The three tours of Doctor Syntax In search of 1. The picturesque, 2. Of consolation, 3. Of a wife. The text complete. [By William Combe] With four illustrations |
 |
|
| I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
| VI. |
| VII. |
| VIII. |
| IX. |
| X. |
| XI. |
| XII. |
| XIII. |
| XIV. |
| XV. |
| XVI. |
| XVII. |
| XVIII. |
| XIX. |
| XX. |
| XXI. |
| XXII. |
| XXIII. |
| XXIV. |
| XXV. |
| XXVI. |
|
| I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
| VI. |
| VII. |
|
| I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
 | The three tours of Doctor Syntax |  |
But if they put no man's ambition With public good in competition;
If when the ancient law's defac'd, They think the Nation is disgrac'd:
If when ill ministers oppress Though a good monarch means redress,
They draw the well-fram'd veil aside That does the secret errors hide;—
If they praise those who never fawn'd,
Nor their fair honor ever pawn'd:
Whose hands, with no corruption stain'd,
Have ev'ry sordid bribe disdain'd;
Who serve the crown with loyal zeal, Yet zealous for the public weal;
Who stand the bulwark of our laws
And wear at heart their country's cause;
Neither by place nor pension bought,
Who speak the very thing they thought;
Who ne'er, to serve a paltry end, To knavish jobs will condescend:
When Truth thus holds the daily pen
To laud the deeds of virtuous men,
And with due caution to relate What passes in the world of state,
Among the little or the great;
Th'instructive and the fearless part Is prais'd by ev'ry patriot heart.
—The Journalist, to party blind, Who strikes at vice of ev'ry kind,
And thus assists the public mind,
To this proud title will ascend:—
The people's and the Sov'reign's friend.
If when the ancient law's defac'd, They think the Nation is disgrac'd:
If when ill ministers oppress Though a good monarch means redress,
They draw the well-fram'd veil aside That does the secret errors hide;—
If they praise those who never fawn'd,
Nor their fair honor ever pawn'd:
Whose hands, with no corruption stain'd,
Have ev'ry sordid bribe disdain'd;
Who serve the crown with loyal zeal, Yet zealous for the public weal;
Who stand the bulwark of our laws
And wear at heart their country's cause;
Neither by place nor pension bought,
Who speak the very thing they thought;
Who ne'er, to serve a paltry end, To knavish jobs will condescend:
When Truth thus holds the daily pen
To laud the deeds of virtuous men,
And with due caution to relate What passes in the world of state,
Among the little or the great;
Th'instructive and the fearless part Is prais'd by ev'ry patriot heart.
—The Journalist, to party blind, Who strikes at vice of ev'ry kind,
And thus assists the public mind,
To this proud title will ascend:—
The people's and the Sov'reign's friend.
| The three tours of Doctor Syntax | |