Poetical vagaries; containing An ode to We, a hackney'd critick; . 118 POETICAL VAGARIES. Soon as burnt down, beyond all doubt/ Sir Tooleywhagg, thy life is ceaseM ;—a sea-wave rolld to meetHer squeaking, rat-taild, Palfreys feet;And, foaming past the palsied Knight,Swept Horse, and Rider, from his sight. XXX. Wan as the Spectre of the Flood,Before his guests the Chieftain stood. THE LADY OF THE WRECK, &C. 119 With trembling voice, he told them all: Fate, cried Fitz Gallyhogmagawl, To thee, my son-in-law, doth give Longer than other men to live. If thou canst wave thy dying day, Until
Poetical vagaries; containing An ode to We, a hackney'd critick; . 118 POETICAL VAGARIES. Soon as burnt down, beyond all doubt/ Sir Tooleywhagg, thy life is ceaseM ;—a sea-wave rolld to meetHer squeaking, rat-taild, Palfreys feet;And, foaming past the palsied Knight,Swept Horse, and Rider, from his sight. XXX. Wan as the Spectre of the Flood,Before his guests the Chieftain stood. THE LADY OF THE WRECK, &C. 119 With trembling voice, he told them all: Fate, cried Fitz Gallyhogmagawl, To thee, my son-in-law, doth give Longer than other men to live. If thou canst wave thy dying day, Until the Candle burns away, Thou mayst immortal be, Sir Knight, Only by turning down the light. Oh ! happy, happy thought!—twas done ; Sir Tooleywhagg a race might run, And only burn out with the Sun. XXXI. Again the horns were filld by all, And ululations shook the Hall.— While noise and Whiskey rackd the brain, Still, kept the great OShaughnashane (Who now mortality defied) The turnd-down Candle by his side :—> 120 POETICAL VAGARIES. Till sapping, at each feverish Toast,The little sense a Sot can boast,Quite vanquished, by potations deep,The human swine all sunk to time they snorted loud, the fire,And every taper, did Vassal enterd; all was dark;The turf he blew,—but not a
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