202

209

Page

Absence

178

Philosophie de L'Univers

179

Specimen of a New Dictionary

189

Consequences of an Invasion

190

The Expence of Economy

192

Johnsoniana not in Boswell

197

Pharmacopcia Politica

198

Alonzo the Brave, and Fair Imogine

199

Articles relative to the Shakespeare Manuscripts

Example of Foul Language

207

Melancholy Effects of a General Election

The Dreadful Alarm

Song on the Occasion of Mr. Fox's Birth-day

214

Real Anecdote of a Quaker

215

Last dying Speech and Confeflion of William Pitmore 216

The Goitre

218

A Daring Robbery

A Sorcerer

Terrorist Novel Writing

220

222

261

278

„Page

Political Di&tionary

258

Emeticum Mirificum

260

Ode on Westminster Abbey

Orgies of Bacchus

262

Ditto, Part II.

267

✓ Ditto, Part III.

Verses addressed to the Rev. John Ireland

Page

340 347

349

352

353

A Fast Day Hymn
New Definition of Man
Agriculture
Song, John Anderson my Joe
Daties of Gentlemen Soldiers
Shepherds of the Pyrenees
Washing Day
The Whistle, a true Story
Effects of the present War
An Election Song
Paulina, a Romance
New Tax
Sonnets in the Manner of Cotemporary Writers
Domiphobia, or Dread of Home
Grand Exhibition
Ofric the Lion
Exhibition Extraordinary
Cantos on the Representation of Vortigern
Starving State of France
L'Allegro, a Parody
Letter from a Lady in Threadneedle-street
The Anniversary Dinner
Miseries of Kingship

Oracula Echus de Bello et Statu Nationts
Song on the King's Horses degraded
Political Eclogue
The Gipley's Song

357

366 · 369

370 372 373 381 382 383 387 393 397 414 418

2

THE

SPIRIT

OF THE

PUBLIC JOURNALS.

EPIGRAMMATA BACCHANALIA. Being Epigrams on the Subje&t of Melrs. Pitt and DUNDAS going

DRUNK to the House of Commons, on ihe Day when His Majesty's Message was to be delivered relative to an immediate Was with FRANCE.

THA

EPIGRAM I.
HAT Ca Ira in England will prevail,

All sober men deny with heart and hand;
To talk of going's sure a pretty tale,

When e'en our rulers can't so much as fland,

II.

D. TO P. SINCE now John Bull we've led into a dance, And each man joins cross-partnership with France,

Shall we presume the joyful scene to aid ? -For who like us these generous joys should feel?

- You, gentle youth, shall tip them a cascade, While I contribute by a Scottish reel.

III.

THE swinish multitude fee Burke disclaim,

And Pitt rejoin_“Thy sentiments are mine." --Say, shall the mob presume his creed to blame? When c'en our rulers get as drunk as-swine.

B

IV. IN