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mu l t fay it ;
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B ritain
L
.
is u n done
,
ciou s habit s creep from fire to io n ;
f
S uch as aii H O W AR D s fe ut c h e o n wo uld e fi ac e
Vi
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,
Or ! hade
5
the glories of a
RUSSEL S
’
Does the Duke game ? the Mar quis
Hem m d
’
by a
!h arping
race
.
! h all
ci r cle at fifteen
be fee n
.
Shall the youth wont from infancy to n ote
,
W h o fe
raptures of a re v re n d throat
daily dreams ragouts and fauces claim
R ife
d e fe rve
The
10
’
fav ry
’
to
,
’
,
a patriot s dear -b o ught na m e ?
B
Go !
’
R 7fl S 1 !
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]
2
Go I be the ! kil l of t w enty ! ages jo in d
T 0 form by Wifdo m s better rules h i s m i nd
’
’
F ruit l e fs
A
I
5
true
their care : his glory is to
d e fc e n d an t
of a
l ic k rii h
’
’
A PPI U S a fiend of Paflio n
,
in
;
fh in e
li n e
W
,
.
ho l e face
Spleen fits and triumphs with a four gri mace
,
Who keeps his family in
fl f
c ea e e s
fear
’
,
,
The PO L Y PH E M E of all the region near
,
Think ye W ill he his ! on to m e e k n e fs fc ho o l
Or train him to a temper calm and cool
,
20
,
Teach him that failings our indulgence claim
,
,
That Nature fafh io n d rich and poor the fame ?
PE R I S S A S daughter wed you ll feel too late
’
’
’
,
You ve c h o fe n no L U C R E T I A for your m ate 3
’
25
The Mi is
!
W ho ,
,
new with
To
l ifp ,
‘
And dart
to
re
ere twelve W inters
’
fil t l e fs
airs to a ct
l an g u ilh ,
3
0
heave the
fw e e t m ifc hie f
Wh o to W ild gallants
A n d with her
fre a k ifh
t he
p
!
cou ld tell
he
belle
ract is
’
,
,
d fi g h ,
from the melting eye 3
l u fc io u s
l ines indites
frie n d s holds
no
,
ify n ights ,
In
[
mo ther s m yfi rie s
’
a l l he r
In
Treats
,
]
3
’
deep l y read
ffig n at io n s , fw arm in g
,
in her head
a
.
So Nature bids : when great examples move
D o m e fi ic vices too p e rfuafi ve prove
Some few
35
il l u m in d
’
,
Dire ct their
f
c o ur e ,
by a richer ray
as
,
,
points the way ;
R e afo n
Mo ll in their parents fo o tfle p s fondly run
Drawn to the very track theyought to fh un
’
,
,
Is
4
0
it your W ifh a
faul t l e fs
.
fon to fee ?
Watch your own condu ct 3 from all fl ain be free
For youth too oft whatever care i s had
,
Pe rve rfe l y
'
,
docile imitates the bad :
N0
place but fw arm s with
s of the kind 5
But w here a n other S A V I L E ! h all we find ?
9* 9*
’
With due r eferve before a child be feen
Taint not his innocence with talk o b fc e n e
F ar
hence be
And keep
,
m idnight
0 I
re vels midnight balls !
,
keep him from
Where Love leads in his
5
0
And
A MOR E T
l o o fe - z
t h o fe
on d
’
wanton wa ll s
’
t it t rin
tri p s half-naked to the View
B
2
g
crew
,
,
.
S hould
[
]
4
Should you perceive at fome u n g uarde d h ou r
The Tempter willing to exert his
Scorn not the playful
But check the
5 5
Ah
ifi n g s
r
fh o ul d
think !
p
f
re e n c e
w
p
o
’
r,
of your boy
of unruly jo y
,
.
he to fome great guilt
a
fp ire ,
For
fons
not
onl
copy
o f their fi r e
y
(
The form and features but the manners too
And every failing p io u fly outdo
,
Strait in his ears you d thunder and what s w o rfe
’
Menace to mark him with your h e avie fc c urfe
’
’
,
,
6o
,
.
