EPITAPH OF BY-WORDS. ERE lies a round woman, who thought mighty odd, God. To convince her of God the good Dean did endeavour; EPIGRAM, on feeing a worthy prelate go out of church in the time of divine service to wait on his Grace the D. of D Lo ORD Pam in the church (could you think it ?) When told the Lieutenant was just come to town, He flies from his God to attend on his Grace: EPIGRAM from the French. IR, I admit your gen'ral rule, SIR, That ev'ry poet is a fool: But you yourself may ferve to fhow it, That ev'ry fool is not a poet. 5: *EPITAPH ON FRANCIS CHARTRES HERE continueth to rot The body of FRANCIS CHARTRES; In fpite of AGB and INFIRMITIES, In the practice of EVERY HUMAN VICE; Excepting PRODIGALITY and HYPOCRISY His infatiable AVARICE exempted him from the first, His matchlefs IMPUDENCE from the fecond. Nor was he more fingular In the undeviating pravity of his manners, In accumulating WEALTH: For, without TRADE OF PROFESSION, +FR. CHARTRES was a man infamous for all manner of vices. When he was an enfign in the army, he was drummed out of the regiment for a cheat; he was next banished Bruffels, and drummed out of Ghent, on the fame account. After a hundred tricks at the gaming-tables, he took to lending of money at exorbitant intereft, and on great penalties, accumulating premium, intereft, and capital into a new capital, and feizing to a minute when the payments became due. In a word, by a conftant attention to the vices, wants, and follies of mankind, he acquired an immenfe fortune. His houfe was a perpetual bawdyhoufe. He was twice condemned for rapes, and pardoned; but the last time not without imprifonment in Newgate, and large confifcations. He died in Scotland in 1731, aged 62. The populace at his funeral raised a great riot, almost tore the body out of the coffin, and caff dead dogs, &c. into the grave along with it. This epitaph contains his character, very juftly drawn by Dr Arbuthnot--This gentleman was worth seven thousand pounds a year estate in land, and about one hundred thoufand in money. Pope. He was the only person of his time, When poffefs'd of TEN THOUSAND a-year; And having daily deferved the GIBBET for what he did, Was at laft condemned to it for what he could not do. Oh indignant reader! Think not his life ufelefs to mankind! A confpicuous PROOF and EXAMPLE, By his bestowing it on the moft UNWORTHY OF ALL MORTALS. Joannes jacet hic Mirandula -cætera norunt Et Tagus et Ganges-forjan et Antipodes. Applied to FRANCIS CHARTRES. HERE Francis Chartres lies— be civil! *E P PIGRA PETER complains that God has given To his poor babe a life fo fhort: Confider, Peter, he's in heaven; "Tis good to have a friend at court. M. * A A N NO THE R. You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come; Knock as you please, there's no body at home. EPI † See vol. iv. p. 7. *EPITAPH ON FRANCIS CHARTRES †. HERE continueth to rot The body of FRANCIS CHARTRES; In fpite of AGE and INFIRMITIES, Nor was he more fingular In the undeviating pravity of his manners, In accumulating WEALTH: For, without TRADE OF PROFESSION, +FR. CHARTRES was a man infamous for all manner of vices. When he was an enfign in the army, he was drummed out of the regiment for a cheat; he was next banished Bruffels, and drummed out of Ghent, on the fame account. After a hundred tricks at the gaming-tables, he took to lending of money at exorbitant intereft, and on great penalties, accumulating premium, interest, and capital into a new capital, and feizing to a minute when the payments became due. In a word, by a conftant attention to the vices, wants, and follies of mankind, he acquired an immenfe fortune. His house was a perpetual bawdyhoufe. He was twice condemned for rapes, and pardoned; but the last time not without imprifonment in Newgate, and large confifcations. He died in Scotland in 1731, aged 62. The populace at his funeral raised a great riot, almost tore the body out of the coffin, and caff dead dogs, &c. into the grave along with it. This epitaph contains his character, very juftly drawn by Dr Arbuthnot--This gentleman was worth feven thousand pounds a year eftate in land, and about one hundred thoufand in money. Pope. He was the only person of his time, When poffefs'd of TEN THOUSAND a-year; And having daily deferved the GIBBET for what he did, Was at laft condemned to it for what he could not do. Oh indignant reader ! Think not his life useless to mankind! By his bestowing it on the moft UNWORTHY Of ALL * Joannes jacet hic Mirandulacætera norunt Et Tagus et Ganges-forlan et Antipodes. HE Applied to FRANCIS CHARTRES. ERE Francis Chartres lies- -be civil! GRA M.. * EPIGR PETER complains that God has given To his poor babe a life so short: Confider, Peter, he's in heaven; 'Tis good to have a friend at court. * A NOT HER. You OU beat your pate, and fancy wit will come ; + See vol. iv. p. 7. EPI |