head; Mr. Nicolfon (commonly called Maps,) bookfeller at Cambridge, two years fince, had his head finely engraven; it is a good likeness, and is fold at IOS. 6d. Francis Kirkman, partner with Richard Hend (laft century) prefixed his portrait to a book, entitled "The Wits, or Sport upon Sport." This Francis Kirkman also published Memoirs of his own Life, and probably led the way to John Dunton. See Granger's Biographical History of England, vol. iv.
I could make many other apologies
"But why should I diftruft,
"My judges are as merciful as juft:
"I know them well, have oft their friendship try'd,
"And their protection is my boaft-my pride.
'Tis but justice to you that this Tribute repays;
For when in the Bofom mild Gratitude burns,
Tis a pleasing relief which the Feeling returns:
For as dear as the Light to the thoughts of the Blind,
Is the Pen, or the Voice, that enlightens the Mind;
And the more, as from Nature and Genius untaught
Your various adventures and humour are brought,
Which display all the farce of the Methodist Plan,
The fhame of Religion, of Reafon, and Man;
While no Libertine Motives their Secrets difpenfe,
But Propriety joins hand-in-hand with good Senfe.
lxviii VERSES ADDRESSED TO THE AUTHOR.
Oh! with thee, could the Crowd view each fanctified scene,
Where the Hypocrite oft wears Simplicity's mien ;
Where youth, fecond-childhood, and weakness of Sex,
Are objects they ever prefer to perplex;
Like thee, they'd contemn, or indignantly leave,
Whom Folly, and Knav'ry, combine to deceive;
And whofe Newgate-Converfions blafphemously paint
The Wretch moft deprav'd, the most excellent Saint.
Go on; and discover each latent design,
And your rivals expofe, who 'gainft Learning combine:
O'er fuch craft fhall fair conduct, like thine, ftill prevail,
And an envy'd fuccefs lay them low in the Scale.
But as Time is too fhort all your steps to retrace,
Let your LIFE fpeak the reft, and fucceed in their place:
How Books mend the manners; and now fo abound,
Where Rudeness and Ignorance lately were found.
But plain Truth, for itself, it must ftill be confeft,
Is the faithfulleft advocate-therefore the best:
So I rife from the Feaft with a satisfied mind,
That the fame every Tafte, and each Temper, may find.
Still, to drop all comparifon, Mental's the fare,
That needs only good-tafte to invite us to fhare;
Entertainment and Knowledge, the objects in view;
Then receive, as the Donor, the Praife that is due.
"Others with wifhful eyes on Glory look,
"When they have got their picture toward a book,
"Or pompous title, like a gaudy Sign
"Meant to betray dull fots to wretched wine,
"If at his title L- had dropt his quill,
might have paft for a great genius ftill:
"But L, alas! (excufe him if you can)
"Is now a Scribbler, who was once a man.
YOUNG'S Love of Fame.
You have often requested
me to devote what few leifure moments I could fpare, in minuting down some of the principal occurrences of my life, with a view, fooner or later, of exhibiting the ac
VERSES ADDRESSED TO THE AUTHOR.
Oh! with thee, could the Crowd view each fanctified scene,
Where the Hypocrite oft wears Simplicity's mien ;
Where youth, fecond-childhood, and weaknefs of Sex,
Are objects they ever prefer to perplex;
Like thee, they'd contemn, or indignantly leave,
Whom Folly, and Knav'ry, combine to deceive;
And whofe Newgate-Converfions blafphemously paint
The Wretch moft deprav'd, the most excellent Saint.
Go on; and discover each latent design,
And your rivals expose, who 'gainst Learning combine:
O'er fuch craft fhall fair conduct, like thine, ftill prevail,
And an envy'd fuccefs lay them low in the Scale.
But as Time is too fhort all your steps to retrace,
Let your LIFE fpeak the reft, and succeed in their place :
How Books mend the manners; and now fo abound,
Where Rudeness and Ignorance lately were found.
But plain Truth, for itself, it must still be confeft,
Is the faithfulleft advocate-therefore the best:
So I rife from the Feaft with a fatisfied mind,
That the fame every Tafte, and each Temper, may find.
Still, to drop all comparison, Mental's the fare,
That needs only good-tafte to invite us to fhare;
Entertainment and Knowledge, the objects in view;
Then receive, as the Donor, the Praife that is due.
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