III. THE CRICKET. TRANSLATION OF THE FOREGOING. I. LITTLE inmate, full of mirth, Thus thy praise shall be express'd, And the mouse with curious snout, Frisking thus before the fire, Thou hast all thine heart's desire. III. Though in voice and shape they ba IV. Neither night, nor dawn of day, Sing then-and extend thy span Far beyond the date of man. Wretched man whose years are spent In repining discontent, Lives not, aged though he be, Half a span compar'd with thee. SIMILE AGIT IN SIMILE BY VINCENT BOURNE. CRISTATUS, pictisque ad Thaida Psittacus alis, Nunc tremulum illudet fratrem, qui suspicit, et Pol IV. THE PARROT. TEANSLATION OF THE FOREGOING, I. IN painted plumes superbly dress'd, Poll gains at length the British shore, II. Belinda's maids are soon preferr'd But 'tis her own important charge, To qualify him more at large, And make him quite a wit. Sweet Poll! his doating mistress cries, Sweet Poll! the mimick bird replies; And calls aloud for sack. She next instructs him in the kiss; 'Tis now a little one, like Miss And now a hearty smack. IV. At first he aims at what he hears; And list ning close with both his ears, Just catches at the sound; But soon articulates aloud, Much to the amusement of the crowd, And stuns the neighbours round. V. A querulous old woman's voice He scolds, and gives the lie. VI. Belinda and her bird! 'tis rare To meet with such a well-match'd pair, Each character in ev'ry part Sustain'd with so much grace and art, VII. When children first begin to spell, And stammer out a syllable, We think them tedious creatures; But difficulties soon abate, When birds are to be taught to prate, MERCATOR, vigiles oculos ut fallere possit, Nomine sub ficto trans mare mittit opes; Lene sonat liquidumque meis Euphelia chordis Sed solam exoptant te, mea vota, Chloɛ, JI. Ad speculum ornabat nitidos Euphelia crines, III. Fila lyra vocemque paro, suspiria surgunt, IV. Sabrubet illa pudore, et contrahit altera frontem THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOIN GILPIN; Showing how he went further than he intended, and came safe home again. JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, These twice ten tedious years, yet we |