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The Fourth Volume of the Writings Of the Author of the London-Spy

Prose and Verse [by Edward Ward]
Ward, Edward (1667-1731)

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THE WINE Bibber's WISH.
 
Advice to an Old Lady, who has bury'd Six Husbands and sets up for the Seventh.
 
A Dialogue between a Botcher and his Wife, after his return from the Ale-house.
 
The mounting of a young Excise-man for the Country, or good Advice to Broken Shopkeepers.
 
The Gossip's Visit:
 
THE HUMOURS OF A COFFEE-HOUSE.
 
Solitary Enjoyment:
 
An Off-hand Epitaph upon the Weasel.
 
A Lampoon upon Two Sisters, famous Strumpets in the City.
 
Between a dying Husband and a joyful Wife.
 
The Resolute Lady.
 
The Plain-dealer.
 
An Assurance of Constancy.
 
A Dialogue Song between a forward Youth and a young Lady.
 
The Rake's Call to the dead Philosophers.
 
The Double-meaning Lover.
 
A Wither'd Whore's Peep INTO A Looking-glass at Forty.
 
The Riddle.
 
In Answer to a Letter out of Darbyshire, upon Mr Wood's Marrying one Son and two Daughters, all upon the same Day.
 
Morning Observations upon a topping Tavern over a Pint of Canary.
 
Wine beyond Love, or the Bottle before Beauty.
 
The London-Bawd.
 
The Maiden-Dream.
 
The ingrateful Mistress
 
A Drinking Song.
 
Vulcan and Venus, A Burlesque Poem.
 
Hypocrisy Lampoon'd.
 
Pasquin to Morfore.
 
Morfore's Answer.
 
The Libertines Return to his Virtuous Wife, in a Dialogue between Damon and Chloe.
 
Jack-Pudding's Invitation to Bartholemew Fair.
 
The Character of a Derby Ale Sot.
 
The Gallant's blunt Address to a fond Adultress.
 
AN ELEGY UPON Gammar Bouncly, A most Famous Breweress of Noble Ale in the Peak in Derbyshire.
 
The Beau's Panegyrick upon his Beautiful Mistress:
 
A Good Wife the greatest Happiness:
 
In Answer to some Anonymous Gentlemen, &c.
 
A short Resentment of an Ironical Poem.
 
A new Litany very proper to be read by a merry Society over a Glass of good Liquor.
 
To that Celebrated Idol, Mammon, Chief Governor of Men's Consciences; and both Spiritual and Temporal Lord of all Christendom.
 
ON THE DEATH OF Mr Clark, Organist At St Pauls. Who lately Shot himself.
 
More Sound than Substance.
 
The Anathema;
 
The desponding Whig.
 
The Philospher and the Cuckold.
 
Short Reflections upon Old Age, or Good Advice to the Grunting Miser.
 
The Lover in the Right:
 
The Sea-Fight: Or, The French Prize taken.

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Pasquin to Morfore.

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In Answer to a Letter from a fair Lady; dated Russel Street, Covent Garden.

Since Men of real Justice are so rare,
And vertuous Nimphs so very scarce, if fair.
Why are they crush'd beneath the frowns of Fate,
Whilst worthless Mortals prosper and are Great?
The cringing Knave shall thrive and tow'r aloft,
And reverenc'd be for Villany and Craft,
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Whilst Men of Conscience still in vain shall toil,
And ne'er from Fortune win one grateful Smile;
The Harlot in his Honour's Coach shall ride,
And take the Place of his neglected Bride;
Whilst Female Vertue, tho divinely bright.
If poor, must live a Stranger to Delight,
Lest she'll submit her Beauty to the Arms
Of some dull Fool unworthy of her Charms,
And so turn Slave to an unthinking Sot,
Who knows not how to prize the Jem he'as got;
Tell me Morfore, therefore why the best
Of humane Race, should be by Fate opprest,
Whilst Knaves and Harlots are by Fortune blest.
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