King Henry V.

Like t'other Kate, no fault'ring Lover blame;
Half French, half English, honest Love's the same.

King Henry VI. 3 parts.

O'er pious Henry, sorrow's tribute pay,-
But make your husband kiss as well as pray.

King Richard III.

Yet clasp no Statesman, Gloster-like, too close, Soon cloy'd, they'll give poor Lady Anne a dose.

King Henry VIII.

And know, like Bullen, should you match above you

The great may marry-but not long will love you.

Coriolanus.

No patriot Marcius take, their faith's but brittle, They love their country much-their wives but little.

Julius Cæsar.

To Portia's actions, all but one, aspire

For what is drinking drams but swallowing fire?

Antony and Cleopatra.

Hate spendthrift Antonies, who cram the fair,
And make them drink the pearls they'd rather wear.

Timon of Athens.

To no grave Timon be your favour shown,
He ne'er can love your sex, who hates his own.

Titus Andronicus.

No Cook, like Andronicus, deign to try,
Whose great ambition soars to raise―a pye.

Troilus and Cressida.

Nor e'er like Cressida, wanton girl, be led
By some old Pander to a lawless Bed.

Cymbeline.

Accept no Posthumus, content to roam;
Such send their spies to tempt a wife at home.

King Lear.

Your dearest childrens' wav'ring duty fear,
Nor give up all your wealth like beggar'd Lear.

Romeo and Juliet.

Oh! let some Romeo that soft Nature move,
Mix with thy soul, and yield thee Love for Love.

Hamlet.

In each rude Hamlet's bosom scorn a part,
Whose only triumph is to break your heart.

Othello.

And all black husbands-they're enough to fright

one,

May Zara long live happy with a white one!

SINGULAR SIGNBOARD.

At Woodbrige, Suffolk.

I, Ben Hawes,

Grind razors, knives, scissors, and mend old umbrellas,

To screen off the rain from your polls;

Yet more underneath, for I bleed and draw teeth, And neatly repair parasols.

N. B. Sells straps for your razors, but who wou'd suppose;

Cure warts on the fingers, and corns on the toes.

DESCRIPTION OF MODERN TIMES.

Mankind are slaves to vanity and pow'r ;
Corruption rules, and greatness is no more:
Reason gives way to light fantastic rules,
And error makes us FASHIONABLE fools.

AMUSEMENTS OF YOUNG MEN.

Gaming, talking, swearing, drinking,
Hunting, shooting-never thinking,
Chattering nonsense all day long;
Humming half an opera song;
Chusing baubles, rings, and jewels,
Writing verses, fighting duels;
Mincing words in conversation,
Ridiculing all the nation;

Admiring their own pretty faces,
As if possess'd of all the graces;
And, though no bigger than a rat,
Peeping under each girl's hat.

DIFFERENT MODES OF SEAT-SELLING.

Seats in St James's, we well know,
By public auction are let go;
While in St. Stephen's, we are told,
By private contract, they are sold.

THE BAILIFF AND THE COBLER.

A bailiff, once, a sentimental man,
To seize a cobler went, and thus began,
Depart, I must have all."

"If that's the case, thou stupid fool," The cobler said, and handing him a tool, "Depart, thou hast my awl."

ON A BED.

In bed we laugh, in bed we cry,
And born in bed, in bed we die ;

The near approach a bed may shew,
Of human bliss, to human woe.

TRUE POVERTY.

From Martial.

Hal says he's poor, in hopes you'll say he's not, But take his word for't, Hal's not worth a groat.

ON FASHIONABLE EXCESS.

Not wealth of worlds can purchase peace
To souls from Virtue flown,

Who seek, in pleasure, pomp, and ease,
Intruding thoughts to drown.

Their sleepless nights, as health decays,
Are heralds to their cost;

Nor wine nor women longer please,
Where appetite is lost.

Then let not dissipation boast

Of days and nights of joy,
Since all that's past is, at the most,
Sweet poison to destroy.

Ah! let the man of reason, then,
Withstand the gilded bait,
Nor dare the lion in his den,
His victory's complete.

COMPOSITION OF AN EPIGRAM.

What is an Epigram?-a dwarfish whole,
Its body brevity, and wit its soul.