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night�察�And goes with folks to show the sight�察�On Sundays�察�after evening 

prayer�察�He gathers all the parish there�察�Points out the place of either Yew�此�

Here   Baucis�察  �there   Philemon   grew�察  �Till   once   a   parson   of   our   town�察  �To 

mend his barn�察�cut Baucis down�察�At which�察�'tis hard to be believed How 

much the other tree was grieved�察�Grow scrubby�察�died a´top�察�was stunted�此�

So the next parson stubbed and burnt it。 



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                              CHAPTER VI 



                           THE LOGICIANS REFUTED。 



     LOGICIANS have but ill defined As rational�察�the human kind�察�Reason�察�

they say�察�belongs to man�察�But let them prove it�察�if they can。 Wise Aristotle 

and   Smiglesius�察  �By   ratiocinations   specious�察  �Have   strove   to   prove   with 

great    precision�察  �With   definition    and  division�察  �HOMO       EST    RATIONE 

PRAEDITUM�察�But�察�for my soul�察�I cannot credit 'em。 And must�察�in spite of 

them�察�maintain That man and all his ways are vain�察�And that this boasted 

lord of nature Is both a weak and erring creature。 That instinct is a surer 

guide Than   reason´boasting   mortals   pride�察�And�察 �that   brute   beasts   are   far 

before 'em�察�DEUS EST ANIMA BRUTORUM。 Whoever knew an honest 

brute�察�At law his neighbour prosecute�察�Bring action for assault and battery�察�

Or    friend    beguile    with   lies  and    flattery�拭  �O'er   plains   they   ramble 

unconfined�察�No politics disturb their mind�察�They eat their meals�察�and take 

their sport�察�Nor know who's in or out at court。 They never to the levee go 

To treat as dearest friend a foe�察�They never importune his grace�察�Nor ever 

cringe to men in place�察�Nor undertake a dirty job�察�Nor draw the quill to 

write for Bob。 Fraught with invective they ne'er go To folks at Paternoster 

Row�此�No judges�察�fiddlers�察�dancing´masters�察�No pickpockets�察�or poetasters 

Are known to honest quadrupeds�此�No single brute his fellows leads。 Brutes 

never meet in bloody fray�察�Nor cut each others' throats for pay。 Of beasts�察�

it is confessed�察�the ape Comes nearest us in human shape�察�Like man�察�he 

imitates each fashion�察�And malice is his ruling passion�此�But�察�both in malice 

and grimaces�察�A courtier any ape surpasses。 Behold him humbly cringing 

wait Upon the minister of state�察�View him�察�soon after�察�to inferiors Aping 

the   conduct   of   superiors�此  �He   promises�察  �with   equal   air�察  �And   to   perform 

takes   equal   care。   He�察  �in   his   turn�察  �finds   imitators�察  �At   court   the   porters�察�

lacqueys�察�waiters Their masters' manners still contract�察�And footmen�察�lords�察�

and dukes can act。 Thus�察�at the court�察�both great and small Behave alike�察�

for all ape all。 



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                             CHAPTER VII 



                                 THE PUPPET SHOW。 



     THE   life   of   man   to   represent�察�And   turn   it   all   to   ridicule�察  �Wit   did   a 

puppet´show invent�察�Where the chief actor is a fool。 

     The gods of old were logs of wood�察�And worship was to puppets paid�察�

In antic dress the idol stood�察�And priests and people bowed the head。 

     No wonder then�察�if art began The simple votaries to frame�察�To shape in 

timber foolish man�察�And consecrate the block to fame。 

     From   hence   poetic   fancy   learned   That   trees   might   rise   from   human 

forms The body to a trunk be turned�察�And branches issue from the arms。 

     Thus Daedalus and Ovid too�察�That man's a blockhead have confessed�察�

Powel and Stretch the hint pursue�察�Life is the farce�察�the world a jest。 

     The same great truth South Sea hath proved On that famed theatre�察�the 

ally�察  �Where   thousands   by   directors   moved   Are   now   sad   monuments   of 

folly。 

     What   Momus   was   of   old   to   Jove   The   same   harlequin   is   now�察  �The 

former   was   buffoon   above�察  �The   latter   is   a   Punch   below。   This   fleeting 

scene   is   but   a   stage�察  �Where   various   images   appear�察  �In   different   parts   of 

youth and age Alike the prince and peasant share。 

     Some draw our eyes by being great�察�False pomp conceals mere wood 

within�察�And legislators rang'd in state Are oft but wisdom in machine。 

     A stock may chance to wear a crown�察�And timber as a lord take place�察�

A statue may put on a frown�察�And cheat us with a thinking face。 

     Others are blindly led away�察�And made to act for ends unknown�察�By 

the mere spring of wires they play�察�And speak in language not their own。 

     Too oft�察�alas� �a scolding wife Usurps a jolly fellow's throne�察�And many 

drink the cup of life Mix'd and embittered by a Joan。 

     In   short�察  �whatever   men   pursue   Of   pleasure�察  �folly�察  �war�察  �or   love�察 �This 

mimic´race brings all to view�察�Alike they dress�察�they talk�察�they move。 

     Go on�察�great Stretch�察�with artful hand�察�Mortals to please and to deride�察�

And when death breaks thy vital band Thou shalt put on a puppet's pride。 



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     Thou shalt in puny wood be shown�察�Thy image shall preserve thy fame�察�

