Poems on Several Occasions In Two Volumes. By Mr. Joseph Mitchell |
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VERSES ON A Friend's MARRIAGE. |
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VERSES ON A Friend's MARRIAGE.
The mortal Man (said Master Flaccus)
Was bold as Mars, or drunk as Bacchus,
Who, first, an Oar or Sculler ply'd,
And forc'd his Wealth, thro' Wind and Tide.
Was bold as Mars, or drunk as Bacchus,
Who, first, an Oar or Sculler ply'd,
And forc'd his Wealth, thro' Wind and Tide.
Britannia's Monarch, James yclypt,
Who Peace and Puns religious kept,
Pronounc'd him holder still, who durst
Venture to eat an Oyster first.
Who Peace and Puns religious kept,
Pronounc'd him holder still, who durst
Venture to eat an Oyster first.
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A certain Sage, and Friend of mine,
(For all his Gown, and Air, divine)
Declares the Man out-brav'd by no Man,
Who beds a lusty, rampant, Woman.
Nor is it his peculiar Creed—
St. Paul first put it in his Head.
Were I to mention my Opinion,
I'd prove my self the Doctor's Minion,
And frankly own my good Friend C---'s
Bolder than any Rake, that rambles;
Forasmuch-as a Clap, or Pox,
May put an End to Rover's Jokes:
But he, (which you will call a hard Case)
In Marriage ventur'd twice his Carcase—
First, while unripe and under Age,
A wanton Widow did engage;
And, having worn out half his Mettle,
And known what 'tis to Wive and settle,
Had Courage to defy his Doom,
In the Arms of one, of Virgin Bloom.
Herculean Labours both, you'll say, Sir!
Yet he's alive unto this Day, Sir!
Mayst thou, O Venus, Queen of Love!
Propitious to thy Champion prove;
And his Atchievements, long renown'd,
With Offspring fair, and brave, be crown'd;
An Offspring worthy of their Birth,
Worthy their Name, and native Earth!
(For all his Gown, and Air, divine)
Declares the Man out-brav'd by no Man,
Who beds a lusty, rampant, Woman.
Nor is it his peculiar Creed—
St. Paul first put it in his Head.
Were I to mention my Opinion,
I'd prove my self the Doctor's Minion,
And frankly own my good Friend C---'s
Bolder than any Rake, that rambles;
Forasmuch-as a Clap, or Pox,
May put an End to Rover's Jokes:
But he, (which you will call a hard Case)
In Marriage ventur'd twice his Carcase—
First, while unripe and under Age,
A wanton Widow did engage;
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And known what 'tis to Wive and settle,
Had Courage to defy his Doom,
In the Arms of one, of Virgin Bloom.
Herculean Labours both, you'll say, Sir!
Yet he's alive unto this Day, Sir!
Mayst thou, O Venus, Queen of Love!
Propitious to thy Champion prove;
And his Atchievements, long renown'd,
With Offspring fair, and brave, be crown'd;
An Offspring worthy of their Birth,
Worthy their Name, and native Earth!
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