FABLES. O'r Heaven s broad Face like Geometrick Lines.(Signs To catch Stars wandring through twelve fpangled Then,if hot Tbabus burn it not at Noon, How mall our gifted Wood-Cocs reach the M... Show more
FABLES. O'r Heaven s broad Face like Geometrick Lines.(Signs To catch Stars wandring through twelve fpangled Then,if hot Tbabus burn it not at Noon, How mall our gifted Wood-Cocs reach the Moon, Who now from Churches Lunatick have brought Revelations, both for Life and Dodrine taught. Or over Earth's broad Surface will he fpread This new Device, and with entangling Thread Where e'r we light engage our heedlefs Foot ? If fo, then grub it up both Branch and Root. The word: that can, over fome little patch Of earth, this Yarn deceitful man will watch, And with fbme Bait the hovering Foe entice ; Then let them fufFer for their Avarice. But the chief Point Imoft infift upon, Too much we have incens'd already Man ; Libidinous Doves and Sparrows3 ( moft un/uft,) Plunder his Wheat to heighten filthy Luft : And wicked Geefe, Stores, and infulting Cranes, Spoyl their own Quarters, midft his Golden plains. But humane Forces if you long to know, And aggravating wrong would rai/e a Foe; Mufter your Power , your Strength confider flr/t, And the Malignants in your Bowels nurii, R eady to rife at all times, when fo e'r Or Bird, or Beaft, or Devils, or Men appear. Unfetled, no /uch War you can maintain, Unle/s the Common Foe you home again With joy invite, unanimous joyn in one; But e'r I fee that fatal Union, And under cruel Eagles Enfigns goc, Let me de/cend to unclean Birds below, . Brief
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Brief, 'tis impaflible to joyn agen, Who Gods and Friends dcfpife, tremble at Men. To Heaven, the harmless Vegetive let grow, And Man incenfe not, he's a dangerous Foe, May our good Angels th... Show more
Brief, 'tis impaflible to joyn agen, Who Gods and Friends dcfpife, tremble at Men. To Heaven, the harmless Vegetive let grow, And Man incenfe not, he's a dangerous Foe, May our good Angels thofe celeftial Birds3 Who skreeking Eagles drove with flaming Swords From this warm Paradife, our State defend, 'Gainft all dire Fowl, from Stygian floods a/cend. This faid,th' Houfe thunders with difcording Notes This for the Swallow, that, the Linnet Votes; The major ftill the weaker part, decry The Swallows Counfel, bearing to the Sky The Linnet's Wifdom and high Eloquence; This Houfe by Reafon was not rul'd,but Senfe. They ad, that Line mall to perfe&ion grow, And make it Treafon to call Man a Foe. Soon fiery Sirius, joyn'd with Phoebus Raies., Faint Heats encreafed, with decreafing daies: W hen Ceres golden locks each where were morn, And Line in fafety to dry Houfes born. Then fad the Swallow, fearing future Fates, Whom Jove will ruin, he infatuates And ftraig;ht to Man he flys, and makes a Peace, The Articles they fign'd in brief were thefe, He grants him Chimneys for hisftately Neft, For which his Song muft calm Man's troubled Breaft. Mean while fine Threads are Spun of hatchel'd Flax And nothing for the Expedition lacks: The War grows hot; Fowlers both night and day, By their Commiffion thoufands take and flay. Here in vaft Fields, Nets colour'd like the Corn Do execution Evening and Morn ; Their Dogs, and ftalking-Horfes many fright Into the Snare, and Lowbels dreadful light; p 2 Eagles
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1OO JESOfS FABLES, Eagles- and HauJ^s Auxiliaries they imploy., And treacherous Fowl their dearell: Friends decoy. Thus fbon this riling State was overthrown, And Man e'r fince did rule the E... Show more
1OO JESOfS FABLES, Eagles- and HauJ^s Auxiliaries they imploy., And treacherous Fowl their dearell: Friends decoy. Thus fbon this riling State was overthrown, And Man e'r fince did rule the Earth alone. When this fad Ditty filver'd o'r with Age A Captive Stare fung in his woful Cage; When Civil War hath brought great Nations low Deftruclion comes oft with a Forein Foe. Moral. Inperverfe Counfel bejl Advice is [corn d3 The worjtjmtb Art and handfome word^adorndy Ena&ed is but private Intereft blinds 1 be FFifeft, and betraier the Noble ft Mind. Fab.
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