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VII.

Then shifting his fide as a lawyer knows how,
He pleaded again in behalf of the Eyes,

But what were his arguments few people know,
For the court did not think they were equally

wife.

VIII

So his lord hip decreed with a grave folemn tone,
Decifive and clear without one if or but-
That whenever the Nose put his spectacles on
By day-light or candle-light-Eyes should be shut..

On the Burning of LORD MANSFIELD's Library, together with his MSS. by the Mob, in the Monthi of June, 1780.

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SO then the Vandals of our ifle,.

Sworn foes to fenfe and law,

Have burnt to duft a nobler pile.

Than ever Roman faw !

II. And

II.

And MURRAY fighs o'er Pope and Swift,

And many a treasure more,

The well-judg'd purchase and the gift

That grac'd his letter'd ftore.

III.

Their pages mangled, burnt and torn,
The lofs was bis alone,

But ages yet to come shall mourn

The burning of his own.

ON THE SAME.

I.

WHEN wit and genius meet their doom

In all devouring flame,

They tell us of the fate of Rome,

And bid us fear the fame.

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O'er MURRAY's lofs the mufes wept,
They felt the rude alarm,

Yet blefs'd the guardian care that kept

His facred head from harm..

II. There

IIT.

There mem'ry like the bee that's fed

From Flora's balmy store,

The quinteffence of all he read

Had treafur'd up before.

IV.

The lawless here with fury blind

Have done him cruel wrong,

The flow'rs are gone-but ftill we find

The honey on his tongue.

THE LOVE OF THE WORLD

REPROVED; OR, HYPO

CRISY DETECTED.*

THUS fays the prophet of the Turk, Good muffulman, abftain from pork; There is a part in ev'ry fwine,

No friend or follower of mine

It may be proper to inform the reader that this piece has already appeared in print, having found its way, though with some unneceffary additions by an unknown hand, into the Leeds Journal, without the author's privity.

May

May tafte, whate'er his inclination,
On pain of excommunication.
Such Mahomet's myfterious charge,
And thus he left the point at large.
Had he the finful part exprefs'd
They might with fafety eat ne rest;
But for one piece they thought it hard
From the whole hog to be debar 1,
And fet their wit at work to find
What joint the prophet had in mind.
Much controversy strait arose,
These chufe the back, the belly thofe ;
By fome 'tis confidently said

He meant not to forbid the head,
While others at the doctrine rail,
And piously prefer the tail.

Thus, confcience freed from ev'ry clog,
Mahometans eat up the hog.

You laugh-'tis well-the tale apply'd
May make you laugh on t'other fide.
Renounce the world, the preacher cries-
We do a multitude replies.

While one as innocent regards

A fnug and friendly game at cards;
And one, whatever you may say,

Can fee no evil in a play;

Some

Some love a concert or a race,
And others, fhooting and the chase.
Revil'd and lov'd, renounc'd and follow'd,
Thus bit by bit the world is fwallow'd';
Each thinks his neighbour makes too free,
Yet likes a flice as well as he ;

With fophiftry their fauce they fweeten,
Till quite from tail to fnout 'tis eaten..

THE LILY AND THE ROSE

I..

THE nymph muft lofe her female friend

If more admir'd than fhe

But where will fierce contention end

If flow'rs can difagree?

II.

Within the garden's peaceful fcene:

Appear'd two lovely foes,

Afpiring to the rank of queen,,

The lily and the rofe.

III The

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