Miscellanies in prose and verse on several occasions, by Claudero [i.e. James Wilson], son of Nimrod the Mighty Hunter. The Fourth Edition with large Additions |
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The BOOK-BINDER's GHOST; Or, the
Second Part of the Clinchiad, A Dreadful Tale.
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The BOOK-BINDER's GHOST; Or, the Second Part of the Clinchiad, A Dreadful Tale.
'Twas at the dark, and midnight hour,When mankind take repose,
That Braidwood enter'd Clinchie's bower
And stood before his nose.
With fiery eyes the spectre star'd
Upon the guilty man,
And with a speech, long, long prepar'd,
It fiercely thus began.
“From gloomy shades, my bloody corse
“Permitted waits on thee,
“To strike thy soul with dire remorse,
“For basely murd'ring me.
“What! tho' I check'd thy vile amour,
“In yonder bawdy cell;
“Why did'st thou bribe that son of whore,
“Now chimney-sweep of hell,
“To dash my brains with sooty pole,
“Upon Edina's street;
“And send my unprepared soul,
“Prostrate to Satan's feet?
“Thy curs'd revenge and whoredoms great,
“Shall soon avenged be,
“And hell shall ope' its dreadful gate
“To welcome thee to me.
“Thy av'rice, theft and dirty tricks,
“Shall now meet their reward;
“And Charon waft thee o'er the Styx,
“To the infernal guard.
“The widow's hen, by heav'n design'd,
“To bring thy crimes in glib,
“And point thee out to all mankind;
“A Magor Missabib
“Should on thy coach fair painted be,
“That ev'ry one may shun
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“And from a rascal run.
“Thy kindred far from having blame,
“Might shine in honour's page:
“'Tis only CLINCHIE's manners lame
“Which swells the spectre's rage.
“Yet impudence sits on thy brow,
“Thou scorn'st to be asham'd;
“While ev'ry tongue swears all is true
“For which thou art defam'd.
“Assassination, dreadful thought!
“Must shock each human breast.
“The villain who can thus be bought,
“Must forfeit all that's blest.
“But now the dawning draweth nigh,
“The cock begins to crow,
“We phantoms, who on furlow fly,
“Must then descend below.”
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