. 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 . overs Smart,Tis hard indeed to loofe both Eyes and Heart:But does he think to keep fo rich a Prize,When Argus faild, who had a hundred Eyes ?Come, come, Sr. Foplin! either loofe your Chain,Or elfe
. 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 . overs Smart,Tis hard indeed to loofe both Eyes and Heart:But does he think to keep fo rich a Prize,When Argus faild, who had a hundred Eyes ?Come, come, Sr. Foplin! either loofe your Chain,Or elfe go, get a Brace of Eyes again. t< tj r? 166 P O E M S O N \ THE Simple MAID. B « Lou%eltnda one Day, as (lie lay on the Plain,Was furprisd in her Bread with a tickling Pain,She had often heard talk of a SeafonOf Preffing,Careffing,Of Hugging and Sighing,Of Melting and Dying,But never knew what was the 1{eajon. As Bumkinet chancd to be ftroling that Way,He tumbld and towzld the Lafs as fhe lay, And SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 167 And told her that this was the Sea/onOfPreffing,Careffing,Of Hugging and Sighing,Of Melting and Dying jShe likd it, as fomething offyafon. When the Towzling was over, up Bumkinet rofe,The Damfel began for to fmooth down her Cloaths,Extremely well pleasd with his Preffing,Careffing,For Hugging and Sighing,For Melting and Dying,And wifhd it was always in i*8 POEMS ON t ®mw$& $©@@@®&&®+®@®@@®@@@®@@ A WISH. W Ould but the Gods this Wifh allow, How fmooth the Stream of Life would flow*Id have a Wife, thats of fome Ufe,Indifferent handfome, not Profufe*Sweet-temperd, modeft, good aad Wife,No other Brilliants, but her Eyes. ODE SEVERAL OCCASIONS. u9
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