ON PASSING UNDER THE STERN OF THE GORGON 44 GUN SHIP.

Terrific name! who'll dare come near thee,
Friends, as well as foes, must fear thee;
Gorgon ! thy enemies will cry,
And from thy winged bullets fly;
While friends thy name will backward read,
And from thy thirsty bark recede.
For thus, exclaims each waggish dog,
I'll board no ship where there's NO-GROG !