O
Shame ! dare you— you Sir a re v re n d rake
’
,
,
The parent s front the parent s freedom take
,
’
’
,
,
You whom long fi n c e a c o urfe of roar and riot
H as re n de r d ripe for d ifc ip l in e and diet ?
,
’
65
Yet tho no decency
’
,
’
e er c l aim
’
d
your c are
,
The l e aft pun ct ilio twere a f n to fp are
Let but a peer or p e e re fs come to dine
’
i
,
I n p o l ifh d
pride the rich bu ffet !h ail ! h ine
brighter g l o fs the Pe rfi an guilts d ifc l o fe
’
A
0
7
,
An d t he l ac d foo t m e n fi an d i n
’
t
awdry row s
.
,
[
Why this
5
]
fo l ic it ude
for poor parad e
While ev ry ferion s b us n e fs is de l ay d ?
A fp o t l e fs family without a vice
,
’
’
’
,
Is
75
C
,
a concern in w hich you re not fo nice
an he demand a recompence too great
’
,
.
,
Who forms a man of merit for the
A
Rate ,
WO L F E or YOR ! E to bleed in Britain s c aufe
Or from R ebellion s gripe to fn at c h the laws
I t matters much what manners and what arts
’
,
,
,
’
,
80
early ufe to tender age imp a
rts
To p at hl e fs woods the mother !t ork repairs
U fe ,
,
.
,
And fn ake s and li z ards to her o ffspring bears
Who when full p l um d to fail through air in que fi:
,
’
-
,
,
the fame animals d e fe rt their ne ft :
The vulture n urt ur d to the carrion tafl e
Of
85
,
’
,
,
With tender talons tears the rank re p afi :
E aglets mature and birds of g e n ro us breed
Wont from their ! h ell on fo re fi game to feed
When hunger prompts their prey in fo re fi s fe e k
’
,
,
—
,
,
g
o
A n d fo ufe on
,
’
hare s an d deer with rav nin g beak
C
.
EN T R O N I U S
C E N T RO N I C S
in one
favo ur d
’
fo n attain s
rich reward for all his piddli ng pains
What pride ! the little pedant when he faw
A
(l
95
:
it for a view of c an k e r d coins his taw ;
’
u
H eard
him fome vafe s
’
Or p raife
r n
L AB E O
fh e l l
with
.
l e fs
jy
o
h im fe l f re fle ct e d
in his boy ;
L A B E O who prou d to a ct no vulgar part
Would rival BO Y L E in the Palladian art ;
B ut
,
,
e
fi at e
,
A fl ru éture
5
’
o
p
i g
n n
The pile
worthy Athens worthy
,
,
.
Now fee the wonder of an age to come
Fair
,
grown more prudent ere it was too l ate
Left to his fon hi s plans and his
10
,
‘
,
10 0
t aft e ful
’
beaut ie s tell
i
g
p
ta
the pearly lining of a
Nor did the
Behold
’
,
R o me !
to his w ifh a fi te is found
flo w -rifin g
heaves abo ve the ground :
Domes arches e o l o n ade s l ick up his gold ;
The front to fi n ifh next his lands are fold ;
,
,
’
The la ft few hundreds wake him from hi s t r a n c e
I 10
An d w aft
,
’
hi m o er a fu g iti ve t o F r a n ce
.
Who
7
I
Wh o
in
the fo n
S ir C
AL E B
do e s
not
The trembling tone formality of face
,
t rac e ,
,
The curls the coat ? for to reform the
d re fs
,
With him is Pagan
1 15
Sti ff
in
his gait
,
p
,
Po p ifh 5 nothing l e fs
f in
re c i e
ll
a
he fays
:
,
Each ft e p he m e afure s and each word he weighs
A fk why the fon ne er ! h one in C hurch or Laws
’
,
.
’
,
The wife
t he
,
grave Sir
C
AL E B
is the
c aufe .
Mo lt Vices take their followers at firft View ;
AV ric e alone relu ct ant we p urfue
’
1 20
A cheat ; than whom no
V irtue
can appear
mien in garb more fo l e m n more fe ve re
Tis true ; Sir had fome penurious ways
Yet his oe c o n o m y exa ct s our p raife
In
,
,
,
.
