A postscript to the new Bath guide A Poem by Anthony Pasquin [i.e. John Williams] |
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The Attorney and the Publican. |
 | A postscript to the new Bath guide |  |
The Attorney and the Publican.
A TALE.
Thus Bibo was assail'd by Lawyer Pillage,
(They both had property in the same village:
The former kept an auberge call'd the Bear,
The latter's practice oft made Patience swear:)
“Bibo, by various arts men gather riches;
“While I spoil sheepskins Nature sent for breeches,
“You are indebted for your wealth to sots,
“And get a livelihood by—filling pots.”
(They both had property in the same village:
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The latter's practice oft made Patience swear:)
“Bibo, by various arts men gather riches;
“While I spoil sheepskins Nature sent for breeches,
“You are indebted for your wealth to sots,
“And get a livelihood by—filling pots.”
Then Bibo thus replied,
With civil insolence and vulgar pride:
‘Though I believe you learned in the laws,
‘For once friend Pillage you've mistook the cause:
‘Had I done so, I'd ne'er been worth a shilling,
‘I got my thousands man by—never filling.’
With civil insolence and vulgar pride:
‘Though I believe you learned in the laws,
‘For once friend Pillage you've mistook the cause:
‘Had I done so, I'd ne'er been worth a shilling,
‘I got my thousands man by—never filling.’
| A postscript to the new Bath guide | |