[Poems on Several Occasions with A Pastoral to which is added A Discourse of Life] [by John Tutchin] |
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THE Tory Catch. |
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THE Tory Catch.
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A friend of mine, and I did followA Cart and Six, with Brandy fraught;
We sate us down, and up did swallow
Each a Gallon at a draught:
The sober Sot can't drink with us,
May kiss coy Wine with Tantalus.
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With Musick fit for Serenading,We did ramble to and fro;
Then to Drink and Masquerading,
'Till we cannot stand nor go:
One Leg by Bacchus was quite lamed,
'Tother Venus had defamed.
III
At the Tavern we did whisk it,And full Pipes did empty drain:
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And piss'd 'em melted out again:
We beat the Vintner, kiss'd his Wife,
And kill'd three Drawers in the strife.
IV
In the Street we found some Bullies,And to make our valour known,
We call'd 'em Fops, and silly Cullies,
And knock'd the foremost of 'em down:
And with praise to end the Fray,
We, like good Souldiers, ran away.
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To the Play-House we descended,For to get a grain of Wit,
Our own with Wine was so defended.
We sate spuing in the Pit,
'Mongst Drunken Lords and Whoring Ladies,
To see such sights whose only Trade is.
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