The Virginia Gazette

We hear the Publick are extremely disappointed in not having the Anniversary Ode on His Majesty's Birth-day, according to the ancient and laudable Custom; upon which there are various Speculations. Some People impute it to the Laureat's Modesty; and Others to his Resentment of the Town's ungrateful Reception of his former Productions; but the most general Opinion is founded upon a Report that He had the Presumption to cast a little Reflection upon the Spaniards, in this Piece; which is really surprizing, and almost incredible, considering his Office, and known Attachment to the present most excellent Administration.--- However, that the Publick may not be entirely robbed of so agreeable an Entertainment, we have the Pleasure of presenting them with one Stanza of it, which we think at least equal to all the Performances of that ingenious Gentleman, and ought to be preserved amongst the choice Fragments of his Greek and Roman Predecessors. --.- Reader attend and be thankful.

The Plains a new Profit shall find,
Nor wait for the Streams of the Mind.
Happy- happy, is the Morn,
On which to Britain GEORGE was born:
Happy, happy Morn!

The Reader must easily perceive, that this out does the Laureat's usual Out doings.