In Imitation of Hudibras The Dissenting Hypocrite, or Occasional Conformist; with reflections On Two of the Ring-Leaders, &c. Viz. I. Their Works and Writings. II. Their Professions and Principles. III. Their Qualifications and Parts. IV. Their Persons and Practices [by Edward Ward] |
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Avaunt bold Puritan Buffoon,
Far less a Christian than a Clown;
Unmannerly and Scandalous,
T'Abuse QUEEN, Lords and Commons thus;
To thy Superiors basely Rude;
To thy Inferiours, Equals, Proud;
To all Mankind a burning Shame,
An Infamy to common Fame:
Become a grand Imperious Hector,
For want of some kind State-Protector
Of thy own slovenly Persuasion,
Who can Conform upon Occasion,
Without Dissimulation, hearty
To serve a Turn or please a Party;
And bravely worship GOD and Mammon,
The Church of England to enflame on;
Or clip her Wings and low'r her Sails,
Or to short Stumps pare her long Nails.
Far less a Christian than a Clown;
Unmannerly and Scandalous,
T'Abuse QUEEN, Lords and Commons thus;
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To thy Inferiours, Equals, Proud;
To all Mankind a burning Shame,
An Infamy to common Fame:
Become a grand Imperious Hector,
For want of some kind State-Protector
Of thy own slovenly Persuasion,
Who can Conform upon Occasion,
Without Dissimulation, hearty
To serve a Turn or please a Party;
And bravely worship GOD and Mammon,
The Church of England to enflame on;
Or clip her Wings and low'r her Sails,
Or to short Stumps pare her long Nails.
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