's ducal crown's fuperior light.

IX.

Parent and guardian of our ifle,
Deign on thy people's wifh to fmile,
O'er Townshend, thy vice-gerent's head,
His well earn'd honours timely fhed:

Thy great example ftill his steps pursue.
Tis thine, to awe the intriguing Dane:
Or check the incroaching pride of spain :
'Tis his, to affert our rights, and fcorn the facti-

ous crew.

H

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