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44. The MYSTERIES OF THE CASTLE, by Mr. AN

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READY, 16.

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47. MARIAN. an Opera, by Mrs. BROOK BS, IS,

48. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, aTragedy, by Hon. Mr. St. JOHN, 49. WALLENSTEIN, an Hiftorical Drama, in Two Parts, from the German of Schiller, by S. T. COLERIDGE. 8vo. Price 8s. boards.

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PROLOGUE.

No more for war in foreign climes we roam,
But, fearless, brave election ftrife at home.
Say, 'midft the thunder of the public voice,
May I prefent a Member for your choice?

No ftranger he, but to each Voter known,
And by adopting kindness made your own.
'Twas his ambition, friends, when very young,
To ferve this Borough, he has ferv'd it long;
In life, your fuffrage has been all his aim,
His only fortune, and his only fame.
Should you the æra not remember well,
The DRAMATIST is ftill alive to tell.

All Members here inftructions must pursue,
And, like camelions, ftill muft take your hue;
Adopt each change, however new or rare,
Or, like camelions, ftill muft feed on air.
Here, by the general voice, we ftand or fall,
And one proud franchife is enjoy'd by all.

Cheer us, ye tenants (the Gallery) of thofe high domi-
nions,

Ye boldest Freeholders of free opinions.

Substantial Householders (Pit), ah! fpare our plot,

Spare us, ye generous fons of fcot and lot.

And may our Poet's whim, if not his wit,

Secure a batch of plumpers in the Pit.

Whilft thefe fair Voters here (Boxes), preferr❜d to man,
Give us the gentler fuffrage of the fan,

With foft feducing canvas win the foul,

Your fhew of hands-and we shall head the poll,
We claim not, o'er you, a feptennial right,
We ask your vote and intereft for one night;
Nor call that candidate fupremely vain,
So oft elected, who puts up again;
Whose constant toil (however it content you)
Has been-moft faithfully to reprefent you.