’
12
5
N 0 faint more temperate his favin g s fure ;
And well he knew t ho fe favin g s to fe c u re
For management by al l around him fe ar d
.
’
And in
T he fe ,
I
30
Exchange how h o n o ur d
t h e fe
who wealth above all
th
how
’
’
,
Too many father s ftyl e
fup re m e l y
’
re ve r
bl e ffi n g s
d!
pri z e
,
wife
Who
[
]
8
W ho dee m the Poo r to
b l ifs
can have n o c l aim
Bu t to be rich and happy are the fame
”
Go boys ! they cry
,
Go ! learn true
I
35
V ice
keep
,
w ifdo m
.
faft the
at Sir
*
’
s
,
getti ng rule 3
fc h o o l
has it s elements : t h e fc they impa rt
The beggarly beginning s of their art :
”
.
’
,
Next the found tenet s of their trade are told
Tenets which
,
T us c us
and his
fp are fp o ufe
,
hold ;
From their Pt arv d fe rvan t s who with c are conceal
The bony fragments of a Sabbath meal
’
,
B ut b o u n t e o ufly
O n fal t e d
And for
permit them to regale
herrings and on muddy ale
,
t h e m fe l v e s
,
or friends with mead refine
The la f thick droppings of a pint of wine
’
t
14
5
.
the dark dungeons of M o o rfi e l d s contain
F ran t ic s f0 d e fp rat e as the flaves of gain
All penury s pinching pains through life who try
Do
’
,
’
,
leave a golden mountain when they die ?
Alas to have is but to w ifh for more ;
To
1
5
0
B elieve m e ,
,
no n e
l e fs
covet t han the Poor
.
T ir d
’
[
9
]
of the town P A T RI C E a villa buys
A farm adjoining foo n attra ct s his eyes
That field fo fertile and that range of trees
I n a few years he p urc h afe s with c afe :
’
T ir d
,
Next on his neighbour s ground his w ifh he throws :
H appy could he tha t meadow but e n c l o fe l
’
I
5 5
,
Not fell it ! Shall P A T R I C E e n treat in vain ?
F
o
r
with
fome
folks
to
beg
is
t
o
obtain
(
T hre at e n d
’
I
60
with law his neighbour takes ad vi c e
,
Glad to give up his acres at half price
I n vain the m en look grave the women rail ;
.
,
he hears the lamentable tale
More pl e as d by rapine envious talk to
Unm o v d
’
,
ife ,
’
Than live on little with a people s
’
16 5
p
ra
f
rai e .
Yet i n that little he perhaps might find
More health of body a n d more peace of m ind
,
A
charm that might each
,
h arfh e r fe n fe
And gild the dark December of old age
B l e ft
I
O
7
C o uld
,
ffuag e ,
a
.
times ! when our forefathe r s with
d ifdain
fee men tread the crooked path s of gai n :
C
G l ory
I O
Glory their
w ifn ,
and comp eten c e their
h o n e ft
’
By noble mea n s they fought an
fts
Proud from our
Or
I
75
No
coa
fame
,
the Spaniard to repel
,
t he
rear rich trophies where
,
p
f
en i o n ,
ai m ,
T A L B O T S fel l
d e fi r d ;
no court bawble they
—
’
,
E ach to his o w n paternal cell
There every want and every
’
re t ir
w ifh
d;
fin d ,
’
con
And knew no t re a fu re b ut a peaceful mind
The fons d ifc ip l e d in each manly grace
,
1 80
B e am d
’
o
f
’
e c
mod f
V
irtue s of their race
,
l iv ry d
’
’
85
,
train :
with portentous crimes t h e fe days are
mental m o n f e rs A v ric e is the w o rft
H ence
I
.
gra n deur haunt each infant brain
The prin c ely palace a n d the
Of
.
,
back the
Now dreams
!
ft ,
c ur
’
t
To dark and deathful dee ds ! he
fl irs
the foul
,
She points the poniard and ! he drugs the bowl
,
H eirs ,
re
fil e fs
heirs her dire
,
b h lt s
e
e
obey
!
