 | Poems on several occasions |  |
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ON A LINE IN “THE CHARACTER OF A COUNTRY PARSON:”
“And shakes his head at Dr. Swift.”
I
When Jonathan his wit displaysIn satire and sometimes in praise,
Much I admire his matchless gift,
Yet shake my head at Doctor Swift.
II
When he discovers, vain and mean,The' amour betwixt a fair and dean;
Though private life I scorn to sift,
I shake my head at Doctor Swift.
III
Whene'er he leaps religion's bound,When rattling oaths in volleys sound;
My hands and eyes I then uplift,
And shake my head at Doctor Swift.
IV
When he with lewdness lards his jokes,In ordure and in urine pokes;
To' avoid a puke I make a shift,
But shake my head at Doctor Swift.
V
If e'er, forgetting Ireland's cries,In England he attempt to rise,
I'll grieve to see the paltry drift,
And shake my head at Doctor Swift.
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