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In painted plumes superbly dress'd,
A native of the gorgeous east,
By many a billow toss'd;

Poll gains at length the British shore,
Part of the captain's precious store,
A present to his toast.

II.

Belinda's maids are soon preferr'd,
To teach him now and then a word,
As Poll can master it ;

But 'tis her own important charge,

To qualify him more at large,

And make him quite a wit.

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Sweet Poll! his doating mistress cries,A Sweet Poll the mimie bird replies;

And calls aloud for sack.

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She next instruets him in the kiss

"Tis now a little one, like Miss,

And now a hearty smack.

IV.

At first he aims at what he hears;

And, list'ning close with both his ears, Just catches at the sound;

But soon articulates aloud,

Much to th' amusement of the crowd, And stuns the neighbours round.

V.

A querulous old woman's voice

His bum'rous talent next employs,
He scolds, and gives the lie.
And now he sings, and now is sick,
Here Sally, Susan, come, come quick,
Poor Poll is like to die!

VI.

Belinda and her bird! 'tis rare,

To meet with such a well-match'd pair, The language and the tone,

Each character in ev'ry part

Sustain'd with so much grace and art,

And both in unison.

.. VII.

When children first begin to spell,

And stammer out a syllable,

We think them tedious creatures;

But difficulties soon abate,

When birds are to be taught to prate, And women are the teachers.

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TRANSLATION OF PRIOR'S CHLOE

AND EUPHELIA.

1. 8 cmi greitonê

MERCATOR, vigiles oculos ut fallere possit, Nomine sub ficto trans mare mittit opes; Lené sonat liquidumque meis Euphelia chordis, Sed solam exoptant te, mea vota, Chlöe.

II.

Ad speculum ornabat nitidos Euphelia crines, Cum dixit mea lux, heus, cane, sume lyram. Namque lyram juxtà positam cum carmine vidit, Suave quidem carmen dulcisonamque lyram.

III.

Fila lyræ vocemque paro, suspiria surgunt, n
Et miscent numeris murmura mæsta meis,
Dumque tuæ memoro laudes, Euphelia, formæ,
Tota anima intereà pendet ab ore Chlöes.

IV.

Subrubet illa pudore, et contrahit altera frontem, Me torquet mea mens conscia, psallo, tremo; Atque Cupidineâ dixit Dea cincta corona, T Heu! fallendi artem quam didicere param.

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Showing how he went farther than he intende 1,

and came safe home again.

JOHN GILPIN was a citizen

Of credit and renown,
A trainband captain eke was he
Of famous London town.

John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear,
Though wedded we have been
These twice ten tedious years, yet we
No holiday have seen.

To morrow is our wedding day,

And we will then repair 192.

Unto the Bell at Edmonton
All in a chaise and pair.

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Will fill the chaise; so you must ride"

On horseback after we.

He soon replied, I do admire and

Of womankind but one,

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And you are she, my dearest dear,” “{T
Therefore it shall be done. A

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As all the world doth know,

And my good friend the calender A

Will lend his horse to go.

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Quoth Mrs. Gilpin, That's well said ;~
And for that wine is dear,

We will be furnish'd with our own,

Which is both bright and clear.

John Gilpin kiss'd his loving wife;"

O'erjoy'd was he to find,

That, though on pleasure she was bent,

She had a frugal mind. ***

The morning came, the chaise was brought,

But yet was not allow'd,

To drive up to the door, lest all

Should say that she was proud.

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