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Hile SAPPHO with harmonious Airs
Her dear PHILENIS charms,
With equal Joy the Nymph appears
Diffolving in his Arms.

Thus to themselves alone they are
What all Mankind can give;
Alternately the happy Pair
All granty and All' receive.

Like the Twin-Stars, fo fam'd for Friends, in

Who fet by Turns, and rife;

When one to THETIS Lap descends,

His Brother mounts the Skies.

With happier Fate, and kinder Care,

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Thefe Nymphs by Turns do reign,ɔ ɔis an vorɔ bek While ftill the falling, does prepare

The rifing, to fufstain.

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

To the Two

Two NEW Mem

bers for BRAMBER 1708.

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HO' in the Commons Houfe you did prevail,

Good Sir CLEEVE MOORE, and gentle Mafter HALE;

Yet on good Luck be cautious of relying,
Burgess for Bramber is no Place to die in.
Your Predeceffors have been oddly fated;
ASGILL and SHIPPEN have been both translated.

On CONTENTMENT.

Done from the Latin of J. Gerhard.

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Any that once by Fortune's Bounty rear'd,

Amidst the Wealthy and the Great appear'd, Have wifely from thofe envy'd Heights declin'd, 2

Have funk to that juft Level of Mankind,

Where nor too little, nor too much gives the trus Peace of Mind.

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PROLOGUE to the GAMSTER: A Comedy. As it was acted at the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn Fields.

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Spoken by Mr. BETTERTON.

F humble Wives, that drag the Marriage Chain,
With curfed dogged Husbands may complain;

If turn'd at large to ftarve, as we by you,

They may, at feaft, for Alimony fue.

Know, we refolve to make the Cafe our own,
Between the Plantiff Stago, and the Defendant Town.
When firft you took us from our Father's House,
And lovingly our Intereft did efpouse,

You kept us fine, carefs'd, and lodged us here,
And Honey-Moon held out above three Year;
At length, for Pleafures known do feldom laft,
Frequent Enjoyment pall'd your sprightly Taste;
And tho' at first you did not quite neglect,
We found your Love was dwindled to Refpect
Sometimes, indeed, as in your Way it fell,
You ftopp'd, and call'd to fee if we were well.

Now,

Now, quite eftrang'd, this wretched Place you shun,
Like bad Wine, Business, Duels, and a Dun.
Have we for this increas'd Apollo's Race?

Been often pregnant with your Wits Embrace?
And born you many chopping Babes of Grace?
Some ugly Toads we had, and that's the Curfe,
They were fo like you, that they far'd the worse;
For this to Night, we are not much in Pain,
Look on't, and if you like it, entertain:
If all the Midwife fays, of it, be true,
There are fome Features too like fome of you;
For us, if you think fitting to forfake it,

We mean to run away, and let the Parish take it!

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EPILOGUE Spoken by Mrs. BARRY, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. April the 7th, 170g, at her playing in Love for Love with Mrs., BRACE GIRDLE, for the Benefit of Mr. BETTERTON.

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5 fome brave Knight, who once with Spear and
Shield

Had fought Renown in many a well-fought Field;
But now no more with facred Fame inspir'd,
Was to a peaceful Hermitage retir'd

There, if by Chance difaft'rous Tales he hears,
Of Matrons Wrongs, and captive Virgins Tears,
He feels foft Pity urge his gen'rous Breaft,
And vows once more to fuccour the Distress'd.
Buckl'd in Mail, he fallies on the Plain,
And turns him to the Feats of Arms again.

So we, to former Leagues of Friendship true, Have bid once more our peaceful Homes adieu, To aid old THOMAS, and to pleasure you..

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