Ode To George Colman The ...
* lfomn the London Mfe&fnt anad Reviewi.] This fierce 1nquit T`aso-ief Dominton over men's bellef And mztnners; ean -pronounce a saint Idolatrous or ifnorrnt ;- When supereltously be sifts Through Coarsest boulter others' gitts; For all men live, and judge amlss Whose talents jump not just with hls.-Hudlbras. Can. 111. Dost thou think because thou art Virtuous, there shaU be no more Oakes and ale ?-Twelfth NJght. The play-the play's the thing;-ln which to catch the conscience.- -- Hamlet. Thou'rt altered, George, since thy young days Of wicked verse and heedless pla,y, With double meanings crammn d; "White for the harvest" is thine age, Thou chief cures-catter for the stage, And gcourger of the dama'd I Thou that wiert onee th'offender,_thoa The pollce-officer art now; The vicious are thy crop! Thou'rt Doctor Cotton to a play, Keepin it ftron damnation's way, When doom'd for the niew drop! Thy predecessor was content, Like Byron, "1 to let Reynolds vent " His daammeFt, poa's, and zounds I" But thou, like law..worm, cloth'st thyself With IlI.got, oath-correcting pelr, AAnd turnest damna to pounds! Poor Farcel her mounting now may put on! ' And Comedy's as dead as mutton ! (No sheep must have a dam). Farewell to Tragedy! her knell Anti neck are wrunl at once,-farewell The Drama l(dele dram.) George! hath some serious man in black Slipp d in thy hand the smaU sly " track," All verbal sins to naint? Or art thou labouring to be one Like sleek dead AMr. Huntington- Half Coalma-aud half saint? Well mlght unusual crim6on rush Into thy cheeko,.4no claret blush) For thy young muse's sins! Ab P Vvto could thinlk that prim pursedmouth Of hemr had worn in early youth The broade, of Broad Giins I But ohe,-a wench of vvicked sense, Debauceh'd into experience, Known what's the unclean cup: NQ one, so well, I'll warrant me, Can pitch upon a naughty Shee, And show the creature up I Has Irving taught thee how to trounce Dramatic mash, ano to renuu The wleckeduess of w7it ? Or Jameso convinced thee that the way Some have of going to the play Thust lead them t tohe Pit J Nothing llke thee_...to Heaven's praise!I (Forgive th' appeal!) plagu'd Bead's days,- Her poets hope toqu!l: * Hadn't thou liv'd then, we should have had No vile, Immoral Warwick lad WZIth all his "'bistst trom lieU !" Who would believe, mty good yeomsan, Frike thy own deviating Dlan Thou ever. had'st given up Thyself to whistle and to Mtray,os. To drink sith Dukes and ladies gay A very merry cap ! Tao.(muint sCenkor! toobparticular ln v irtue's slang ! too great a stickler For oths and praye.rs in blank Poor DI. dash D. Is all that goes -WVith thee, thou Legend of Montrose it Paha! thy offence is Rank ! Good bye to G}odhy Ij (dele God!) MNtethinks I see all curtains nod To one sad final All ! Stages must sink frem bad to rworser ,- The tad precursor (dele cursor) (lf runi frowns on all ! WVho, George-Oh, who that hath of wvit A grain,-his fancies will submit To nonsense and to thee ?_ What!Icom e, to be " run through," and then GSive sovereigns to rewrard the pea That cut us !~ -U. B. D. D not Jame.s the Apustle, .but Mr. 8uanns Brumnmagem youth. A cedebrated theatrlcal ear pecr,tr-a great ravouritc wIth 3tr. Cotman, until thc illeeneer <?filtehd from himn hls good namne." IODB TO GEORaE COLMAAT TIlr YOUNGER. DF.PTTvY T.Torv9jP nT. PLAVY.