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1799.9
The Emigree
“F. A.”
The Monthly Mirror, VIII (August 1799), p. 109
The words of the song of Rosalie, sung last season by Miss Waters,
at Covent Garden theatre, on her benefit night,
are altered
from the Emigree, a sonnet written by Mr. Frederick
Atkinson;
and in that altered state are published without
his knowledge.
The original words, in the character of Sabina,
are as fol-
lows, and have never before been published.
My lov'd parents are gone!—alas,
ne'er to return,
And have left poor Sabina their suff'rings
to mourn;
All my friends are dispers'd, and
I comfortless roam,
Here a stranger to all—without money
or home.
Escap'd from
a nation who wish'd to enslave her,
A poor little
Emigree sues for your favour!
Once encompass'd by pleasures, and
cheer'd by content,
O'er the smooth paths of innocence
joyful I went;
In our mansion of peace, my fond parents
too blest,
Entwin'd wreaths of delight to encircle
my breast.
Escap'd from
a nation who wish'd to enslave her,
A poor little
Emigree sues for your favour.
Now no parent, no friend, no country,
no home!
All lost to Sabina—full cheerless
I roam:
In this land of fair freedom I look
for the smile
Which can soften distress, and my
sorrows beguile.
Escap'd from
a nation who wish'd to enslave her,
A poor little
Emigree sues for your favour.