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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.d. (10); With Notes, Historical and Critical
The Works of the Rev Jonathan Swift Dd With Notes Historical and Critical - 10 Author:Jonathan Swift Volume: 10 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1812 Original Publisher: W. Durell Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books ... more »edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: - A BALLAD, TO THE TUNE OF THE CUT- PURSE. WRITTEN IN AUGUST, 1702. I. ONCE on a time, as old stories rehearse, A Mar would need show his taleut in Latin; But was sorely put to't in the midst of a verse, Because he could find no word to come pat in: Then all in the place He left a void space, And so went to bed in a desperate case: When behold the next morning a wonderful riddle! He found it was strangely fill'd up in the middle. Cho. Let censuring critics then think what they list on't ; Who would not write verses with such an assistant ? ii. This put me the friar into an amazement: For he wisely consider'd it must be a sprite; That he came through the keyhole, or in at the casement; And it needs must be one that could both read aud write; Yet he did not know If it were friend or foe, Or whether it came from above or below : However, 'twas civil, in angel or elf, For be ne'er could have fill'd it so well of himself. Cho. Let censuring,« less