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To Mrs. Cæsar,
at the Speaker's Lodgings at Bath.
[_]
The Author, who had been engag'd to dine with Mrs. Cæsar, was excus'd by that Lady, upon an Invitation from Lord Carteret's; and the next Day Mrs. Cæsar was invited by the Speaker, which occasion'd the following Lines.
When lately you acquitted me,
With Carteret I din'd;
And, in Return, (tho' grievous) thee
To Onslow I resign'd.
With Carteret I din'd;
And, in Return, (tho' grievous) thee
To Onslow I resign'd.
'Tis wise the happy Hour to seize;
For, search the Nation round,
Such Peers, or Commoners, as these,
Where are they to be found?
For, search the Nation round,
Such Peers, or Commoners, as these,
Where are they to be found?
163
Our Situation's chang'd you see:
(How Pleasures fleet away!)
But Yesterday you envy'd me;
I envy you To-day.
(How Pleasures fleet away!)
But Yesterday you envy'd me;
I envy you To-day.
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