Satirical Poems. 59 A Scythian philosopher (nephew), they say, To that other great traveller, young- Anacharsis), Stept into a temple at Memphis one day, To have a short peep at their mystical farces. He saw a brisk blue-bottle Fly on an altar, Made much of, and worshipp’d, as something divine; While a large, handsome Bullock, led there in a halter, Before it lay stabb’d at the foot of the shrine. Surpris’d at such doings, he whisper’d his teacher „If ’tisn’t impertinent, may I ask why „Should a Bullock, that useful and powerful creature, „Bc thus offer’d up to a blue-bottle Fly?’’ „No wonder” — said t’other — „you stare at the sight, „But we as a Symbol of Monarchy view it — „That Fly on the shrine is Legitimate Right, „And that Bullock, the People, that’s sacrific’d to it.” F'able V. Church And Stale. P r o e m. „The moment any religion becomes na- tional, or established, its purity must certainly be lost, because it is then im- possible to keep it unconnected with men’s interests; and, if connected, it must inevitably be perverted by them.’’ Soame Jenyns. Thus did Soame Jenyns — though a Tory, A Lord of Trade and the Plantations; Feel how Religion’s simple glory Is stain’d by State associations. When Catherine, ere she crush’d the Poles, Appeal’d to the benign Divinity; Then cut them up in protocols, Made fractions of their very souls — All in the name of the bless’d Trinity. Or when her grandson, Alexander, That mighty Northern salamander, Whose icy touch, felt all about, Puts every lire of Freedom out — When he, too, winds up his Ukases En Skythisk Philosoph (en Pleven) siger man) || Af den anden store Reisende den unge Anacharsis) (| Trodte indi et Tempel i Mem- sohis en Dag || For at see et lille Glimt af deres mystiskc Farcer. Han saa en livlig Blaa-flue paa et Alter, || Meget gjort af, og dyrket, som noget (der var) guddommeligt; || Mcdens en stor sinuk Oxe fort did ved en Slrikke, || Foran den laa gjen- nemboret ved Alterets Fod. Overrasket ved en saadan Daad hviskede han til sin Lairer: — || ,,Hvis det ei er im- pertinent maa jeg sporge hvorfor || Skuide en Oxe, den nyttige og st«erke Skabning ]| Saa- ledes opoffres for en Blaaflue?” ,,lntet Under” — sagde den anden — at 1 stirrer paa dette Syn, || ,,Men vi betragtc det som et Symbol paa Monarchiet || ,,DenneFlue paa Alteret er den Legitime Ret, || ,,0gdenne Oxe, (er) Folket, som bliver offret til den.” Fabel V. Kirhe og Stat. Indledning. ,,Det Ojeblik nogensomhelst Religion bliver national, eller etableret, maa dens Reenhed visselig blive tabt fordi det bliver daumueligt at forebygge at den bliver forbunden med Men- neskenes lnteresser; og bliver den forbunden dermed er det uundgaaeligt at den dervedfor- vandskes.” — SOAME JENYNS. Saaledes folte Soame Jenyns — skjont en Tory |] En Lord overHandelen og (Sukker) l’lantagernc ;*) || Hvorledes Religionens simple Heeder || Beplettes ved Forbindelser med Staten. Da Katharina inden hun knuste Polakkerne || Appellerede til den veldeedige Guddom; || Der- paa skar dem op i Protocolier, || Gjorde Brok endog af deres Sjaele **)— || Altsammen i den velsignede Treenigheds Navn; [| Eller naar hendes Sonneson, Alexander, || Denne maig- tige nordiske Salamander***) || Hvis iisagtige Berorelse, der foies over alt, || Udslukker en- hver Friheds lid — || Naar ban ogsaa, sluttcr *) d. e. Colonierne. | at slukke lid ved sin egen naturlige Kulde og **) Ames, demi-ames d*c. i Fugtighed. ***) Salamanderen antages at have Kraft til I

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