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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But I'd almost forgot their fervent,
Most Zealous, Faithful, Humble Servant;
The Commonwealth-Men's Observator;
That Up-start and Audacious Traytor;
The Manager of all their Notions
Prescrib'd in bitter deadly Potions,
T'infatuate the State made drunk,
And make the poyson'd Church turn Punk.
For Sense and Reason, there's not much in
Bold Latitudinarian Tutchin.
Lyes, Lewdness, and Libertinism
Can ne'er authenticate his Schism:
But with Big Words and Noise he'd fright us,
Not undeceiv'd by HERACLITUS
That He's the Creature of Old Titus.
For He the Tenth Part not the Wit is
Of Honest Loyal Mr. PITTIS;
There's no Comparison for Parts;
For Learning, or Ingenious Arts.
'Tis Odious to compare his Notes
With Ought but Fuller or False Dats
For Evidence, and Hardy-Back
In Impudence's Common Track
Of finding Plots of their Creating;
Traducing Illegitimating,
To Death their Lawful Princes hating:
Only He dreads a deserv'd Whipping;
Loves no Old Sores of Jack's up-ripping
Once ev'ry Year through Market-Towns,
To be a Jest to Country-Clowns
In Dorsetshire, by cutting Capers
For Writing Treasonous damn'd Papers.
He then Petition'd against Life,
And Lashing with eternal Strife;
For, to be hang'd He rather wanted:
And more the Pity 'twas not granted.
Most Zealous, Faithful, Humble Servant;
The Commonwealth-Men's Observator;
That Up-start and Audacious Traytor;
The Manager of all their Notions
Prescrib'd in bitter deadly Potions,
T'infatuate the State made drunk,
And make the poyson'd Church turn Punk.
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Bold Latitudinarian Tutchin.
Lyes, Lewdness, and Libertinism
Can ne'er authenticate his Schism:
But with Big Words and Noise he'd fright us,
Not undeceiv'd by HERACLITUS
That He's the Creature of Old Titus.
For He the Tenth Part not the Wit is
Of Honest Loyal Mr. PITTIS;
There's no Comparison for Parts;
For Learning, or Ingenious Arts.
'Tis Odious to compare his Notes
With Ought but Fuller or False Dats
For Evidence, and Hardy-Back
In Impudence's Common Track
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Traducing Illegitimating,
To Death their Lawful Princes hating:
Only He dreads a deserv'd Whipping;
Loves no Old Sores of Jack's up-ripping
Once ev'ry Year through Market-Towns,
To be a Jest to Country-Clowns
In Dorsetshire, by cutting Capers
For Writing Treasonous damn'd Papers.
He then Petition'd against Life,
And Lashing with eternal Strife;
For, to be hang'd He rather wanted:
And more the Pity 'twas not granted.
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