. 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 . TO 70 POEMS ON. T O A ■ LADY ON HER PARROT SE E! lovely Ccelia^ with what cunning ArtThe little Wanton plays the Lovers Part jFain by his Prating would he fhew his Love,And all his Paffion by his g


. 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 . TO 70 POEMS ON. T O A ■ LADY ON HER PARROT SE E! lovely Ccelia^ with what cunning ArtThe little Wanton plays the Lovers Part jFain by his Prating would he fhew his Love,And all his Paffion by his gefture prove :Calia take Care; be not too bold, fair Maid,Who knows, but Jove lies hid in Mafquerade ?Gods have their Tricks, as well as mortal Man,And Polls as great a Beau, as Ledds Swan. o> SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 71 •


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