Dauntless her look, her gesture proud,

Her voice theatrically loud,

And masculine her stride.

So have I seen, in black and white,
A prating thing, a magpye hight,
Majestically stalk;

A stately worthless animal,

That plies the tongue, and wags the tail,.
All flutter, pride, and talk,

PHRYNE.

PHRYNE had talents for mankind;
Open she was and unconfin'd,

Like some free port of trade:
Merchants unloaded here their freight,
And agents from each foreign state
Here first their entry made.

Her learning and good-breeding such,
Whether th' Italian or the Dutch,

Spaniards or French came to her;
To all obliging she'd appear;
'Twas Si Signior, 'twas Yaw Mynheer,
'Twas S'il vous plait, Monsieur.

Obscure by birth, renown'd by crimes,
Still changing names, religions, climes,
At length she turns a bride:

In diamonds, pearls, and rich brocades,
She shines the first of batter'd jades,
And flutters in her pride.

So have I known those insects fair
(Which curious Germans hold so rare)
Still vary shapes and dyes;

Still gain new titles with new forms;
First grubs obscene, then wriggling worms,
Then painted butterflies.

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VII. DR. SWIFT.

THE HAPPY LIFE OF A COUNTRY PARSON.

PARSON, these things in thy possessing
Are better than the bishop's blessing:
A wife that makes conserves; a steed
That carries double when there's need;
October store, and best Virginia,
Tythe pig, and mortuary guinea;
Gazettes sent gratis down and frank'd,
For which thy patron's weekly thank'd;
A large concordance, bound long since;
Sermons to Charles the First when prince;
A chronicle of ancient standing;
A Chrysostom to smooth thy band in:
The Polyglot-three parts-my text,
Howbeit-likewise-now to my next:
Lo, here the Septuagint-and Paul,
To sum the whole-the close of all.
He that has these may pass his life,
Drink with the 'squire, and kiss his 'wife;
On Sundays preach, and eat his fill,
And fast on Fridays-if he will;

Toast Church and Queen, explain the news,
Talk with churchwardens about pews,
Pray heartily for some new gift,

And shake his head at Doctor S-t.

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ESSAY ON MAN:-The Design

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102

Epistle I. Of the Nature and State of Man
with respect to the Universe. 124
Epistle II. Of the Nature and State of Man
with respect to himself as an
Individual

Epistle III. Of the Nature and State of Man
with respect to Society

Epistle IV. Of the Nature and State of Man

with respect to Happiness

Universal Prayer.

MORAL ESSAYS:-Advertisement, by Dr. War-

burton

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Epistle III. Of the Use of Riches

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Epistle IV. Of the Use of Riches

Epistle I. Of the Knowledge and Characters

of Men

Epistle II. Of the Characters of Women

TRANSLATIONS AND IMITATIONS.

Thebais of Statius, Book I.

I. Chaucer

IMITATIONS OF ENGLISH POETS.

II. Spenser. The Alley

III. Waller. On a Lady singing to her Lute

On a Fan

VII. Dr. Swift. The happy. Life of a Country

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