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Poetry.
This lesson learn , what ivant requires , Ancl what mere wantonness desires-Short are the terms , distinct , and clear , As in one instance shall appear : By keenest Want alone oppress'd , The harmless Hare I e ' er distress'd : Whilst the great Nimrods ofthe day , When to the chace they haste away ,
With hearts unfeeling , to prolong The griefs which cause ihe hunting song , No sport can boast , no joys can know , ^ But what from hel p less sorrows flow , 5-Or eke from mine with—Tallihoe . J THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY .
Sua cuiquevoluplas . noil . THERE are , I scarce can think it , but I'm told [ bold : There are to whom my satire seems too Scarce to the Sportsman complaisant enough [ rough ; And something said of hunting much too Bard
Thus sings our Twick ' nam , myMuse , I hope ; - Forone may borrow from IheMuseofPope . But afterall I have no other aim , Than every Sportsman ' s privilege to claim ; Their pleasure is to hunt , mine to bewail , Let Friendship close the scene , and Love prevail .
APOSTROPHE TO THE OCEAN . BY Mil . SIMKIN SXENDER-WIT . O ! Ocean ! thou guardian and friend to mankind , [ blind ! To the best of ihv favours , how many are The Merchantwho c . ives but to iive like
, himself , Extols thee for floating homecofters of pelf : The Alderman pours out his thanks to his God [ and cod : Who stock'd thee with salmon , and turbot , The Scholar , who knows not the bless-, ingsofhome , Sings thy waves so transporting , which V to
' grant him roam , [ Rome : And shew him old Peloponnesus and- ' Which lead him to climes , fam'd by Pompe ' yand Neroes , [ and Heroes : And bring him lo plains , trod by Consuls While Philosophers , poring from midnight till noon , [ to the moon . Make us stare with their tales of thy jig honourwith
But I thy waves , just veneration [ this nation . For diffusing such good o ' er the whole of In Infancy thou , while we struggle and squa !! , [ ness and all , Driv ' st off ccrophula , rickets , and weak'Tis thou giv ' st to Jacky and Susansweet pair ! [ for— - au heir : The blessing , they've lantruis'd so long
Returning from thee , wiih thy bounties elate , Sue brings home a boy to retain ihe esfate : 'Tis thou giv ' st the Rake , weak with revels and pain , . _ To pick up his crumbs and go to it again : 'Tis thou giv ' st the Demirep , slave to disease , Again to recover her talent to lease :
p 'Tis the virtue supreme of thy catholic wave , [ doth save : That so many poor mortals each summer That , as potent , as magic , the aged makes young , [ strong : And turns , by its tonic , the tender to That rescues their lives from the grave and from crutches , [ Dutchess .
If it wash but a Beggar , a Duke , or a Then O ! may thy waters , for ages yet longer , " [ stronger : Continue this nation to cleanse and make Mav thev wash oft' decrepitude , lengthen " our fives , [ and wives : And fasten the knot 'twixt . our husbands Grant them conjugal blisssuch assent
, from above , lot their love : And give them each year a sweet pledge Make us potent in council , and wise in debate , State . To keep off our enemies far from our
AN ACROSTIC . MUCH have I labour'd , but with ill success , In equal terms thvbeauties to express : Still do I find each weak endeavour vain ; Still do I strive the arduous point to gain .
Had ' st thou been then , or ' Paris' liv'd till now , [ low ) And he ( more blest than present fates al-Resum'd the judgment seat in Beauty's court , Rapiur'd , to sway the palm by his report ; In point of elegance , and stately grace , E'en ' Juno ' s' self to thee must render place : and lovelier
To thy superior wit , eyes , The 'blue-eyed Pallas' must resign the prize . Grace , Wit , and Beauty are to thee decreed ; On-what pretence couiti ' Venus' then succeed ? [ nought , Delusive looks , and wanton smiles are With Modesty in competition brought : fire
Incautious fools alone the one may ; None see the other , but ihey must admire . AN EPIGRAM . BY DR . PERFECT . NF . LL , thin as the gauze that surrounded her To love ber invited our jocular Ned , [ head , Who laughing , replied , without an apology , ' A studvhe meant not to make of a strology
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Poetry.
