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II. On Mr. M---re's going to Law with Mr. Gilliver.
Inscrib'd to Attorney Tibbald.
Once in his Life M---re judges right:
His Sword and Pen not worth a Straw,
An Author that cou'd never write,
A Gentleman that dares not fight,
Has but one way to teaze—by Law.
His Sword and Pen not worth a Straw,
An Author that cou'd never write,
A Gentleman that dares not fight,
Has but one way to teaze—by Law.
This suit dear Tibbald kindly hatch;
Thus thou may'st help the sneaking Elf:
And sure a Printer is his Match,
Who's but a Publisher himself.
Thus thou may'st help the sneaking Elf:
And sure a Printer is his Match,
Who's but a Publisher himself.
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