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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Nor had the busy following day In vain research been pass'd away,
For free from the street's rattling din,
He found repose in Thavies Inn,
Where from the town's unceasing riot,
He could enjoy his time in quiet;
If he should chuse his pen to wield In learning's wide polemic field;
Or let his lively fancy play With reigning subjects of the day,
Or sport away his leisure time, In lighter works of prose or rhyme:
This place appear'd a calm retreat For learning or the Muses' seat,
Such as he thought could scarce be found
Within the City's ample bound.
—Whether he thus the scene employs, Or how its comforts he enjoys;
What pleasure seeks, what cares dispel,
Perhaps, a future page may tell.
For free from the street's rattling din,
He found repose in Thavies Inn,
Where from the town's unceasing riot,
He could enjoy his time in quiet;
If he should chuse his pen to wield In learning's wide polemic field;
Or let his lively fancy play With reigning subjects of the day,
Or sport away his leisure time, In lighter works of prose or rhyme:
This place appear'd a calm retreat For learning or the Muses' seat,
Such as he thought could scarce be found
Within the City's ample bound.
—Whether he thus the scene employs, Or how its comforts he enjoys;
What pleasure seeks, what cares dispel,
Perhaps, a future page may tell.
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