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WRITTEN BY THE PRESENT DEAN OF GLOUCESTER , ON HIS MARRIAGE AVITH MRS . CROW , His HOUSEKEEPEH , Asi circulated in ihe College Green of the Cathedral on the Wedding Morn , by way if anticipating what some -witty Ladies might have said on the happy Occasion .
WHEN Israel ' s sons , immers'd in sin ; Took turtle doves and pigeons in , With hopes to be forgiven ; Our Dean , his penitence to show , Doth for his mate now choose , a Crow To pave his tvay to heaven . NO wonder that science and learning ' profountl
In Oxford and Cambridge so greatly abound ; When such numbers take thither a little each dajt , And ive meet with so few tvho bring any away . ON A LADY AVHO DIED IH CHILD-BIRTH . THE breath Avhich this resignsAvhile that receives
, , One comes into a tvorld the other leaves . His cares are all to come , her ' s are all past , The son ' s first moment proves the mother's last , His life , her death ; her death his life supplies ; He kills in birth , and she in bearing dies .
6 AYS Thomas to Harry , I think , friend , to marry , Since wedlock ' s accounted divine-- " * - Says Harry , ' you may , But I shan't go that tvay , Since your creed so far differs from mine .
DEAR Dick , I'm not surpris'd to see Your little tiny spite at me , For . rivals you must doubtless knoAT , Still think the one the other's foe . Now it is difficult to tell In fiction Avhich of us excel , You say what ill of me you please , And I give you excessive praise . ¦
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Epigrams.
EPIGRAMS .
WRITTEN BY THE PRESENT DEAN OF GLOUCESTER , ON HIS MARRIAGE AVITH MRS . CROW , His HOUSEKEEPEH , Asi circulated in ihe College Green of the Cathedral on the Wedding Morn , by way if anticipating what some -witty Ladies might have said on the happy Occasion .
WHEN Israel ' s sons , immers'd in sin ; Took turtle doves and pigeons in , With hopes to be forgiven ; Our Dean , his penitence to show , Doth for his mate now choose , a Crow To pave his tvay to heaven . NO wonder that science and learning ' profountl
In Oxford and Cambridge so greatly abound ; When such numbers take thither a little each dajt , And ive meet with so few tvho bring any away . ON A LADY AVHO DIED IH CHILD-BIRTH . THE breath Avhich this resignsAvhile that receives
, , One comes into a tvorld the other leaves . His cares are all to come , her ' s are all past , The son ' s first moment proves the mother's last , His life , her death ; her death his life supplies ; He kills in birth , and she in bearing dies .
6 AYS Thomas to Harry , I think , friend , to marry , Since wedlock ' s accounted divine-- " * - Says Harry , ' you may , But I shan't go that tvay , Since your creed so far differs from mine .
DEAR Dick , I'm not surpris'd to see Your little tiny spite at me , For . rivals you must doubtless knoAT , Still think the one the other's foe . Now it is difficult to tell In fiction Avhich of us excel , You say what ill of me you please , And I give you excessive praise . ¦