In acts humane and tender ever joy'd ;
And who, that temper by his inmost sense
Approved and cultivate with constant care,
Melted thro' life at Sorrow's plaintive tale;
And urged, compassionate, with pleasure ran
To soothe the sufferer and relieve the woe!
Of one, who, though to humble fortune bred,
With splendid generosity's bright form
Too ardently enamour'd, turn'd his sight,
Deluded, from frugality's just care,

And parsimony needful! one who scorn'd
Mean love of gold, yet to that power,-his scorn
Retorting vengeful,—a mark'd victim fell!
Of one, who, unsuspecting, and ill-form'd
For the world's subtleties, his bare breast bore
Unguarded, open; and ingenuous, thought
All men ingenuous, frank, and open too!
Of one, who, warm with human passions, soft
To tenderest impressions, frequent rush'd
Precipitate into the tangling maze

Of errour;-instant to each fault alive.

Who, in his little journey through the world-
Misled, deluded oft, mistook his way;
Met with bad roads and robbers, for his steps
Insidious lurking: and, by cunning craft
Of fellow-travellers sometimes deceived,

Severely felt of cruelty and scorn,

Of envy, malice, and of ill report,

The heavy hand oppressive! One who brought
(From ignorance, from indiscretion, blind,)
Ills numerous on his head; but never aim'd,
Nor wish'd an ill or injury to man!
Injured, with cheerful readiness forgave;
Nor for a moment in his happy heart
Harbour'd of malice or revenge a thought :
Still glad and blest to avenge his foes despite
By deeds of love benevolent !-Of one-
Oh painful contradiction, who in God,
In duty, placed the summit of his joy;
Yet left that God, that blissful duty left,
Preposterous, vile deserter! and received
A just return" Desertion from his God,
"And consequential plunge into the depth
"Of all his present-of all human woe.!"

HUGH KELLY.

Dublin, 1789,-1777.

The father of this writer kept a Tavern; it was frequented by the players, and thus young Kelly's attention was attracted to the theatre. The boy went through the Latin Grammar, but his education did not proceed farther; he was apprenticed at an early age to a Stay-maker; the players, however, flattered him; he had written songs, theatrical criticism, &c. and was persuaded to try his fortune in London as a man of talents. There he attempted to carry on his business, his friends the players recommended him, and he had employment enough, but his work was ill-finished and dirty, his customers forsock him, and he was saved from want by the offer of an attorney to engage him as a copying clerk at fifteen shillings a-week. This income he increased by writing paragraphs for one of the Daily papers; the underling Booksel ers discovered that he held the pen of a ready writer, and offered him more profitable work in the Magazines, and having no other means of subsistence, he ventured at the age of two and twenty, to marry a woman who had sup.

ported herself by needlework. She was an excellent woman, and this marriage was perhaps the wisest action of his life.

He now wrote his Babbler, and his Louisa Mildmay, be came editor of the Public Ledger in 1765, one of the four Morning Papers then published in London, and in the ensuing year produced his "Thespis;" this introduced him to Garrick, and at Garrick's instigation he venturedto write for the stage. " False Delicacy" was his first attempt, and the representation of this, the first Sentimental Comedy, is an era in theatrical history. Kelly's profits amounted to above 700 pounds, and his fame spread over the Continent. Goldsmith, it is said, was envious of his good fortune; it would be more just to say that he was provoked and mortified at the miserable taste of the publick. He lived however to witness the downfall of the Sentimental Comedy, and probably to occasion it.

Kelly now applied himself to the Law; he continued his dramatick labours, realizing by them and by other exer tions of the pen nearly a thousand a year, till in course of time he was called to the bar. The ill success of his last comedy had then irritated him, and he confined himself wholly to his profession. In this he obtained some reputation and some practice, but his income fell short of what he had formerly enjoyed. Kelly did not retrench; he became embarrassed, contracted habits of drinking, and died, leaving a widow and five children in distressed circumstances.

Song.

You ask what charm in Nancy's face,

This foolish heart has stole :

Nor can I name one striking graceNot I upon my soul;

But there's a certain something there
This bosom must adore:

A something not exactly fair,
And yet extremely more.

A finer face perhaps may try
A greater share of art :

And yet can only touch the eye,
But never strike the heart:
Less native force experience sees,
Attends a fairer form;

For that can only hope to please,
But never think to charm.

But say my passion is misplaced,

I live for her alone:

And which must I consult, your taste, Or gratify my own?