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Farther Instructions to a Painter,
1670.
By A. Marvell Esq;.
Painter, once more thy Pencil re assume,
And darw me in one Scene London and Rome:
Here holy Charles, there good Aurelius sat,
Weeping to see their Sons Degenerate:
His Romans taking up the Teemers Trade,
The Britains Jigging it in Masquerade;
Whilst the brave Youths tired with the Toil of State,
Their wearied Minds, and Limbs to recreat;
Do to their more belov'd Delights repair,
One to his ---, the other to his Player.
And darw me in one Scene London and Rome:
Here holy Charles, there good Aurelius sat,
Weeping to see their Sons Degenerate:
His Romans taking up the Teemers Trade,
The Britains Jigging it in Masquerade;
Whilst the brave Youths tired with the Toil of State,
Their wearied Minds, and Limbs to recreat;
Do to their more belov'd Delights repair,
One to his ---, the other to his Player.
Then change the Scene, and let the next present
A Landskip of our Motley Parliament;
And place hard by the Barr, on the Left-hand,
Circean Clifford with his Charming Wand:
Our Pig-ey'd [OMITTED] on his [OMITTED] Fashion,
Set by the worst Attorney of our Nation:
This great Triumirate that can divide
The spoils of England, and along that side
Place Falstafs Regiment of thred bear Coats,
All looking this way, how to give their Votes,
And of his dear Reward let none Dispair.
For Mony comes when Sey---r leaves the Chair:
Change once again, and let the next afford
The Figure of a Motley Council Board.
At Arlingtons, and round about it sat,
Our mighty Masters in a warm debate:
Full Bowls, and lustly Wine repeat,
To make them t'other Council board forget:
That while the King of France with powerful Arms,
Gives all his fearful Neighbours strange Allarms;
Wee in our glorious Bachanalls dispose
The humbled Fate of a Plebean Nose.
Which to effect, when thus it was Decreed;
Draw me a Champion mounted on a Steed,
And after him a brave Briggade of Horse,
Arm'd at all Points, ready to reinforce,
His, this assault upon a single Man.
'Tis this must make Obryon great in Story,
And add more beams to Sandys former Glory.
A Landskip of our Motley Parliament;
And place hard by the Barr, on the Left-hand,
Circean Clifford with his Charming Wand:
Our Pig-ey'd [OMITTED] on his [OMITTED] Fashion,
Set by the worst Attorney of our Nation:
This great Triumirate that can divide
The spoils of England, and along that side
Place Falstafs Regiment of thred bear Coats,
All looking this way, how to give their Votes,
And of his dear Reward let none Dispair.
For Mony comes when Sey---r leaves the Chair:
Change once again, and let the next afford
The Figure of a Motley Council Board.
At Arlingtons, and round about it sat,
Our mighty Masters in a warm debate:
Full Bowls, and lustly Wine repeat,
To make them t'other Council board forget:
That while the King of France with powerful Arms,
Gives all his fearful Neighbours strange Allarms;
Wee in our glorious Bachanalls dispose
The humbled Fate of a Plebean Nose.
Which to effect, when thus it was Decreed;
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And after him a brave Briggade of Horse,
Arm'd at all Points, ready to reinforce,
His, this assault upon a single Man.
'Tis this must make Obryon great in Story,
And add more beams to Sandys former Glory.
Draw our Olympia, next in Council set,
With Cupid, S---r, and the tool of State.
Two of the first recanters of the House,
That Aim at Mountains, and bring forth a Mouse;
Who make it by there mean retreat appear,
Five Members need not be demanded here:
These must assist her in her Countermines,
To overthrow the Darby House Designs.
Whilst positive Walks, like Woodcock in the Park,
Contriving Projects with a Brewers Clark;
Thus all Employ themselves, and without Pity,
Leave Temple singly to be beat i'th' City.
With Cupid, S---r, and the tool of State.
Two of the first recanters of the House,
That Aim at Mountains, and bring forth a Mouse;
Who make it by there mean retreat appear,
Five Members need not be demanded here:
These must assist her in her Countermines,
To overthrow the Darby House Designs.
Whilst positive Walks, like Woodcock in the Park,
Contriving Projects with a Brewers Clark;
Thus all Employ themselves, and without Pity,
Leave Temple singly to be beat i'th' City.
A. Marvell.
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