[Footnote 1: Among these "others" was Abraham Stanyan, plenipotentiary
extraordinary at Neufchatel at the settlement of the rival claims of the
Duke of Brandenberg, Holland, and France, to that principality. He was
afterwards ambassador to France. He married a daughter of Dr Pritchett,
Bishop of Gloucester. It is said, that, having on one occasion borrowed
a sum of money from Addison, the latter observed him to be very
subservient, agreeing with every opinion Mr A. expressed, till Addison,
provoked, and guessing the cause, said, "Stanyan, either contradict me,
or pay me my money." Our friend, Mr J. Stanyan Bigg, author of the
very brilliant poem, "Night and the Soul," is a descendant of Abraham
Stanyan.]




ADDISON'S POETICAL WORKS.


POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.


TO MR DRYDEN.

How long, great poet, shall thy sacred lays
Provoke our wonder, and transcend our praise?
Can neither injuries of time, nor age,
Damp thy poetic heat, and quench thy rage?
Not so thy Ovid in his exile wrote;
Grief chilled his breast, and checked his rising thought;
Pensive and sad, his drooping Muse betrays