Durgen Or, A Plain Satyr upon a Pompous Satyrist. Amicably Inscrib'd, by the Author, to those Worthy and Ingenious Gentlemen misrepresented in a late invective Poem, call'd, The Dunciad [by Edward Ward] |
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You therefore that adorn our British Isles,
And cherish Wit with your enliv'ning Smiles,
To whose endearing qualities we owe
The sweetest Comforts we enjoy below,
And by whose wise domestick Care, the best,
As well as meanest Families, are blest;
Doat not so much on one proud epick Muse,
Nor let the useful Stage your Favour lose,
But by your pers'nal Influence sustain
The sinking Credit of Apollo's Train,
For wheresoe'er your Beauties you display,
Admiring Crouds will follow to survey
Your lovely Charms, as Swallows take their flight
Persuing Phœbus for his warmth and light.
And cherish Wit with your enliv'ning Smiles,
To whose endearing qualities we owe
The sweetest Comforts we enjoy below,
And by whose wise domestick Care, the best,
As well as meanest Families, are blest;
Doat not so much on one proud epick Muse,
Nor let the useful Stage your Favour lose,
But by your pers'nal Influence sustain
The sinking Credit of Apollo's Train,
For wheresoe'er your Beauties you display,
Admiring Crouds will follow to survey
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Persuing Phœbus for his warmth and light.
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