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The Poetical Works of The Rev. Samuel Bishop

... To Which are Prefixed, Memoirs of the Life of the Author By the Rev. Thomas Clare

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EPIGRAM II.

[A Dutchman's breeches, in full taste]

PLUS, MINUS.

A Dutchman's breeches, in full taste,
Two contrasted extremes divide;
Buttons, like platters, at the waist,
And studs, like peas, along the side.
Each size presents, in emblem true,
A genuine Dutchman's constant trim;
The large—marks what he'd get by you
The little,—what you'll get by him!