IV. Neither night, nor dawn of day, Puts a period to thy play; Sing then-and extend thy span In repining discontent, Lives not, aged though he be, Half a span compar'd with thee. SIMILE AGIT IN SIMILE BY VINCENT BOURNE. CRISTATUS, pictisque ad Thaida Psittacus alis, Psittace mi pulcher pulchelle, hera dicit alumno; Nunc tremulum illudet fratrem, qui suspicit, et Pol Argutæ nunc stridet anus argutulus instar; Respicit, et nebulo es, quisquis es, inquit anus. Quando fuit melior tyro, meliorve magistra! Quando duo ingeniis tam eoiere pares' Ardua discenti nulla est, res nulla docenti Ardua cum deceat femina, discat avis IV. THE PARROT. TRANSLATION OF THE FOREGOING. I. IN painted plumes superbly dress'd, Poll gains at length the British shore, II. Belinda's maids are soon preferr'd But 'tis her own important charge, And make him quite a wit. III. Sweet Poll! his doating mistress cries, Sweet Poll! the mimick bird replies; And calls aloud for sack. She next instructs him in the kiss; "Tis now a little one, like Miss And now a hearty smack. IV. At first he aims at what he hears; And list'ning close with both his ears, Just catches at the sound; But soon articulates aloud, Much to the amusement of the crowd, And stuns the neighbours round. V. A querulous old woman's voice He scolds, and gives the lie. VI. Belinda and her bird! 'tis rare To meet with such a well-match'd pair, Each character in ev'ry part Sustain'd with so much grace and art, VII. When children first begin to spell, We think them tedious creatures; But difficulties soon abate, When birds are to be taught to prate, TRANSLATION OF PRIOR'S CHLOE AND EUPHELIA. I. MERCATOR, vigiles oculos ut fallere possit, Nomine sub ficto trans mare mittit opes; Lene sonat liquidumque meis Euphelia chordis, Sed solam exoptant te, mea vota, Chloe. II. Ad speculum ornabat nitidos Euphelia crines, III. Fila lyræ vocemque paro, suspiria surgunt, IV. Sabrubet illa pudore, et contrahit altera frontem THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN ; Showing how he went further than he intended, and came safe home again. JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, These twice ten tedious years, yet we To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair My sister, and my sister's child, He soon replied, I do admire And you are she, my dearest dear, I am a linen-draper bold, As all the world doth know, Quoth Mrs. Gilpin, that's well said, John Gilpin kiss'd his loving wife; That though on pieasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind. The morning came, the chaise was brought, But yet was not allow'd To drive up to the door, lest all Should say that she was proud. So three doors off the chaise was stay'd, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. |