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Pale cares and anxious thoughts give way in hafte,
And to returning joy refign my breast ;
Then free from every pain I did endure,
I blefs the charming author of my cure.
So when to Saul the great musician play`d,
The fullen fiend unwillingly obey'd,

And left the monarch's breast, to seek some safershade.

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WHILE Sappho with harmonious airs

Her dear Philenis charms,

With equal joy the nymph appears

Diffolving in his arins.

Thus to themselves alone they are
What all mankind can give;
Alternately the happy pair

All grant, and all receive.

Like the Twin-stars, so fam'd for friends,
Who fet by turns, and rise;
When one to Thetis' lap defcends,
His brother mounts the fkies.

With happier fate, and kinder care,
Thefe nymphs by turns do reign,
While till the falling does prepare
The rifing to fustain.

The joys of either sex in love,

In each of them we read;
Succeffive each to each does prove,
Fierce youth and yielding maid.

EPIGRAM

EPIGRAM TO THE TWO NEW MEMBERS FOR BRAMBER, 1708.

HOUGH in the Commons House you did prevail, Tood Sir Cleeve Moore, and gentle Mafter Hale;

Yet on good luck be cautious of relying,
Burgefs for Bramber is no place to die in.
Your predeceffors have been oddly fated;
Afgill and Shippen have been both translated.

VERSES MADE TO A SIMILE OF POPE'S.

Wand raise an uproar in the hall;
WHIL
HILE at our house the fervants brawl,

When John the butler, and our Mary,
About the plate and linen vary :
Till the smart dialogue grows rich,
In fneaking dog and ugly bitch!
Down comes my lady like the devil,
And makes them filent all and civil.
Thus cannon clears the cloudy air,
And scatters tempefts brewing there :
Thus bullies fometimes keep the peace,
And one fcold makes another cease.

ON

ON NICOLINI AND VALENTINI'S FIRST COMING TO THE HOUSE IN THE HAY-MARKET.

A

MPHION strikes the vocal lyre,
And ready at his call,

Harmonious brick and stone conspire
To raise the Theban wall.

In emulation of his praise

Two Latian Signors come,

A finking theatre to raise

And prop Van's tottering dome.

But how this last should come to pass
"Muft ftill remain unknown,

Since these poor gentlemen, alas !

Bring neither brick nor stone.

EPILOGUE TO THE INCONSTANT:

OR,

THE WAY TO WIN HIM:

A COMEDY. BY MR. FARQUHAR.

AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL IN DRURY-LANE, 1703.

F

SPOKEN BY MR. WILKS.

ROM Fletcher's great Original *, to-day

We took the hint of this our Modern Play :
Our author, from his lines, has strove to paint
A witty, wild, inconftant, free gallant :

*See, The Wild-Goofe Chace.

With

With a gay foul, with fenfe, and will to rove,
With language, and with softness fram'd to move,
With little truth, but with a world of love.
Such forms on maids in morning flumbers wait,
When fancy first inftructs their hearts to beat,
When first they wish, and figh for what they know
not yet.

Frown not, ye fair, to think your lovers may
Reach your cold hearts by fome unguarded way;
Let Villeroy's misfortune make you

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wife, There's danger still in darkness and surprize; Though from his rampart he defy'd the foe, Prince Eugene found an aqueduct below. With eafy freedom, and a gay address, A preffing lover feldom wants fuccefs: Whilft the respectful, like the Greek, fits down, And wastes a ten years fiege before one town. For her own fake let no forfaken maid, Our wanderer for want of love, upbraid; Since 'tis a fecret, none should e'er confess, That they have loft the happy power to please. If you fufpect the rogue inclin'd to break, Break first, and swear you 've turn'd him off a week; As princes when they refty states-men doubt, Before they can surrender, turn them out. What-e'er you think, grave ufes may be made, As much, ev'n for Inconstancy be faid. Let the good man for Marriage Rites design'd, With ftudious care, and diligence of mind, Turn over every Page of Womankind;

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Mark

Mark every Sense, and how the Readings vary,
And when he knows the worst on't--let him marry.

PROLOGUE TO THE GAMESTER:

A COMEDY. BY MRS. CENTLIVRE.

AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE NEW THEATRE IN LIOCOLN'S-INN FIELDS, 1704.

SPOKEN BY MR. BETTERTON.

IF humble wives, that drag the marriage-chain
With curfed dogged husbands, may complain;

If turn'd at large to starve, as we by you,
They may, at least, for alimony fue.

Know, we refolve to make the cafe our own,
Between the plaintiff stage, and the defendant town.
When first you took us from our father's house,
And lovingly our intereft did espouse,

You kept us fine, carefs'd, and lodg'd us here,
And honey-moon held out above three year;
At length, for pleasures known do seldom laft,
Frequent enjoyment pall'd your sprightly tafte;
And though at first you did not quite neglect,
We found your love was dwindled to refpect.
Some times, indeed, as in your way it fell,
You ftopp'd, and call'd to see if we were well.
Now, puite eftrang'd, this wretched place you fhun,
Like bad wine, bus'nefs, duels, and a dun.

Have

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