No torture to her z ealot s like delay
1
0
9
Wild for the pri z e the minor in c areer
Of Law of Fame of C o n c ie n c e k now s no fear
,
,
,
.
T hi s
I I
not M AR V E L L s eye :
”
H ence to your feats ye Youths ! he o ft would cry :
’
The days of rural innocence re ft o re ;
This lu ft o f gai n
f p d
’
’
e ca
,
Live
1
as your an c e ll o rs have
,
l iv d
’
Who toil s the te n ant of hi s own
95
before
’
f
c t at e
Will n ever turn informe r to the Great
I
‘‘
Mix with
t he
Or , w o rfe !
Thus
20 0
fp ake
fh arp e rs ,
o
in
j
.
,
the fa ct iou s tribe
betray his country for a bribe
,
”
.
the pat r io t of a fo rmer age
Maxims more prudent guide a modern fage
Ere yet the child has n um b e r d thirteen year s
.
’
,
founds are tingling in his e ar s
T h e fe favin g
Go boy
where
,
I nt
’
re
fi
bids : they never err
Who in their choice of friends the rich prefer
,
”
.
Do the lad s lineame n ts !h o w a rough grace ?
H e buy s the p ro m ife of an e n fi g n s place
’
20
5
’
’
Be M A R S prop itious and he ll never fear
,
To rife a
O r fh o ul d
2 10
l
in his fortieth year
the frailties of a fl ut t rin g frame
co
l
’
ne
Di m the p u re
.
’
l uP
t re
of a
C
2
’
fo ldie r s
fa m e
,
For
[
]
12
For gown and band he barters his cockade
And leave s to B R A D D O C ! all B E L L O N A S trade
,
’
As fh ift s his patron s tall e behold him
A p l ay r a cook a ga m bler or d ivine
’
’
.
fh in e
,
’
,
,
2 15
Nor needs he
Gain
ftil l
b l ufh
,
.
to thrive by arts like
is gain ac quire it as you
l
e afe
p
,
For mark the do ct rine
No matter if the means
O
M NE Y MU S T
,
goo d or
be
t h e fe ;
H AD
BE
b ad
:
:
Th is this before their elemen ts of fp e e c h
,
2 20
,
To boys to girls
,
B ut
why
t he fe
,
fi res , g ran dfi re s ,
precepts
?
Go
,
fe c ure
As the mad
2 25
C
f
ea e
e
by his madder fon
then a while your
l e ffo n s
The native taint has not yet
,
matrons
,
.
to impart ;
h d
’
re ac
the heart
Scarce fhail his downy cheeks the man reveal
And court the
F ro n t l e fs
2 30
Fo r
l fi
vi c
firft ! h arp
t e ac ln
of min d :
Soon w ill the monitor be left be hi nd ;
Soo n wi t h a fi g h c o n fe fs h imfe l f outdone
M
;
glidings of the freel
,
,
he ll cheat ; with oaths confirm a lie ;
’
t rafh
pack cards or
,
co
g
the die 5
Defam e
[
I
]
3
Defame a friend fet families at
,
O r p o ifo n ,
fi rife ,
if need be a wealthy wife
,
.
Small knaves for lucre
t rave rfe
lands and feas
Great villains do their
b us
with more
Well
2 35
H e av
,
’
n
f
’
ne s
,
fl
c o un e s
Lends to another s
’
In
24 0
.
be ju dge ! in me no failure lies
Each pious father lifts his hands and cries
Yet fure who
f
ea e
to heap gain on gain
fl
io ns
p
a
vain you bid him
.
the
w arin g l y
l o o fe
rein
proceed
Far from the goal he flies with frantic
Would you fet bounds ? by
fp e e d
fe l f- indulgence
.
taugh t
Each thinks he go es no further than he ought
T h e wights who to their fons are wont to fay
.
