III. Then various elements, against thee join'd, In one more various animal combin'd, And fram'd the clam'rous race of busy human-kină. IV. The tongue mov'd gently first, and speech was 10 low, 'Till wrangling Science taught it noife and show, And wicked Wit arofe, thy most abusive foe. V. But rebel Wit deferts thee oft in vain; Loft in the maze of words he turns again, And feeks a furer state, and courts thy gentle reign. VI. Afflicted Senfe thou kindly doft fet free, And routed Reafon finds a fafe retreat in thee. VII. With thee in private modeft Dulness lies, Yet thy indulgence is by both confeft; And 'tis in thee at laft that Wisdom feeks for rest. IX. Silence the knave's repute, the whore's good name, The only honour of the wishing dame; 25 Thy very want of tongue makes thee a kind of Fame. X. But couldst thou feize fome tongues that now are free, How church and state should be oblig'd to thee? At fenate, and at bar, how welcome wouldst thou be? XI. 30 Yet Speech ev'n there fubmiffively withdraws, From rights of fubjects, and the poor man's caufe: [laws. Then pompous Silence reigns, and ftills the noisy XII. Paft fervices of friends, good deeds of foes, What fav'rites gain, and what the nation owes, Fly the forgetful world, and in thy arms repofe. XIII. The country-wit, religion of the town, The courtier's learning, policy o' th' gown, Are best by thee express'd; and fhine in thee alone. XIV. The parfon's cant, the lawyer's fophiftry, 40 Lord's quibble, critic's jeft; all end in thee, All reft in peace at last, and fleep eternally. VI. Earl of DORSET. ARTEMISIA. TH HOUGH Artemifia talks, by fits, Reads Reads Malbranche, Boyle, and Locke; Haughty and huge as High-Dutch bride, Are oddly join'd by Fate: On her large fquab you find her spread, That lies and stinks in ftate. She wears no colours (fign of grace) All white and black befide: And mafculine her ftride. So have I feen, in black and white, A ftately, worthless animal, That plies the tongue, and wags the tail, PH PHRYNE. HRYNE had talents for mankind, Like fome free port of trade: Merchants unloaded here their freight, And agents from each foreign ftate, Her learning and good breeding fuch, Obscure by birth, renown'd by crimes, In diamonds, pearls, and rich brocades, So have I known those infects fair, Still gain new titles with new forms; Firft grubs obfcene, then wriggling worms, 5 15 20 VII. DR. SWIFT. COUN The Happy Life of a COUNTRY-PARSON. PA ARSON, these things in thy poffeffing A A wife that makes conferves; a steed pews, 10 15 20 SATIRES |