The Powers of the Pen A poem addressed to John Curre ... By E. Lloyd ... The second edition, with large additions |
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One Quill he singled from the rest,
The Offspring of another Nest,
Which Sternhold's old Goose bred, and which,
Besides the Paraphrastic Itch,
Was portion'd with one Talent rare,
That fell not to its Brethren's Share.
It was, to stretch what David writ,
Dull Version's Tenter-hooks to fit,
Altho' the Stuff with stretching crack,
Like Heretics upon the Rack,
This for his Fav'rite he reserv'd;
His Fav'rite no less Boon deserv'd;
With this the Pulpit-fop Saint Dodd,
Cuts Penn'orths of the Word of God.
And lo! th'Event! with Linen clean,
And Wigs that wou'd become a Dean,
With Chariot some come forth to View,
And prove the Prophecy was true.
The Offspring of another Nest,
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Besides the Paraphrastic Itch,
Was portion'd with one Talent rare,
That fell not to its Brethren's Share.
It was, to stretch what David writ,
Dull Version's Tenter-hooks to fit,
Altho' the Stuff with stretching crack,
Like Heretics upon the Rack,
This for his Fav'rite he reserv'd;
His Fav'rite no less Boon deserv'd;
With this the Pulpit-fop Saint Dodd,
Cuts Penn'orths of the Word of God.
And lo! th'Event! with Linen clean,
And Wigs that wou'd become a Dean,
With Chariot some come forth to View,
And prove the Prophecy was true.
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