,
That all who give are in a
,
,
24
5
Who with a
fh ru g
d e fp
’
,
way ;
rat e
the fools to Bedlam fend
,
Whom pity prompts to t aife a fi nking friend
What do they but an ardent itch creat e
By
fraud or force
to
co
m p afs
an
t
e l at e
Teach them for wealth more fierce
;
d e fr c s
Than e er felt WI L L I AM for the public weal
to feel
,
’
25 o
,
When
,
J
14
Whe n
fir d
’
,
by Freedom Albion s
’
bl ifs
,
he
l
an n d ,
p
’
And drove a Tyrant -bigot from the land ?
S oon
wil l you fee the
B urft in a bla z e and
,
25
5
’
No r hope to
fc ap e
fp ark s ,
fp re ad
your breath fup p l y d
d e fi ruét io n wide ;
’
flame ,
a
that level s all :
You too a Vi ct im to its rage
fh al l
fall
Your looks your fra m e N e ft o re an years
’
,
Torture to wait the
flo w
.
p
f ge
re a
decays of age !
What mail or antidote can cafe your thought
,
,
,
,
When A v ric e point s the fl ee ] or d rugs the draught ?
’
,
No S C R U B no
,
S ets
BAY S ,
who by
i
g
r rn ac e
in a roar the rabble of the pit
Yields
fuc h
,
fi ght ,
as who in pride of pelf
to make a martyr of h im fe l f ;
I s p l e as d
’
a
or wit
Who worth a million humbly deigns to fea r
,
,
Some fad
fome other South fea year
-
ye WO O D W A R D S !
Ye
Fo
On
the wor l d s fl age more
o rs
Who but
2 70
f
re v e r e ,
A
!
’
m uft fh ak e
.
uit
the
comi
c trade
q
e afan t
l
p
prank s are p l ay d
with laughter
’
,
w hen
.
he fees
wretch for l uc r e bar te r hea l th and cafe ?
Yet
[
1
]
5
al l , fr o m t ho fe who fi re t c h thei r lu n g s fo r hire
To hi m wh o wantons on the w av rin g wire
Yet
,
’
,
and enjoy the harve ft of their pains
While fo m e folk s put no period to their gain s
’
R e ap
2 75
,
Go frantic ! if the God of Gold commands
,
Pe ftil e n c e
Go walk with
,
o er
’
All life s be lt comforts left ! or
’
fc o rc hin g
fh iv rin g
’
.
,
fands
,
go
!
Where Winter s banners wave o er hills of fn o w
’
For what
2 80
’
u nr ival
?
’
d
amo n g cits to range
The ga z e and envy of a full Exchange
To buy a borough in fome venal year
Or match your daughter W i th a ruin d peer
,
’
M adn e fs
.
is various : thi s no peace can k now
,
While froward Fancy paints each friend a foe ;
285
From
H e av
’
n
th
’
in fp irin g
call another hears
,
And fets his fainted neighbours by the ears
A
A
third who roams the feas to
,
’
t o tt rin
g
fw e l l
p l ank between him and the deep
Though in demean o ur a true fage he
29 0
BATTIE
no
his hea p
l e fs
a lunati c
w ould
,
,
fe e m ,
deem
Let
[
]
16
L et Death with horrors hang the
I n to w
’
R ocks
Gold
29
5
rin
pyramids
g
l e t furg e s
a
fh e d s
fo o th in g
opiate on the foul
d o m e fl ic s fill
Their own
obbers by day
Gems vafes
,
,
U n n um b e r d
’
3
,
a
m ifc hie f end
them with a ffright
ffafli n s
fi at u e s ,
m o ft
in the the night :
pi ct ures
fc ul p t ur d
,
terrors to their lord create
p
ro
30
5
he
,
R e afo n s
.
is
it he
,
,
longings not Peru can bound ?
to value pelf though
ature and common
fe n fe
fh re w d
men
,
know no wants
A fk
3
10
,
Phil o fo p hy
you what s competence ?
’
,
Or, f h o ul d
your view s to
my friend
l
c o at
hs ,
fo m e t hin g
fe e k ,
fp e ak
one language
Let fools let fl ave s before their idol bend
I
,
fp e ri ty ,
demands our envy ?
w h o fe
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