But having amply stuff'd his skin, 60 Lean as you came, Sir, you must go.", ...) All that may make me none of mine. 65 'Twas what I said to Craggs and Child, Who praised my modesty, and smiled. 70 75 There died my father, no man's debtor, And there I'll die, nor worse nor better. 80 To set this matter full before ye, Our old friend Swift will tell his story. "Harley, the nation's great support," But you may read it; I stop short. SATIRA VI. Hoc erat in votis: modus agri non ita magnus, Nec sum facturus vitio culpâve minorem : Illum ipsum mercatus, aravit, dives amico NOTES. Ver. 22. And to be kept in my right wits;] An apprehension of the loss of intellect gave the Dean great uneasiness through life. Some hereditary expectation, or some peculiarity of feeling, I presume, occasioned a perpetual anticipation of that sad event, which at length befel him. Pope's part of the imitation begins at verse 125, but I cannot accede to Warburton's opinion, that his portion of the performance is executed with more dexterity than that of Swift, who is unexceptionably excellent, and preserves with most happy accommodation the playful urbanity of his author. There are indeed several strokes in the more humorous passages of Pope's division, after Swift's best manner; but the following seems to me the most successful: Tells all their names, lays down the law: That jelly's rich, this malmsey healing: MA Pray dip your whiskers and your tail in!" Wakefield. SATIRE VI. THE FIRST PART IMITATED IN THE YEAR 1714, BY DR. SWIFT; THE LATTER PART ADDED AFTERWARDS. I've often wish'd that I had clear A river at my garden's end, A terrace-walk, and half a rood Of land, set out to plant a wood. Well, now I have all this and more, I can't but think 'twould sound more clever, To me and to my heirs for ever. If I ne'er got or lost a groat, 1 By any trick, or any fault; And not like forty other fools: As thus," Vouchsafe, oh gracious Maker! 1 15 20 Hercule: si, quod adest, gratum juvat: hâc préce te oro, Pingue pecus, domino facias, et cætera, præter A Ingenium; utque soles, custos mihi maximus adsis. Ergo ubi me in montes et in arcem ex urbe removi, OT (Quid prius illustrem Satiris Musâque pedestri?) get NOTES. Ver. 30. on this side Trent ;] He was perpetually expressing his discontent at his Irish preferment, and forming schemes for exchanging it for a smaller in England; and courted Queen Ca-, roline and Sir Robert Walpole to effect such a change. A negociation had nearly taken place between the Dean and a Mr. Tal-A bot for the living of Burfield, in Berkshire. Mr. Talbot himself informed me of this negociation. Burfield is in the neighbourhood of Bucklebery, Lord Bolingbroke's seat. Warton. Preserve, Almighty Providence! Let me but live on this side Trent; It is but so much more in debt, And that they ne'er consider'd yet. "Good Mr. Dean, go change your gown, Not thinking it is Levee-day; 30 35 40 45 50 |