could do was carefully to avoid giving him an opportunity of Speaking of his love, by turning the converfation to indifferent fubjects. She found too much pleafure in his company, to avoid it altogether.

In purfuance of Amelia's determination to fit for her picture, the inquired the expence, and found it would not be beyond the limits of her pocket-money. She therefore refolved to furprize her aunt with the fight of it when finifhed. She had been to fit for it once, and was going the fecond time, when Belfield, being a few yards behind her, faw her go into the limner's. Learning of the fervant her mafter was juft fent for on bu finefs, fhe came away immediately, and met Belfield, who, with the freedom he thought their intimacy warranted, afked her bulinefs at the miniature painter's. She was vexed at the queftion, as fhe thought it might fruftrate the fcheme fhe had formed of concealing her intention from her aunt, till her picture was finished. Having, however, great confidence) in his veracity, after making him promise not to reveal the fecret, The told him fhe was fitting for her picture, and intended to fend it the first opportunity to her father, to whom he knew it would be very acceptable. I know," added the, it will be more fo than any prefent I could fend him; for he has not feen his Amelia for

many years." "And do you not know, my dearest Amelia," anfwers the artful Belfield, feizing one of the whiteft hands in England, as it hung over his "do arm, not you know it would be equally? -by heaven it must be more acceptable to your Belfield."

Amelia's heart answered, I hope it would, and was I to confult nothing but my love, I fhould not hefitate a moment.-Her tongue

faid no, and expreffed the greatest furprize at fuch a request.

Having accompanied her to her aunt's door, he left her; and began to ruminate on the glorious triumph of obtaining her picture, and fhewing it to his particular friends. as a trophy. He refolved to leave no art of perfuafion untried, to gain his point. The next time he faw Amelia he renewed his intrea-" tics; yet the perfevered in refufing his request. When she was alone fhe thus reafoned with herself; why fhould I deny myfelf the fatisfaction of obliging a man it is fo much my defire to pleafe, when what he asks is not contrary to the principles of honour? And for the opinion of the world, their ignorance of the fact mult prevent their cenfure; for fure I know my Belfield fo well, as to depend on his honour in this, or any inftance. On the other hand, how can I reconcile the idea of my picture's Franging to his bofom, when, perhaps, I am the wife of another.Of another! ah! that can never be. His image is ftamped indelibly on my heart, for that heart to receive any other impreffion; and I must be ftrangely altered indeed, if ever I give my hand alone to any one. Then why do I hefitate to grant my Belfield's defire, in giving him this token of my affection ?-Ha! a token of my affection! Whither am I rambling? Have I not determined to give him none? Yet furely, as a friend of my father's, and an intimate acquaintance of my aunt's, and mine, I.may depofit in his hands this remembrance of me, when he fhall hereafter be abfent. By this kind of falfe reafoning, Amelia half-perfuaded herfelf to give her picture to the unworthy Belfield; who ftill, with well-acted earneftnefs, perfevered in his importunities for it, till it was finifhed.

[To be continued.]

So lution

1. Half a foolish perfon, changing a letter.

2.

Two fixths of a plant, and half a domeftic.

3. A tree, and a term for an anchor.

4. Half of kind, inferting a letter, four fixths of to inftruct, and an indivisible thing transposed.

5. A fection of a book, a confonant, and a favourite opera, omitting a letter.

6. Miferable, and an alderman. 7. Half a fish.

8. One third of malevolent, and office, changing a letter.

9. Two fixths of a copy, and an exclamation.

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10. Three elevenths of a plant, and half a mineral, inferting a letter.

11. A beaft, omitting a vowel, and inferting a confonant.

12. An axe, changing a letter, two fourths of a net, half of the reverfe to marriage, and one fixth of noble. BELFIELD.

Enigmatical Lift of PLAYS and FARCES.

1. A freeman.

2. A deed tranfpofed, adding a vowel.

3. An animal, inferting a letter, and one third of weakness.

4. To invent tranfpofed, and a liquid letter.

5. A head-piece tranfpofed, changing a letter.

6. Half a prophet, and a fine woman, changing a letter.

7. One third of to contrive, a confonant, and half a heathen. 8. To terrify, omitting a letter, tranfpofed.

9. Three fevenths of a goddess, and a conjunction.

10. Wretchedness, omitting a

letter.

11. A measure inferted in a Roman emperor.

12. Four fevenths of a fon of Jupiter, and an article.

13. Half of to row, and part of a door.

14. A fifh, changing a letter.

15. To fhudder, adding a letter. 16. A confonant, and a liquor, tranfpofed, changing a letter.

17. Three fourths of to fplit, and the whole, altering a letter. 18. Half a tumult, and a confo

Enigmatical Lift of Irish B1

SHOPRICKS.

1. Half of a water-fowl, and four-fifths of being without fight.

2. A vowel, a liquid letter, three twelfths of a city in America, and a confonant.

3. Half of a fuperior, the initial of a profeffion, and a large city in Italy tranfpofed.

4. One fourth of a title, to do wrong, and one fourth of the days of old.

5. One of the four elements, expunging a letter, and afterwards adding a letter.

6. Three fixths of a coat of mail, two thirds of a term for a century, and a double letter.

4. Two fixths of a hurry, a vowel, and a'confonant.

8. Two fevenths of a name for a charnel-house, and a tale, omitting a letter.

9. Coin, and two thirds of a measure.

10. A loud inftrument, altering a letter, two ninths of a decree, and a vowel.

11. To fatiate, and the two first letters of a fnare.

12. A man's chriftian name, omitting a letter, and two vowels. S. PURE.

RETCHED the man that does on
me depend,

Though I am to him a most needful friend;
I bear him up under misfortune's rage,
Am always ready—a most faithful page.
Attendant on the fair I often go,
My fervices are own'd by high and low;
Sometimes we're coupled, but at always fo,
For then we fignify the greater woe.

