A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes (Volume 5) - Softcover

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. 1765. Excerpt: ... Tom manages his knight at such" 3 rate, He beats the Frenchman, and he marries Kate. So fondly the wife mother lov'd the child, She quite undid him, lest he should be spoil'd. This news the widow of the neighb'ring grange Heard with surprize--But I, said she, will change This unsuccessful method, and my Jerry, I'll answer for't, shall never thus miscarry. Prate with the maid! No--him I'll breed up shyly, And every servant shall respect him highly. No trifling monsieur here shall give advice; I'll have some senior-fellow, grave and wise, From either of our universities. She said--'Tis done--The honest man with pains Gender and number, mood and tense explains; Jerry goes through his daily task and thrives, From in speech be to th' apple-tree arrives. Then studious reads what Belgian authors writ, And drains whole nomenclators for their wit: From thence apace he grows accomplish'd fully, Has read Corderius, and has heard of Tully. Should Oxford next, or Paris be his chance? / The. last prevails, and he's equip'd for France. He goes--fees every thing that rare and new Is, And hunts like any alderman, with Lewis; I till some great fortune, or mamma's corrimandj Again restores him to the British strand, Then, welcome Sir, to bless your native land. But fee, the proper vacancy present, And up he comes full fraught for parliament. Then first his noble heart begins to fink, Fain would he speak, but knows not how to think I Howe'er he'll needs launch out beyond his reach, For who ne'er made a theme, makes no good speech". Hence the loud laugh, and scornful sneer arise, Hence round and round the piquant raill'ry flies, And thus (sad slume) though now he's twenty-four, He's finely lash'd that ne'er was lasiYd before. While each mean time, or commoner or peer, Who pas...