The three tours of Doctor Syntax In search of 1. The picturesque, 2. Of consolation, 3. Of a wife. The text complete. [By William Combe] With four illustrations |
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Syntax, whene'er a fancy seiz'd him,
Which from some flatt'ring impulse pleas'd him
Did not with calm good reason view it,
Whether he should or not pursue it,
But struck at once, without delay, To where his fancy led the way:
And now he thought that he might trace
Some hist'ry of this vagrant race;
That keen enquiry might obtain
What had been sought, but sought in vain.
Then leaving Phillis to the care Of wond'ring Pat, with solemn air,
He walk'd to view the motley band,
And thus address'd them, while his hand
Wav'd as a signal of command.
They seem'd to give attentive ear His unexpected words to hear.
Which from some flatt'ring impulse pleas'd him
Did not with calm good reason view it,
Whether he should or not pursue it,
But struck at once, without delay, To where his fancy led the way:
And now he thought that he might trace
Some hist'ry of this vagrant race;
That keen enquiry might obtain
What had been sought, but sought in vain.
Then leaving Phillis to the care Of wond'ring Pat, with solemn air,
He walk'd to view the motley band,
And thus address'd them, while his hand
Wav'd as a signal of command.
They seem'd to give attentive ear His unexpected words to hear.
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