And now he sings, and now is sick,

Here Sally, Susan, come, come quick,

Poor Poll is like to die!

Belinda and her bird! 'tis rare

To meet with such a well-match'd pair, The language and the tone,

Each character in every part

Sustain'd with so much grace and art, And both in unison.

When children first begin to spell,
And stammer out a syllable,

We think them tedious creatures;

But difficulties soon abate,

When birds are to be taught to prate,

And women are the teachers.

PRIOR'S CHLOE AND EUPHELIA.

(TRANSLATION.)

MERCATOR, vigiles oculos ut fallere possit, Nomine sub ficto trans mare mittit opes; Lené sonat liquidumque meis Euphelia chordis, Sed solam exoptant te, mea vota, Chlöe.

Ad speculum ornabat nitidos Euphelia crines, Cum dixit mea lux, heus, cane, sume lyram. Namque lyram juxtà positam cum carmine vidit, Suave quidem carmen dulcisonamque lyram.

Fila lyræ vocemque paro, suspiria surgunt,
Et miscent numeris murmura mæsta meis,
Dumque tuæ memoro laudes, Euphelia, formæ,

Tota anima intereà pendet ab ore Chlöes.

Subrubet illa pudore, et contrahit altera frontem,“

Me torquet mea mens conscia, psallo, fremo; Atque Cupidineâ dixit Dea cincta coronâ,

Heu! fallendi artem quam didicere parum.

Of credit and renown;

A trainband captain eke was he

Of famous London town.

John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear,

Though wedded we have been

These twice ten tedious years, yet we

No holiday have seen.

To morrow is our wedding day,
And we will then repair

Unto the Bell at Edmonton
All in a chaise and pair.

My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,,

Will fill the chaise; so you must ride
On horseback after we.

He soon replied, I do admire
Of womankind but one,

And you are she, my dearest dear,
Therefore it shall be done.

1 am a linendraper bold,

As all the world doth know,

And my good friend the calender

Will lend his horse to go.