This lesson learn , what ivant requires , Ancl what mere wantonness desires-Short are the terms , distinct , and clear , As in one instance shall appear : By keenest Want alone oppress'd , The harmless Hare I e ' er distress'd : Whilst the great Nimrods ofthe day , When to the chace they haste away ,
With hearts unfeeling , to prolong The griefs which cause ihe hunting song , No sport can boast , no joys can know , ^ But what from hel p less sorrows flow , 5-Or eke from mine with—Tallihoe . J THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY .
Sua cuiquevoluplas . noil . THERE are , I scarce can think it , but I'm told [ bold : There are to whom my satire seems too Scarce to the Sportsman complaisant enough [ rough ; And something said of hunting much too Bard
Thus sings our Twick ' nam , myMuse , I hope ; - Forone may borrow from IheMuseofPope . But afterall I have no other aim , Than every Sportsman ' s privilege to claim ; Their pleasure is to hunt , mine to bewail , Let Friendship close the scene , and Love prevail .
APOSTROPHE TO THE OCEAN . BY Mil . SIMKIN SXENDER-WIT . O ! Ocean ! thou guardian and friend to mankind , [ blind ! To the best of ihv favours , how many are The Merchantwho c . ives but to iive like
, himself , Extols thee for floating homecofters of pelf : The Alderman pours out his thanks to his God [ and cod : Who stock'd thee with salmon , and turbot , The Scholar , who knows not the bless-, ingsofhome , Sings thy waves so transporting , which V to
' grant him roam , [ Rome : And shew him old Peloponnesus and- ' Which lead him to climes , fam'd by Pompe ' yand Neroes , [ and Heroes : And bring him lo plains , trod by Consuls While Philosophers , poring from midnight till noon , [ to the moon . Make us stare with their tales of thy jig honourwith
But I thy waves , just veneration [ this nation . For diffusing such good o ' er the whole of In Infancy thou , while we struggle and squa !! , [ ness and all , Driv ' st off ccrophula , rickets , and weak'Tis thou giv ' st to Jacky and Susansweet pair ! [ for— - au heir : The blessing , they've lantruis'd so long
Returning from thee , wiih thy bounties elate , Sue brings home a boy to retain ihe esfate : 'Tis thou giv ' st the Rake , weak with revels and pain , . _ To pick up his crumbs and go to it again : 'Tis thou giv ' st the Demirep , slave to disease , Again to recover her talent to lease :
p 'Tis the virtue supreme of thy catholic wave , [ doth save : That so many poor mortals each summer That , as potent , as magic , the aged makes young , [ strong : And turns , by its tonic , the tender to That rescues their lives from the grave and from crutches , [ Dutchess .
If it wash but a Beggar , a Duke , or a Then O ! may thy waters , for ages yet longer , " [ stronger : Continue this nation to cleanse and make Mav thev wash oft' decrepitude , lengthen " our fives , [ and wives : And fasten the knot 'twixt . our husbands Grant them conjugal blisssuch assent
, from above , lot their love : And give them each year a sweet pledge Make us potent in council , and wise in debate , State . To keep off our enemies far from our
AN ACROSTIC . MUCH have I labour'd , but with ill success , In equal terms thvbeauties to express : Still do I find each weak endeavour vain ; Still do I strive the arduous point to gain .
Had ' st thou been then , or ' Paris' liv'd till now , [ low ) And he ( more blest than present fates al-Resum'd the judgment seat in Beauty's court , Rapiur'd , to sway the palm by his report ; In point of elegance , and stately grace , E'en ' Juno ' s' self to thee must render place : and lovelier
To thy superior wit , eyes , The 'blue-eyed Pallas' must resign the prize . Grace , Wit , and Beauty are to thee decreed ; On-what pretence couiti ' Venus' then succeed ? [ nought , Delusive looks , and wanton smiles are With Modesty in competition brought : fire
Incautious fools alone the one may ; None see the other , but ihey must admire . AN EPIGRAM . BY DR . PERFECT . NF . LL , thin as the gauze that surrounded her To love ber invited our jocular Ned , [ head , Who laughing , replied , without an apology , ' A studvhe meant not to make of a strology