. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . T O P H JE B E, On Her widling to learn upon the S P I N N E T. SA Y, Pbabe! fay how could you wifli to proveThe fad Effe&s of foft- inchanting Love ?How could you wifh to fee your Slave expire,Str
. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . T O P H JE B E, On Her widling to learn upon the S P I N N E T. SA Y, Pbabe! fay how could you wifli to proveThe fad Effe&s of foft- inchanting Love ?How could you wifh to fee your Slave expire,Struck by the Sweetnefs of your magick Lyre?Are You too weak the Lovers War to wage,That doubly armd you muft our Sex engage?Alas! we know too well your Beautys Charms,Too well we know the Concjuefts of thofe Arms: But SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 43 But thefe fuffice not your afpiring Soul,New Schemes of Conqueft in youi Bofom roul;With lawlefs Pride you fpread your fubtle Snares,And boaft, that Beautys nothing, if fhe fpares:Then, charming Creature! have your wifh, and proveHow fweetly you can kill the Thing, you cannot love. <T T. F z To 44 POEMS ON
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