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Magique
The Irish never Pray a Cow or Horse,
But Spit upon it Constantly of Course,
To Keep it safe and sound against the Harms
Of witches Conjurations and their Charms.
But Spit upon it Constantly of Course,
To Keep it safe and sound against the Harms
Of witches Conjurations and their Charms.
For if the Devill Publiquely were known
His Deeds of Darkness never could be don:
And therefore 's Forc't to manage out of Sight,
His Hidden Principality of Night.
Whom evry Small Magician would Disarme,
And send upon his Errands, with a Charme;
And when his witches, are but ceizd upon,
He gives them over, to be Hangd for None.
And, tho H' was bid to get behinde by Christ,
Is chargd T' Avant before, b' an Exorcist;
That Bayts his Hook with Witches to Beguile,
And take 'em for his Croney-Imps a while,
That when the Time's expird, the false Deceiver
May take 'em in his vassellage for ever.
His Deeds of Darkness never could be don:
And therefore 's Forc't to manage out of Sight,
His Hidden Principality of Night.
Whom evry Small Magician would Disarme,
And send upon his Errands, with a Charme;
And when his witches, are but ceizd upon,
He gives them over, to be Hangd for None.
And, tho H' was bid to get behinde by Christ,
Is chargd T' Avant before, b' an Exorcist;
That Bayts his Hook with Witches to Beguile,
And take 'em for his Croney-Imps a while,
That when the Time's expird, the false Deceiver
May take 'em in his vassellage for ever.
The Antients usd to Draw th' Eumenides,
Th' Infernal Furys, in a Fœmall Dress.
Th' Infernal Furys, in a Fœmall Dress.
The Devill who was Hidden in a Barne,
And Thrash'd unmercifully in the Corne:
Durst take no Notice of the Blows, for Feare,
Of being worse usd, if H' had been taken there.
And Thrash'd unmercifully in the Corne:
Durst take no Notice of the Blows, for Feare,
Of being worse usd, if H' had been taken there.
For Fooles are but Familiars to themselves;
That serve the Cunning-men Instead of Elves:
And all their Magicall Contrivances,
Impose upon themselves, with greater ease.
With Drams of Opiats, and Narcotique Doses,
Intoxicate Besotted virtuosos,
Make Nets for Sub[t]le vermine in the Aire
Invisible as Snakes in vineger;
That use, to fetch, and carry, all Diseases,
And Spot Infected Bodys like Punaises;
Preserve 'em Ready Bottled-up in Glasses,
For all occasions, and Designes, and Places.
And vent in Blasts of Poysond winde,
Their Share of Mischief to Mankinde.
That serve the Cunning-men Instead of Elves:
And all their Magicall Contrivances,
Impose upon themselves, with greater ease.
With Drams of Opiats, and Narcotique Doses,
Intoxicate Besotted virtuosos,
Make Nets for Sub[t]le vermine in the Aire
Invisible as Snakes in vineger;
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And Spot Infected Bodys like Punaises;
Preserve 'em Ready Bottled-up in Glasses,
For all occasions, and Designes, and Places.
And vent in Blasts of Poysond winde,
Their Share of Mischief to Mankinde.
Make Charms t' Inable Irish Ratcatchers
T' Inchant and Poyson vermine with, in verse.
T' Inchant and Poyson vermine with, in verse.
And these are th' original Traditions
Of th' Antient Incantations of Magitians
And all their Magicall Infatuations
But upstart Heresys, and Innovations.
Of th' Antient Incantations of Magitians
And all their Magicall Infatuations
But upstart Heresys, and Innovations.
As Learnd as those Great Doctors of the Chair
Among those Academiques of the Aire,
That Offerd to Dispute with Cardans Father
In Metaphysiques of the upper Æther;
From whence he grew a Deep Philosopher
As well as Mad man, and Astrologer,
And by their Nearer N[e]ighborhood, with the moon
Knew better, how those Mystique feats are don.
Among those Academiques of the Aire,
That Offerd to Dispute with Cardans Father
In Metaphysiques of the upper Æther;
From whence he grew a Deep Philosopher
As well as Mad man, and Astrologer,
And by their Nearer N[e]ighborhood, with the moon
Knew better, how those Mystique feats are don.
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