Elogium famae inserviens: Jacci Etonensis, sive Gigantis; or, the praises of Jack of Eton, Commonly called Jack the Giant Collected into Latin and English Metre, after the Manner of Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, John Burton, and Others. To which is added a dissertation on the Burtonic Style. By a Master of Arts [i.e. William King] |
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P. S. II.
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But, if our Alma, too unsteady,Retract her Champion's Lore;
Behold another Alma ready,
With seven wise Sons or more!
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Some loudly, as the Night Birds screech,Profess Dislike; some hint it;
Ev'n little B---y---r damns the Speech,
Because he did not print it.
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The Author dotes! 'Tis Prose run mad!Two Doctors have agreed it.
And my good Lord declares, 'tis bad,
Altho' he cannot read it.
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See in this Train Phil-Londinensis!Who proves by solid Reason,
Nor Latin in the Speech, nor Sense is,
And, if there be, 'tis Treason.
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Phil is my fav'rite, chosen Squire,For fighting, preaching fit:
Panca himself had scarce more Fire,
Nor I have much more Wit.
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Heark! Heark! how he expounds Amores,And tells us, what hath happ'd:
“Hid in this Word a little Wh---re is,
“And so the Doctor's cl---pt.”
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But, should these Critics not prevail,Nor break the old Man's Heart:
Behold! a furious Knight in Mail
Steps forth to take our Part.
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A Knight—of ev'ry Appellation!Whilom the Lawyer's Clerk:
Who soon will find some fit Occasion
To stab him in the Dark.
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