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While frighted Prelates bow'd and call'd him Friend. | While frighted Prelates bow'd and call'd him Friend. | ||
Old mother Church, with half averted sight | Old mother Church, with half averted sight | ||
Blush'd as she bless'd the griesly proselyte | |||
Loud plaudits rang thro Hell's tremendous borders | Loud plaudits rang thro Hell's tremendous borders | ||
And Satan's self had thoughts of | And Satan's self had thoughts of taking orders. | ||
By the same | By the same on his friend Dr Wartons admiring | ||
a flower, because, as he said, it look'd like an | a flower, because, as he said, it look'd like an | ||
artificial one, & was elegant as if made be a | artificial one, & was elegant as if made be a | ||
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and huns make prettier flowers than nature. | and huns make prettier flowers than nature. | ||
Thots by | Thots by Shenstone on his garden parlour | ||
Aim not at joy, but be content with ease | Aim not at joy, but be content with ease | ||
perfected extempore by his trend Graves | perfected extempore by his trend Graves | ||
Abstain from Cyder, syllabul & peace. | Abstain from Cyder, syllabul & peace. | ||
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By Mr Gray under a print of a notorious Cambridge Elopt drawn & etched by his friend Tyson Beneb. CA
Such Tophat was, so great the bawling Fiend While frighted Prelates bow'd and call'd him Friend. Old mother Church, with half averted sight Blush'd as she bless'd the griesly proselyte Loud plaudits rang thro Hell's tremendous borders And Satan's self had thoughts of taking orders.
By the same on his friend Dr Wartons admiring a flower, because, as he said, it look'd like an artificial one, & was elegant as if made be a Nun. G. not appearing to attend to what was said, continued his walk, as musing to himself & muttering ---
She grew in grace, as well as stature and huns make prettier flowers than nature.
Thots by Shenstone on his garden parlour
Aim not at joy, but be content with ease perfected extempore by his trend Graves Abstain from Cyder, syllabul & peace.