This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1758 Excerpt: ...muddy; brisk, tho' mighty dull; Fierce without strength; p'erflowing, tho' not fuH. Now quite a Frenchman jn his garb and air, His neck yok'd down with bag and solitaire, . The liberty of Britain he supports, And storms at place-men, ministers, and courts; Now in crop'd greasy hair, and leather breeches, He loudly ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1758 Excerpt: ...muddy; brisk, tho' mighty dull; Fierce without strength; p'erflowing, tho' not fuH. Now quite a Frenchman jn his garb and air, His neck yok'd down with bag and solitaire, . The liberty of Britain he supports, And storms at place-men, ministers, and courts; Now in crop'd greasy hair, and leather breeches, He loudly bellows out his patriot speeches; King, lords, and commons ventures to abuse, . Yet dares to shew those ears, he ought to lose. From hence to White's our virtuous Cato flies, There sits with countenance erect, and wise, And talks of games of whist, and pig-tail pies. Plays all the night, nor doubts each law to break, Himself unknowingly has help'd to make; Trembling and anxious, stakes his utmost groat, Peeps o'er his cards, and looks as is he thought: Next morn disowns the losses of the night, Because the fool would sain be thought a bite..Devoted thus to politicks, and cards, Nor mirth, nor wine, nor women he regards, So far is ev'ry virtue from his heart, That not a gen'rous vice can claim a part; Nay, lefl one human paffion e'er should move His foul to friendship, tenderness, or love, To Figg and Broughton he commits his breast, To steel it to the fashionable test. Thus poor in wealth, he labours to no end, Wretched alone, in crowds without a friend; Insensible to all that's good, or kind, Deaf to all merit, to all beauty blind; For love too-busy, and for wit too grave, A harden'd, sober, proud, luxurious knave, By little actions striving to be great, And proud to be, and to be thought a cheat. And yet in this so bad is his success, That as his fame improves, his rents grow less; On parchment wings his acres take their flight, And his unpeopled groves admit the light; With his estate his interest too is done, His honest borough seeks a warmer fu...
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Add this copy of A Collection of Poems; Volume 3 to cart. $70.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Wentworth Press.
