And hail the festive hour;
The Congress bind the savage race,
As Heaven's own æther rules through space,
Arm'd with attraction's power.
Canadians scorn your vile behest,*
Indignant passions fire each breast,
And freedom's banner waves;
Whole years they felt her flame divine;
Its cheering light can they resign,
And sink again to slaves?
No more will kings court Britain's smiles,
No longer dread this Queen of Isles,
No more her virtues charm;
See her pursue th' ignoble strife
By the dire Indian's scalping-knife,
And by the bravo's arm.
Vain France and Spain's vindictive power,
Exulting, wait the auspicious hour,
To spread war's dire alarms,—
No more our fleets triumphant ride;
This isle of bliss, with all her pride,
May feel the Bourbon arms.
America, with just disdain,
Will break degenerate Britain's chain,
And gloriously aspire;
I see new Lockes and Camdens rise,
Whilst other Newtons read the skies,
And Miltons wake the lyre.
Behold her blazing flag unfurl'd,
To awe and rule the western world,
And teach presumptuous kings,
Though lull'd by servile flattery's dream,
The people are alone supreme,
From whom dominion springs!
Heaven's choicest gifts enrich her plain,
The redd'ning orange, swelling grain,
*The Canada, or lawyer's bill, as it was called, the work of Lord Mansfield.
Her genial suns refine;
For her the silken insects toil,
The olive teems with floods of oil,
And glows the purple wine.
Her prowess Albion's empire shakes;
Her cataracts, her ocean'd lakes,
Display great Nature's hand;
And Europe sees with dread surprise,
Ethereal tow'ring spirits rise
To rule the wondrous land!
Bold Emulation stands confest;
Through the firm chief's and yeoman's breast
The heroic passion runs ;
Imperial spirits claim their place!
No venal honours lift the base,
When Nature ranks her sons!
Lo, Britain's ancient genius flies
Where commerce, arts, and science rise,
And war's dire horrors cease;
Exulting millions crowd her plains,
Escaped from Europe's galling chains
To liberty and peace!
PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO EDMUND BURKE.
e churchyard of Beaconsfield contains Waller's tomb; Burke ried in a vault within the church. The locality is by their own te the last resting-place of both. The condition of both these orials, and of the sacred edifice in which the latter is placed, already been noticed, when, in 1858, the worthy Rector of onsfield, the Rev. John Gould, issued the following eloquent al to the public:
In sorrow, and to the national reproach, be it said, a mouldering O outside the church to Waller, and a poor tablet within to und Burke, are all that commemorate the Poet, or his mightier bour in death, the Statesman. That beautiful inscription on er's tomb, from the pen of Rymer, which Dr. Johnson expressed De was rescued from dilapidation,' is fast becoming illegible. mily tablet, it is true, of mean appearance, affixed to the church speaks of Burke and his kindred, but no monumental brass
nor inscription marks the actual spot where repose all that was mortal of, perhaps, the greatest statesman, orator, and patriot England ever saw. No 'storied urn, nor animated bust,' no proper trophy, nor ornament whatsoever, does honour to his memory. That humble mural tablet, and a decayed hatchment, alone testify the fact of his interment within the church of Beaconsfield, a place now famous from its association with his name. The church itself presents a dilapidated and dreary aspect. The whole fabric is fast passing into a semi-ruinous condition. The country certainly should not allow such neglect of the ashes of the great. Anxious to remove the stigma, I make this appeal, that justice may be done to the Poet's memory, and especially to that of Edmund Burke, who was in his day, one of the bulwarks of the British constitution, and whose philosophic policy, sound writings, and saving eloquence, have gone far to enlighten, while they shielded the civilization of mankind."
The reparation of Beaconsfield Church, the renovation of Waller's Tomb, and the erection within the edifice of some suitable Memorial to Edmund Burke were the objects of this appeal; for effecting which a committee was formed, and bankers appointed, for the receipt of subscriptions.
