Kings were proclaim'd by a horse that neigh'd).

The knee with one of timber 's propt,

Efteem'd more honourable than the other,
And takes place, though the younger

brother.

Next march'd brave Orfin, famous for

Wife conduct, and fuccefs in war;

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A skilful leader, ftout, fevere,
Now Marshal to the champion Bear.
With truncheon tipp'd with iron head,
The warrior to the lifts he led ;

With folemn march, and stately pace,
But far more grave and folemn face;
Grave as the Emperor of Pegu,
Or Spanish potentate, Don Diego.

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Ver. 147. Next march'd brave Orfin.] Next follow'd, in the two first editions of 1663. Joshua Gofling, who kept bears at Paris-garden in Southwark. However, fays Sir Roger, he food hard and fast for the Rump Parliament.

This leader was of knowledge great,
Either for charge or for retreat:
He knew when to fall on pell-mell,
To fall back, and retreat as well.

So lawyers, left the Bear defendant,

And plaintiff Dog, fhould make an end on 't,
Do ftave and tail with Writs of Error,

Reverse of Judgment, and Demurrer,

To let them breathe a while, and then

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Cry Whoop, and fet them on again.
As Romulus a wolf did rear,
So he was dry-nurs'd by a bear,
That fed him with the purchas'd prey

They 'ad found out of an antique engine,

To root out all the weeds, that grow

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In public gardens, at a blow,

Ver. 159, 160.] Thus altered in the edition of 1674,

Knew when t' engage his bear pell-mell,

And when to bring him off as well.

Pell-mell, i, e. confufedly, without order.

And leave th' herbs ftanding. Quoth Sir Sun,

My friends, that is not to be done.

Not done! quoth Statesman; Yes, an 't pleafè ye,
When 'tis once known, you 'll fay 'tis eafy.

Why then let 's know it, quoth Apollo:
We'll beat a drum, and they 'll all follow.

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A drum! (quoth Phoebus) Troth that 's true,

A pretty invention, quaint and new:

But though of voice and inftrument
We are th' undoubted president,

We fuch loud music do not profess,
The Devil's master of that office,

Where it must pass; if 't bé a drum,

He'll fign it with Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.;
To him apply yourfelves, and he
Will foon dispatch you for his fee.
They did fo; but it prov'd fo ill,

They 'ad better let them grow there still.
But to resume what we difcourfing
Were on before, that is, ftout Orfin;
That which so oft by fundry writers
Has been apply'd t' almost all fighters,
More justly may be afcrib'd to this

Than any other warrior, (viz.)

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Ver. 194.] The Houfe of Commons, even before the Rump had murdered the King, and expelled the Houfe of Lords, ufurped many branches of the Royal Prerogative, and particularly this for granting licences for new inventions.

None ever acted both parts bolder,
Both of a chieftain and a foldier.
He was of great descent, and high
For fplendour and antiquity,
And from celestial origine
Deriv'd himself in a right line;
Not as the ancient heroes did,

Who, that their bafe-births might be hid
(Knowing they were of doubtful gender,
And that they came in at a windore)
Made Jupiter himself, and others

O' th' Gods, gallants to their own mothers,
To get on them a race of champions
(Of which old Homer first made lampoons)
Arctophylax, in northern sphere,

Was his undoubted ancestor;

From him his great forefathers came,

And in all ages bore his name:

Learn'd he was in med'cinal lore,

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For by his fide a pouch he wore,

Replete with strange hermetic powder,

That wounds nine miles point-blank would folder;

By skilful chemist, with great coft,

Extracted from a rotten post;

But of a heavenlier influence

Than that which mountebanks dispense;

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Though

Ver. 11. This is one inftance of the Author's making great things little, though his talent lay chiefly the other way.

Though by Promethean fire made,

As they do quack that drive that trade.
For as when flovens do amifs

At others' doors, by ftool or pifs,
The learned write, a red-hot spit
B'ing prudently apply'd to it,
Will convey mischief from the dung
Unto the part that did the wrong;
So this did healing, and as fure
As that did mischief, this would cure.

Thus virtuous Orfin was endued
With learning, conduct, fortitude,
Incomparable; and as the prince
Of poets, Homer, fung long fince,
A skilful leech is better far
Than half a hundred men of war;
So he appear'd, and by his skill,

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No lefs than dint of fword, could kill.
The gallant Bruin march'd next him,

Ver. 238. Unto the part, &c.] Unto the breech, in

the two first editions 1663.