 | The Poetical Works of the Ingenious and Learned William Meston |  |
This said, he hodged up his breeches,
And finished his learned speeches.
But Phaeton, a wilful lad,
Whom all his wit could not dissuade,
Stood stiffly to his purpose, and
Still press'd to have his first demand.
Now Phoebus, finding that the day
Was dawning, durst no longer stay,
For fear some morning-men should think
That he had got too large a drink;
And lest he should sun-dials mar,
He leads the boy unto the car.
And finished his learned speeches.
But Phaeton, a wilful lad,
Whom all his wit could not dissuade,
Stood stiffly to his purpose, and
Still press'd to have his first demand.
Now Phoebus, finding that the day
Was dawning, durst no longer stay,
For fear some morning-men should think
That he had got too large a drink;
And lest he should sun-dials mar,
He leads the boy unto the car.
| The Poetical Works of the Ingenious and Learned William Meston | |