The venerable Rector, who is now in his 80th year, has been aided in the object of his Appeal by his amiable daughter; and the restoration of the building, combined with a desire to do honour to departed worth and greatness, has been advocated by some distinguished persons resident in the neighbourhood. Mr. Sergeant Burke has also frequently lectured at Beaconsfield on the genius and writings of Edmund Burke, in furtherance of the Memorial; and Mr. Sergeant Atkinson, author of various law-books, and of The Worthies of Westmoreland, has aided in the movement. Some subscriptions were given, and others promised. To the Count de Chambord the Rector addressed a circular and a private letter, urging the claim of Edmund Burke upon the House of Bourbon: a reply came from the Count's Secretary, admitting the great merits of Burke, and his zeal for the cause of order, but stating that the Count being engaged in a lawsuit for the recovery of property in France, could not extend his charities beyond those around him. Shortly after, the Count gained the law-suit, when the Rector wrote again, explaining that a small donation would suffice, as the obtaining the honour of the Bourbon name to the subscription was the chief object of the application. To this second letter the Rector has not received a reply.
The subscription fund, we regret to add, is not sufficient to justify the promoters of the object in commencing the restoration; but, it is hoped, that at no distant period, they will be enabled to carry out their good work.
ADDINGTON, DR., rise of, 125.
Almon, the compiler and publisher,
20, 21, 113, 139.
American Stamp Act, Burke's
Speech on, 204.
American Stamp Act, Pitt's Speech
on, 64.
American War.-Pitt's "Tapestry
Speech," 92
Anecdotes of Lord Chatham, by
Almon, 21, 113, 139.
Anson, Lord, and Mr. Pitt, 113.
Apotheosis of Lord Chatham, by
Burke, 145.
Bacon, the sculptor, 107.
Barrett, the landscape-painter, 199.
Barry, the painter, and Burke,
195-199; arrives in Dublin,
195; Burke's advice to, 196,
197; Dinner with Burke, 197;
in London, and Rome, 196; quar-
rels with Burke and Sir Joshua
Reynolds, 198, 199; Society of
Arts paintings, 199.
Beaconsfield, Mr. Jesse's Visits to,
325-328.
Beckford, Alderman, and his Son, 51.
Birthplace of Burke, 160.
Birthplace of Pitt, 1.
Blackfriars Bridge, founded and
named, 60.
Boconnoc and Governor Pitt, 1, 3, 4.
Bribery, Pitt's Great Speech on, 22.
Brougham, Lord, on Burke's poli-
tical predictions, 352.
Brougham, Lord, on Pitt's Speeches,
19; Estimate of Lord Chatham,
146; Lord North, 234.
BURKE, EDMUND:
Account, strange, 364; Adam
Smith, 350; Advice, good, 281;
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BURKE, EDMUND:
183; America, increase of, 337;
American Conciliation speech,
206; American Stamp Act
speech, 204; American Taxation
speech, 229; Anti-revolutionary
Principles, 346; Appeal from
the New Whigs to the Old, 192;
Armenian Amanuensis, 174;
Aristocratic Influences, 343;
Athenæum queries as to Burke's
fortunes, 371; Ballitore School,
162, 164; Barry, the painter, 195
-199; Bath, last illness at, 310,
311; Beaconsfield church, tomb
in, 322; Beaconsfield, (see Gre-
gories;) Benedictine Monk, 160;
Benevolence at Beaconsfield,
331; Birth of Burke, 160; Bo-
lingbroke imitated, 177; Bristol
Electors, 240; Brocklesby, Dr.,
289; Gift of, 266; Bull in Par-
liament, 228; Burney, Dr., at
the Funeral, 321; Burney, Dr.,
and Miss, 259; Bust and Paint-
ings of Burke, 374; Butler's
Court, after his death, 325;
Canning, on, 308; Card-playing,
235; Caricatures on, 261, 272,
276, 285; Cazalés, M., account
by, 324; Chatham's Criticism
and Burke's reply, 223; Chatham
Ministry, 73;Chip of the Old
Block," 367; Club in Gerard-
street, 185; Companionship, 263;
Confidence of, 243; Correcting
a quantity, 245; Country Ex-
cursions, 172; Crabbe, the poet,
236, 238; Cumberland, lines by,
203; Curate, 236; "Dagger
Scene" in the House of Com-
mons, 284; D'Arblay, Madame,
259; Death of Burke, 318;
Death of his Son, 288; Descent
of Burke, 159; Despondency,
316; Dodsley's Annual Register,
181; Duration of Ministries, 209;
Early Verses, 168; Economical
Reform speech and plan, 234,
338; Edmund Spenser and Ed-
mund Burke, 165; Ellis, Wel-
bore, 366; "Elocution Walker,"
244; Eloquence, Effects of, 336;
Emigrant School at Penn, 314;
Emin, Joseph, 174; English
History, 181; Estimates of, by
Coleridge, Lord Holland, Edin-
burgh Review, Times journal, 377;
Family and Father, 160; Farm-
ing at Beaconsfield, 218, 219,
300; Final Speech, Walpole on,
231; First avowed Works, 177;
First Schoolmaster, 161; First
Speech in Parliament, 201;
Fondness for Children, 333;
Fortunes of, 369-374; Fox, C.
