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A postscript to the new Bath guide

A Poem by Anthony Pasquin [i.e. John Williams]

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The POINT of ASTONISHMENT.
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The POINT of ASTONISHMENT.

A TALE.

When a Bigot affirm'd that Saint Denis, o'er land,
Had walk'd twenty steps—with his head in his hand:
Ma foi, cried a Lady, with scorn in her eyes,
What a marvellous sight to have seen;

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Though believe me 'twould never have mov'd my surprize,
That the Martyr could journey nineteen.
Ah no! rejoin'd t'other, that's odd, I confess,
I'm so curious to hear you, I'm ready to burst;
Thus the Dame—then my thoughts I'll not leave you to guess,
I am only amaz'd he could compass—the first.