But stop-I should at first have told my birth,

I came like you, ye fair, from mother earth; Not in this form in which I now appear, My transformation coft me very dear.

But towards a clofing let me now proceed, My matter leaves me when difpos'd to teed; At night, when flumbers feize his weary head,

I patient wait the morning by his bed.

Sometimes a cap I have, tho' often bare? Expos'd to fummer funs, and wintry air: But hold-enough I've faid, my hift'ry read, And may you never my affiftance need. 0.0.

OUD the whirlwind rag'd around That the affrighted Britain's thore, In peals of louder thunder drown'd,

That mingled with the wint'ry roar ;
Dreadful amid the driving storm
The gliding meteor's horrid form

With tranfient gleam illum'd the air,
While thro' December's murky night
Refulgent with unwonted light,
The livid flathes glare.

II.

But fee! the radiant lord of day
Now northward rolls his burning car,
And fcatters with victorious ray

The rage of elemental war.
To reft the troubled waves fubfide,
And gently o'er the curling tide

Young Zephyr leads the vernal hours,
Adorns with richeft dyes the vale,
And fragrance wafts on every gale
From June's ambrofial flowers.
III.

O may no lowering gloom o'ercaft

Th' aufpicious morn to Britain dear, Or Eurus check with envious blast

The promife of the rip'ning year! Or should fome tranfitory cloud Awhile th' etherial fplendor fhroud,

Soon fhall the fun his ftream renew, Soon fhall the landscape fmile around With more luxuriant verdure crown'd, And bloom with livelier hue.

Uninterrupted be thy moments fpent,
In downy peace, and ever calm content;
May pale-ey'd fickness never be thy lot,
Ne'er shake her fombre wing on Emma's

cot,

But Health her roses liberally bestow,
And deck thy path, my de: 4, where'er you

go;

Let dove-like Innocence thy breast refine, Each grace be your's, and mutual friendship mine. EDWIN.

SONNET to EMMA.

THE leaves, all-befprinkled with dew.
Like a million of diamonds appear;
The lilac, as blooming as you,
Purples over the spring-mantled year.
The morning gilds over the plain,

Rich fragrance diffuses around;
In concert how fweet is the ftrain,

The hills from the valleys refound. Ring the rocks with the emulous lay, Glow the features of pleafure and mirth; O come, let us offer to May,

The bloom that enamels the earth: And when the fweet offspring the goddess

fhall view,

She charms the heart, and captivates the

mind,

With manners graceful, and a tafte refin'd. Neljen, fweet nymph, her charms I would reveal,

But here my power and numbers both muft fail;

They fpeak themfelves, nor need my humble strain,

For all the graces wanton in her train.
Yates then behold, fo gentle and polite,
She fills the ravifh'd mind with new delight.
Haddon, whofe tender foul was form'd for
love,

Excels in neatnefs-all muft her approve.
Afbnefs, Mulheran, Padbury, and a throng
Of beauteous nymphs, who yet remain un-
fung,

Whofe modesty, fimplicity, and truth.
Muft captivate the heart of every youth;
With Stacey, Claridge, Dury, all confpire,
To win the heart, and raife the foft defire.
Nor yet, my mufe, believe the task is o'er,
Thy aid I need, and ftill thy aid implore,
To tell the worth of Clark, that blooming
maid,

Whofe modeft grace to all around's difplay'd.

Baker and Walford fill the heart with love, See with what elegance and cafe they move. Taylr and Rymill, how they lead the mind Captive at will, with manners quite refin'd.

Then fay, ye prudes, whofe rigid auftere

laws

Deform our nature, and belie it's caufe;
Can ye refift love's univerfal fway,
And all it's thafts inverted turn away?
And you, ye fair, whofe gentle bofoms beat,
In unifon with love, with fervent heat,
Beware of man's deceitful, treach'rous arts,
That he employs to gain your tender hearts;
Reject the fond effufions of our love,
Till conftancy the facred paffion prove:
And then, treat not with fcorn the conftant
fwain,

But yield your hearts, and thus relieve his pain.

Oh! let not vanity your minds pervade, And o'er your virtues caft a difmal shade; But from the earliest hours of blooming youth,

Tread in the path of innocence and truth; Thus fhall your pleafures know no dark allay,

And life's fair funfhine gild your vernal day.

WHA

HAT frange viciffitudes appear!
Mixtures of pain and pleasure here,
Fill up the fleeting day :

Well, I fhall foon have run my race,
W eks, months, and years, roll on apace,
Though checquer'd in this way.

Now gloomy afpects fill the mind,
Then pleafing profpects foon we find
Arifing to our view;

But ere thofe radiant beams are shed,
Alas! th' enchanting feene is fled,

With all it's fplendid thew,

Now heavy forrows round us flow,
And falling tears befpeak our woe,

While anguish fills the mind;
Anon there's fomething intervenes,
And we forget thofe painful fcenes,
In pleasure's arms reclin'd
Some fav'rite objects court our eyes,
Now we're elated to the fkies,

Anon o'erwhelm'd with care;
Where expectation fwells the fail,
There difappointments oft prevail,
And plunge us in defpair.

Well, when thofe painful fcenes are o'er,
Then may
I reach the blissful fhere,
Where pain and forrow ceafe;
Soon may that happy period come,
And waft me to my fettled home,
Of reft and perfect peace.

Ye tedious hours, flide fwift away,
And haften the long-wifh'd-for day,
Without a cloud between;
Hail, facred bower, celeftial feat,
Immortal manfion, blefs'd retreat,
All tranquil and ferene.

B.