J., 242; Fox's last letter, 313;
Francis, Sir P., and Grasshopper,
251; Franklin, Dr., 208; Free
Trade doctrines, 205; French
Principles, 279; French Revolu-
tion, 269; Funeral of Burke,
320; Genlis, Madame, at Bea-
consfield, 278; Goldsmith, Oliver,
209-213; his "Retaliation,"
203; Gordon Riots, 1780, the, 242,
345; Grafton, Duke of, 203;
Gregories bought, 215; de-
scribed, 216; Garrick at, 220;
Johnson's visit to, 219; pur-
chase-money, 217; Hastings
affair, Nicholls on, 287; Trial,
252; Hillingdon and Beacons-
field,330; Historical Society, 166;
Homely Simile, 266; Horne,
favourite at Beaconsfield, 348;
Hospitality, 333; Howard, John,
eulogium of, 239; Humanity of
Burke, 188; Hume, David, 213
-History of England, 214;
"Impeachment" of Fox, 306; In
Advance of his Age, 349; Inde-
pendence, 228; India Bill, the,
252; Insanity, Alleged, 347;
Ireland, Trade with, 241; Irish
BURKE, EDMUND
History studies, 200; Jesuit, 192;
Johnson, Samuel, 183, 184, 202,
212, 219, 262; his Death and
Funeral, 263; Junius described,
351; Junius's Letters, 353; Kep-
pel, Admiral, 232; Keppel, Ad-
miral, Letter to, 353; Services
to, 354; Kilcolman and the
Faerie Queen, 165; Last Ap
pearance in Parliament, 287;
Last Illness, 309; Laurence, Dr.,
289, 317, 319; Lawyers in Par-
liament, 278; Leader, 230; Le-
land, Dr., 200; Letters to a
Noble Lord, 296, 300; Libel
Bill, 224; Literary Friends in
London, 179; London, arrival
in, 169, 170; Love of the Coun-
try, 334; Mackintosh's opinion
of Burke, 305, 306; and poetry,
169; Vindiciae Gallica, 276
Visit, 302-304; Macknight's
account of Burke's fortunes, 370;
Markham, Dr., 189, 355; Mar-
riage of, 176; Middle Temple,
172; Milton, taste for, 166;
Minister, Diminutive, 365; Mi-
nisters, Fat and Lean, 364;
Mirabeau at Beaconsfield, 263;
More, Hannah, 230; Murphy,
Arthur, 179; "Muzzling the
Lion," 260; Neddy St. Omer,"
194, 195; Nine-pins, Political,
264; North-American petition,
Speech on, 202; Nugent and
Hawkins, 185; Observations on
the Minority, 369; O'Connell on
Burke and Junius, 359; O'Hal-
loran, the Schoolmaster, 161; On
the Sublime and Beautiful, 178;
Opponents to the Reflections,
276; Outset in Public Life, 189;
Pall-bearers, 320; Parliamentary
career begun, 200; Parlia
mentary Debates first published,
225-228; Paymaster-General,
246; Pension, grant of, 295; De-
fence of, 296; Philosophical Si-
mile, 286; Pitt's Letter on Burke's
Pension, 295; Pitt's resignation
in 1761, 48; Personnel of, by
Macknight, 335; Pitt, Mrs. Anne,
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