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Urania prais'd the rosy God,
Her tuneful sisters join;
Minerva gave the assenting Nod,
Phoebus enrol'd the Sign:
Along the Sky loud Peans flew,

Olympius join'd, and hail'd TRUE BLUE.

With fal, &c.

The Order Iris bore to Earth,
The Gods enjoin'd the Fair,
Where'er she found true sons of worth,
To leave the Order there :

From Clime to Clime away she flew,
And in Old England fix'd TRUE BLUE.

With fal, &c.

Squib against MR. BIRCH.

JOSEPH'S LAMENTATION;

Or, A PARODY on

"O dear, what can the Matter be?"

O DEAR, what can the matter be?
Dear, dear, what can the matter be?
O dear, what can the matter be?
I much fear I now am betray'd;
The people of Nottingham shilli-cum-shalli me,
For in a Chair they promis'd to carry me.
But too sure they meant nothing but raillery;
I'm an unfortunate blade.

O dear, what can the matter be?
Dear, dear, what can the matter be?
O dear, what can the matter be?

I'm an unfortunate blade.

My friends they have promis'd to baffle DAN COKE,
But the friends of TRUE FREEDOM are firm as old oak,
Which makes me mnch fear that it is all' a joke:
I'm an unfortunate blade,

O dear, what can the matter be?
Dear, dear, what can the matter be?
O dear, what can the matter be?
I'm an unfortunate blade.

Address by MR. BIRCH.

To the Worthy and Independent Electors of

GENTLEMEN,

Nottingham.

I have not words to express the Gratitude I feel for the generous support, as well as for the personal attachment you have manifested towards me, during a Contest, in which your conduct has done infinite honour to your characters, and to the cause you have espoused, but of which a further conti-. nuance, under circumstances of such unprecedented combination of power against me, would be likely only to produce much inconvenience to the Town, without affording any reasonable prospect of ultimate

success.

It is evident however, that the majority of resident Voters is in my favour; and although my just hopes are disappointed on this occasion, I do not feel dismayed, but, confiding in that partiality with which you have honoured me, I shall cherish the hope, that on some future one, I may yet obtain the object of my ambition, that of becoming your Representative in Parliament.

I leave you with mingled regret and affection, and, if I had consulted only the grateful feelings of my heart, I should not have departed without once more

paying you my personal acknowledgments; but I deny myself this gratification, with a view of preserving the tranquillity of the Town. To those who honoured me with their suffrages, as well as to those who were ready to come forward, I return my most hearty thanks; and to that numerous body of Electors, whose sentiments were avowedly with me, but who were deterred from acting in consonance with their inclinations, I ought not to be less grateful,

To the latest period of my life, my heart will retain the deepest sense of your kindness and friendship, and, on all occasions when I can serve you, either individually or collectively, you shall find me with Zeal and Fidelity,

GENTLEMEN,

Your much obliged,

And devoted Servant,

JOSEPH BIRCH.

June 7th, 1803.

Squib against MR. BIRCH.

JOSEPH'S RETREAT,

A NEW SONG,

Tune-DUNKIRK RACES.

YE Burgesses of Nottingham, come listen to my story,
Of Joseph Broom who lately was of Jacobins the glory;
From Liverpool he lately came, fill'd with ambitious views, Sir,
But now he is return'd again, with most distressing news, Sir,

Halloo, halloo, halloo, he's off, he's off, he's off, my boys,
Halloo, halloo, halloo,

With reasoning false, and speeches fine, he fancied to deceive us,

And something said of Liberty both Civil and Religious;
But Britons, warn'd by others fall, reject the Circean cup, Sir,
They know its dire ingredients, and will not drink a sup, Sir.
Halloo, halloo, halloo, &c.

No bribes or threats will ought avail with you my worthy hearties,

Nor Parson W-------'s sophistry, which equals Bonaparte's ; For well you know the sterling worth of Britain's Constitution, O! guard it with your dearest lives, against all Revolution.

Halloo, halloo, halloo, &c.

Ere Joseph went he told his friends, in puritanic canting, He'd come and Moses stand again, whenever he was wanting; Yenblicans be satisfied, your bills will all be settl'd soon; For Joseph's left behind him Billy Sw-ft, and Neddy St-v-ns-n. Halloo, halloo, halloo, &c.

Then Townsmen may your patriot flame shine as a bright example,

And shew your foes the danger when on legal rights they

trample;

May heaven on our gracious KING pour down it's richest

bounty,

And may each Jacobin reform, or quit this happy Country.

Halloo, halloo, halloo, he's off, he's off, he's off my boys,
Halloo, halloo, halloo.

Tribute of Respect to MR. BIRCH.

AWAKE my muse, thy gentlest strains employ,
Let not an anxious thought thy mind annoy;
The mortal Seraph that demands thy song
Is BIRCH, the favorite of the humble throng.
What though unmerited reproach he bears,
His friendly brow no spiteful aspect wears;

European honesty adorns his face,
And, as an index, shews his inward grace.
Sing the philanthropy that fills his heart,
In every brother's cares he bears a part:
The sons of grief, his lib'ral hands have blest,
He feeds the poor, and bids the weary rest.
His name let calumny no longer brand,
He sheds a lustre o'er our British land:

Your envious tales can't his kind deeds controul,
Humanity's the standard of his soul.

But, should the arrows fly from falsehood's shrine,
The more he's slander'd, still the more he'll shine!
Ye poisonous pens,--ye impious tongues, be still,
He, Christian-like, returns your good for ill:
And you, the sons of Freedom's glorious line,.
Superior rise to ev'ry base design;

In sweet tranquillity's calm tents abide,
Nor fear the swelling of the boist❜rous tide.
What tho' th' etherial bow its shades enshrouds,
And sinks awhile beneath the evening clouds,
Wait patiently, for soon the morn shall come,
When virtue shall her colours reassume.

CARD..

MR. COKE'S COMMITTEE
Think it right to inform their Friends, that his
CHAIRING

Will take place morrow at TWELVE o'Clock.
Nottingham, Tuesday, 7th, 1803.

Address by MR. COKE.

To the Worthy and Independent Electors of the Town of Nottingham.

GENTLEMEN,

Having, in a former Address to you,

given you my sentiments generally upon the late proceedings at Nottingham, I shall now content myself

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