LITTLE MAN AND LITTLE SOUL. A BALLAD TO THE TUNE OF "THERE WAS A LITTLE MAN, AND HE WOOED A LITTLE MAID," CH-RL-S ABB-T. Arcades ambo. Et cant-are pares. 1813. THERE was a little Man, and he had a little Soul, And he said, "Little Soul, let us try, try, try, "Whether it's within our reach "To make up a little Speech, "Just between little you and little I, I, I, "Just between little you and little I !” Then said his little Soul, Peeping from her little hole, I protest, little Man, you are stout, stout, stout, "But, if it's not uncivil, "Pray tell me what the devil Must our little, little speech be about, bout, "bout, "Must our little, little speech be about!" The little man look'd big, With th' assistance of his wig, And he call'd his little Soul, to order, order, order, Till she fear'd he'd make her jog in (As she wasn't Duke or Earl) to reward her, ward her, ward her, As she wasn't Duke or Earl, to reward her. The little Man then spoke, For as sure as J-CKY F-LL-R loves a sup, ແ sup, sup, "I will tell the Prince and People "What I think of Church and Steeple, “And my little patent plan to prop them up, (6 up, up, And my little patent plan to prop them up." Away then, cheek by jowl, Little Man and little Soul Went and spoke their little speech to a tittle, tittle, tittle, And the world all declare That this priggish little pair Never yet in all their lives look'd so little, little, little, Never yet in all their lives look'd so little! REINFORCEMENTS FOR LORD WELLINGTON. Suosque tibi commendat Troja Penales Hos cape fatorum comites.-Virgil. 1813. As recruits in these times are not easily got, And the Marshal must have them-pray, wh As the last and, I grant it, the worst of our loans to him, Ship off the Ministry, body and bones to him? There's not in all England, I'd venture to swear, Any men we could half so conveniently spare, And, though they've been helping the French for years past, We may thus make them useful to England at last. C-STL-R-GH in our sieges might save some disgraces, Being us'd to the taking and keeping of places; And Volunteer C-NN-6, still ready for join ing, Might show off his talent for sly undermining, Could the Household but spare us its glory and pride, Old H-TF-D at horn-works again might be tried, And the Ch-f J-st-e make a bold charge at his side! While V-NS-TT-T could victual the troopsupon tick, [sick, And the Doctor look after the baggage and Nay, I do not see why the great R-G-T him self Should, in times such as these, stay at home on the shelf: Though through narrow defiles he's not fitted to pass, Yet who could resist, if he bore down en masse2 And though oft, of an evening, perhaps he might prove, Like our brave Spanish allies, "unable to 19:2 move," Yet there's one thing, in war of advantage unbounded, Which is that he could not with ease be surrounded! In my next I shall sing of their arms and equip ment! At present no more but-good luck to the ship ment! HORACE, ODE i. LIB. ii. A FRAGMENT. Qdi profanum vulgus et arceo. Regum tremendorum in proprios greges, 1813. I HATE thee, oh Mob! as my Lady hates delf, To Sir Francis I'll give up thy claps and thy hisses, Leave old Magna Charta to shift for itself, And like G-DW-N, write books for young masters and misses. The character given to the Spanish soldiers, in Sir John Murray's memorable dispatch. heart merry, Oh! it is not high rank that can make the [mishap, Even monarchs themselves are not free from Though the Lords of Westphalia must quake before Jerry, Poor Jerry himself has to quake before Nap. YSLATED BY A TREASURY CLERK, WHILE WAITING DINNER FOR THE RIGHT HON. G-RGER-SE. Bor, tell the cook that I hate all nick-näckeries, Fricassees, vol-au-vents, puffs and grim crackeries[lateSix by the Horse Guards!-old Georgy is But come-lay the table-cloth-zounds! de not wait, Nor stop to inquire, while the dinner is staying. At which of his places Old R-e is delaying!* *The literal closeness of the version here cannet but be admired. The Translator has added a long, erudite, and flowery, note upon Roses, of which I can |