Ages to come thy worth shall own�察�Point at thy limbs�察�and tell thy name。 

     Tell Tom he draws a farce in vain�察�Before he looks in nature's glass�察�

Puns cannot form a witty scene�察�Nor pedantry for humour pass。 

     To make men act as senseless wood�察�And chatter in a mystic strain�察�Is a 

mere force on flesh and blood�察�And shows some error in the brain。 

     He  that   would   thus   refine on thee�察�And   turn   thy  stage  into   a  school�察�

The jest of Punch will ever be�察�And stand confessed the greater fool。 



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                             CHAPTER VIII 



                              CADENUS AND VANESSA。 



     WRITTEN ANNO 1713。 



     THE      shepherds     and   the   nymphs     were    seen    Pleading    before    the 

Cyprian Queen。 The counsel for the fair began Accusing the false creature�察�

man。 The   brief   with   weighty  crimes was   charged�察  �On   which the pleader 

much   enlarged�此  �That   Cupid   now   has   lost   his   art�察  �Or   blunts   the   point   of 

every   dart�察  �His   altar   now   no   longer   smokes�察  �His   mother's   aid   no   youth 

invokes   ´   This   tempts   free´thinkers   to   refine�察  �And   bring   in   doubt   their 

powers divine�察�Now love is dwindled to intrigue�察�And marriage grown a 

money´league。        Which     crimes    aforesaid    ��with   her  leave��    Were    ��as  he 

humbly   did   conceive��   Against   our   Sovereign   Lady's   peace�察  �Against   the 

statutes   in   that  case�察  �Against    her   dignity   and  crown�此   �Then    prayed    an 

answer and sat down。 

     The    nymphs      with   scorn   beheld    their   foes�此 �When      the  defendant's 

counsel rose�察�And�察�what no lawyer ever lacked�察�With impudence owned all 

the   fact。   But�察  �what   the   gentlest   heart   would   vex�察  �Laid   all   the   fault   on 

t'other sex。 That modern love is no such thing As what those ancient poets 

sing�察�A fire celestial�察�chaste�察�refined�察�Conceived and kindled in the mind�察�

Which having found an equal flame�察�Unites�察�and both become the same�察�In 

different   breasts   together   burn�察 �Together   both   to   ashes   turn。   But   women 

now   feel   no   such   fire�察�And   only   know   the   gross   desire�察  �Their   passions 

move in lower spheres�察�Where'er caprice or folly steers。 A dog�察�a parrot�察�or 

an ape�察�Or some worse brute in human shape Engross the fancies of the 

fair�察�The few soft moments they can spare From visits to receive and pay�察�

From scandal�察�politics�察�and play�察�From fans�察�and flounces�察�and brocades�察�

From equipage and park´parades�察�From all the thousand female toys�察�From 

every  trifle   that   employs The   out   or inside   of   their   heads   Between   their 

toilets and their beds。 In   a dull stream�察  �which�察�moving slow�察�You   hardly 

see the current flow�察�If a small breeze obstructs the course�察�It whirls about 

for want of force�察�And in its narrow circle gathers Nothing but chaff�察�and 



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straws�察�and feathers�此�The current of a female mind Stops thus�察�and turns 

with   every   wind�察  �Thus   whirling   round�察  �together   draws   Fools�察  �fops�察  �and 

rakes�察  �for   chaff   and   straws。   Hence   we   conclude�察  �no   women's   hearts Are 

won   by   virtue�察  �wit�察  �and   parts�察  �Nor   are   the   men   of   sense   to   blame   For 

breasts   incapable   of   flame�此  �The   fault   must   on     the   nymphs   be   placed�察�

Grown so corrupted in their taste。 The pleader having spoke his best�察�Had 

witness ready to attest�察�Who fairly could on oath depose�察�When questions 

on the   fact   arose�察�That   every  article   was   true�察  �NOR   FURTHER THOSE 

DEPONENTS KNEW�此�Therefore he humbly would insist�察�The bill might 

be   with   costs   dismissed。   The   cause   appeared   of   so   much   weight�察  �That 

Venus from the judgment´seat Desired them not to talk so loud�察�Else she 

must     interpose    a  cloud�此  �For   if  the  heavenly   folk    should    know     These 

pleadings in the Courts below�察�That mortals here disdain to love�察�She ne'er 

could show her face above。 For gods�察�their betters�察�are too wise To value 

that which men despise。 ;And then�察─�said she�察 �my son and I Must stroll in 

air 'twixt earth and sky�此�Or else�察�shut out from heaven and earth�察�Fly to the 

sea

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