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 |
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Lady Bounty.—
“It doth indeed my spirits cheer,
To see the Rev'rend Doctor here,
Whose many virtues and whose taste, Appear by none to be surpass'd;
Nay, that same chance I happy call
Which turn'd his face tow'rds Bounty Hall:
And while his conversation gives
That pleasure which with knowledge lives,
I trust he will employ a day His graphic talents to display
On the rich charming scenes which bound
My range of ornamental ground:
And that by his superior taste My antique sculptures may be plac'd,
(Too long the victims of neglect) In proper sight with due effect:
It is a favour I shall ask That he would undertake the task;
Nay, such assistance to impart Is a free boon he owes to Art,
Which, for these trophies' sake, demands
The labour of his head and hands.”
“It doth indeed my spirits cheer,
To see the Rev'rend Doctor here,
Whose many virtues and whose taste, Appear by none to be surpass'd;
Nay, that same chance I happy call
Which turn'd his face tow'rds Bounty Hall:
And while his conversation gives
That pleasure which with knowledge lives,
I trust he will employ a day His graphic talents to display
On the rich charming scenes which bound
My range of ornamental ground:
And that by his superior taste My antique sculptures may be plac'd,
(Too long the victims of neglect) In proper sight with due effect:
It is a favour I shall ask That he would undertake the task;
Nay, such assistance to impart Is a free boon he owes to Art,
Which, for these trophies' sake, demands
The labour of his head and hands.”
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