Labour in Vain or, What Signifies Little or Nothing. Viz. I. The Poor Man's Petitioning at Court. II. Expectation of Benefit from a Covetous Man in his Life-time. III. The Marriage of an Old Man to a Young Woman. IV. Endeavours to Regulate Mens Manners by Preaching or Writing. V. Being a Jacobite. VI. Confining an Insolvent Debtor. VII. Promise of Secrecy in a Conspiracy. VIII. An Enquiry after a Place [by Edward Ward] |
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[To what Extremities am I driven]
To what Extremities am I driven,When Parish-Clarks bar my Converse with Heav'n,
As much as in the surly Rascals lye;
Who by the Face, the Pocket do descry,
And Sine Pence, admittance they deny!
These under Graduate Peters of the Church,
Would Sell to Simon the Heavenly Gift,
If to their Avarice and Humour left,
Perhaps the Mon did my Misfortunes know,
Affraid to Trust me, who so much did Owe.
Deny'd admittance, lest that I should pray
Blessings, for which they thought I'd never Pay.
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