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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Caught by his words, the northern 'Squire
Fail'd not his learning to admire:
But yet he had a wish to quiz The Doctor's humour and his phiz.
“I have a house,” he said, “at hand,
Where you my service may command;
There I have cows, and asses too, And pigs, and sheep, Sir, not a few;
Where you, at your untroubled leisure,
May draw them as it suits your pleasure.
You shall be welcome with your mare, And find a country 'Squire's fare;
If a few days with us you pass,—
We'll give you meat—and give her grass.”
Thus 'twas agreed; they came on shore, The party saunter'd on before;
But, ere they reach'd the mansion fair,
Grizzle had borne her master there.
It was indeed a pleasant spot That this same country 'Squire had got;
And Syntax now the party join'd With salutation free and kind.
Fail'd not his learning to admire:
But yet he had a wish to quiz The Doctor's humour and his phiz.
“I have a house,” he said, “at hand,
Where you my service may command;
There I have cows, and asses too, And pigs, and sheep, Sir, not a few;
Where you, at your untroubled leisure,
May draw them as it suits your pleasure.
You shall be welcome with your mare, And find a country 'Squire's fare;
If a few days with us you pass,—
We'll give you meat—and give her grass.”
Thus 'twas agreed; they came on shore, The party saunter'd on before;
But, ere they reach'd the mansion fair,
Grizzle had borne her master there.
It was indeed a pleasant spot That this same country 'Squire had got;
And Syntax now the party join'd With salutation free and kind.
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