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A Satyrical Harangue,
faced one will conceal the rancour of a courtier ' s heart . * This , with the white of the eye turn'd up , the atheism of a priest ; and that , with the supercilious brow , the ignorance of a f / wc / f . —What ! no one buy ! but no matter—I can dispose of them either at the Temple , Charmgcro ' ss , Whitehall , or St . James ' s . This smelling bottle may , perhaps , have a better recommendation : of t
it is filled with the quintessence of ignorance ,, some drops stupidiy , with a few gravis of impudence , extracted from the speech of a coffeehouse politician , the pericranium of a . proctor in the Commons , and a _ billet-doux of an ensign of the guards . Lady Prattle uses this sort in all assemblies ; and Lady Scandal Avas seen to pull it out more than once at church last Sunday , Avhile she kept a correspondence with Mrs . ht better
Modely , a pew'or two from her . It assists thouginfinitely than Rappee or Kavanna , and produces aje ne scat quoi in stile . The next thing I offer is a pocket looking glass ; in it a side-box lady may view her new complexion ; and a beau be shock'd at his own grin , notwithstanding the charms of a well-dressed head . Should an alderman peep in it , possibly he might startle at his b ranching frontlet ; of their conscienceIt will
and takers , of bribes may see'in it the price . sheAV a vicar what he presented the ' squire for his presentation ; and * to n . dean it may exhibit the three years purchase that was stipulated with my lord : biit an usurer will not be able to see his conscience in it ; a quaker , his sincerity ; or some fellows of colleges , their learning . NCAV I look upon it myself , 1 see my own folly , and that none oi' these toys are wanted by this company *; so your servant , Sirs .
A New Tax Suggested.
A NEW TAX SUGGESTED .
Valeat res indicra .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE ,
SIR , AMONG the several Avays and means recommended for assisting the Finances , of our Country , no one at first sight appears so effectual , as that of laying a tax upon P OLITICIANS . Did not the general poverty of these Quixotes render such a scheme abortive , an immense sum miht be raised at 6 dheadbut a modern Politician generallcarries
g . a ; y his ° head as full , and his pockets as empty , as one of Swift ' s projectors . In the present age of Bankruptcy and Patriotism , there is scarcely an alley in London , but can boast of its Committee of Politics , whose worthy Members are so intent upon the views and designs of foreign
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Satyrical Harangue,
faced one will conceal the rancour of a courtier ' s heart . * This , with the white of the eye turn'd up , the atheism of a priest ; and that , with the supercilious brow , the ignorance of a f / wc / f . —What ! no one buy ! but no matter—I can dispose of them either at the Temple , Charmgcro ' ss , Whitehall , or St . James ' s . This smelling bottle may , perhaps , have a better recommendation : of t
it is filled with the quintessence of ignorance ,, some drops stupidiy , with a few gravis of impudence , extracted from the speech of a coffeehouse politician , the pericranium of a . proctor in the Commons , and a _ billet-doux of an ensign of the guards . Lady Prattle uses this sort in all assemblies ; and Lady Scandal Avas seen to pull it out more than once at church last Sunday , Avhile she kept a correspondence with Mrs . ht better
Modely , a pew'or two from her . It assists thouginfinitely than Rappee or Kavanna , and produces aje ne scat quoi in stile . The next thing I offer is a pocket looking glass ; in it a side-box lady may view her new complexion ; and a beau be shock'd at his own grin , notwithstanding the charms of a well-dressed head . Should an alderman peep in it , possibly he might startle at his b ranching frontlet ; of their conscienceIt will
and takers , of bribes may see'in it the price . sheAV a vicar what he presented the ' squire for his presentation ; and * to n . dean it may exhibit the three years purchase that was stipulated with my lord : biit an usurer will not be able to see his conscience in it ; a quaker , his sincerity ; or some fellows of colleges , their learning . NCAV I look upon it myself , 1 see my own folly , and that none oi' these toys are wanted by this company *; so your servant , Sirs .
A New Tax Suggested.
A NEW TAX SUGGESTED .
Valeat res indicra .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE ,
SIR , AMONG the several Avays and means recommended for assisting the Finances , of our Country , no one at first sight appears so effectual , as that of laying a tax upon P OLITICIANS . Did not the general poverty of these Quixotes render such a scheme abortive , an immense sum miht be raised at 6 dheadbut a modern Politician generallcarries
g . a ; y his ° head as full , and his pockets as empty , as one of Swift ' s projectors . In the present age of Bankruptcy and Patriotism , there is scarcely an alley in London , but can boast of its Committee of Politics , whose worthy Members are so intent upon the views and designs of foreign