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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How oft my pencil has prepar'd To trace the guests of farmer's yard,
How often has it brought to view With nice design and likeness true,
The horse, the ass, the goat, the cow, All shelter'd by a barley-mow:
While here I'm puzzled at the feature Of a human Christian creature:
But patience calls me to the test, And I must strive to do my best.”
He wav'd his pencil, form'd the line
That shapes the human face divine,
Gave all the features their due places,
And hop'd to finish with the graces.
Puffing and painting on he went,
Sometimes displeas'd, sometimes content,
Until it was too plainly seen, One eye was blue, the other green;
Whereas, on a correct survey, Her Ladyship's bright eyes were grey.
How often has it brought to view With nice design and likeness true,
The horse, the ass, the goat, the cow, All shelter'd by a barley-mow:
While here I'm puzzled at the feature Of a human Christian creature:
But patience calls me to the test, And I must strive to do my best.”
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That shapes the human face divine,
Gave all the features their due places,
And hop'd to finish with the graces.
Puffing and painting on he went,
Sometimes displeas'd, sometimes content,
Until it was too plainly seen, One eye was blue, the other green;
Whereas, on a correct survey, Her Ladyship's bright eyes were grey.
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