Poems on Various Subjects with some Essays in Prose, Letters to Correspondents, &c. and A Treatise on Health. By Samuel Bowden |
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MARTIAL,
Book 3d, Epig. 25.
By the Rev. Mr. Russel.
That thou hast Burgundy, my friend,
To all the world is known;
But churlish, thou enjoy'st thy wine
In secret, and alone.
To all the world is known;
But churlish, thou enjoy'st thy wine
In secret, and alone.
Gold too thou hast, but in thy fob
Securely it remains:
Wit too you boast, but to be seen
By others it disdains.
Securely it remains:
Wit too you boast, but to be seen
By others it disdains.
Of all your store, for other's use
One thing alone we find,
Your wife, my friend, you but enjoy
In common with mankind.
One thing alone we find,
Your wife, my friend, you but enjoy
In common with mankind.
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