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a lady's eyes�拭�And will each accidental glance Interpret for a kind advance。 

But what success Vanessa   met   Is   to   the   world   a   secret   yet�察�Whether   the 

nymph�察�to please her swain�察�Talks in a high romantic strain�察�Or whether he 

at   last   descends   To   like   with   less   seraphic   ends�察  �Or   to   compound   the 

bus'ness�察  �whether   They   temper   love   and   books   together�察  �Must   never   to 

mankind   be   told�察  �Nor   shall   the   conscious   muse   unfold。   Meantime   the 

mournful queen of love Led but a weary life above。 She ventures now to 

leave   the   skies�察  �Grown   by   Vanessa's   conduct   wise。   For   though   by   one 

perverse event Pallas had crossed her first intent�察�Though her design was 



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not   obtained�察 �Yet   had   she   much   experience   gained�察�And�察  �by   the   project 

vainly tried�察�Could better now the cause decide。 She gave due notice that 

both   parties�察  �CORAM   REGINA   PROX'   DIE   MARTIS�察  �Should   at   their 

peril   without   fail   Come   and   appear�察  �and   save   their   bail。   All   met�察  �and 

silence thrice proclaimed�察�One lawyer to each side was named。 The judge 

discovered   in   her   face   Resentments   for   her   late   disgrace�察  �And�察  �full   of 

anger�察�shame�察�and grief�察�Directed them to mind their brief�察�Nor spend their 

time    to  show     their  reading�察   �She'd   have    a  summary      proceeding。     She 

gathered under every head�察�The sum of what each lawyer said�察�Gave her 

own reasons last�察�and then Decreed the cause against the men。 But�察�in a 

weighty   case   like   this�察  �To   show   she   did   not   judge   amiss�察  �Which   evil 

tongues might else report�察�She made a speech in open court�察�Wherein she 

grievously complains�察 �How  she was   cheated by the  swains。; On   whose 

petition ��humbly showing That women were not worth the wooing�察�And 

that unless the sex would mend�察�The race of lovers soon must end���察 �She 

was at Lord knows what expense�察�To form a nymph of wit and sense�察�A 

model for her sex designed�察�Who never could one lover find�察�She saw her 

favour was misplaced�察�The follows had a wretched taste�察�She needs must 

tell them to their face�察�They were a senseless�察�stupid race�察�And were she to 

begin again�察�She'd study to reform the men�察�Or add some grains of folly 

more To women than they had before。 To put them on an equal foot�察�And 

this�察  �or   nothing   else�察  �would   do't。   This   might   their   mutual   fancy   strike�察�

Since every being loves its like。 But now�察�repenting what was done�察�She 

left all business to her son�察�She puts the world in his possession�察�And let 

him use it at discretion。; The crier was ordered to dismiss The court�察�so 

made his last O yes� �The goddess would no longer wait�察�But rising from 

her chair of state�察�Left all below at six and seven�察�Harnessed her doves�察�

and flew to Heaven。 



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                              CHAPTER IX 



                            STELLA'S BIRTHDAY�察�1718。 



     STELLA   this   day   is   thirty´four   ��We   shan't   dispute   a   year   or   more�� 

However�察�Stella�察�be not troubled�察�Although thy size and years are doubled 

Since first I saw thee at sixteen�察�The brightest virgin on the green。 So little 

is thy form declined�察�Made up so largely in thy mind。 Oh�察�would it please 

the gods to split Thy beauty�察�size�察�and years�察�and wit�察�No age could furnish 

out a pair Of nymphs so graceful�察�wise�察�and fair�此�With half the lustre of 

your   eyes�察 �With   half   your   wit�察  �your   years�察  �and   size。 And   then�察  �before   it 

grew too late�察�How should I beg of gentle fate�察。�That either nymph might 

lack her swain���察�To split my worship too in twain。 

       STELLA'S BIRTHDAY�察�1720。 

       ALL travellers at first incline Where'er they see the fairest sign�察�And 

if they find the chambers neat�察�And like the liquor and the meat�察�Will call 

again   and   recommend   The   Angel   Inn   to   every   friend   What   though   the 

painting grows decayed�察�The house will never lose its trade�此�Nay�察�though 

the treach'rous tapster Thomas Hangs a new angel two doors from us�察�As 

fine as daubers' hands can make it�察�In hopes that strangers may mistake it�察�

We think it both a shame and sin�察�To quit the true old Angel Inn。 Now�察�this 

is   Stella's   case   in   fact�察�An   angel's   face�察  �a   little   cracked   ��Could   poets�察  �or 

could painters fix How angels look at�察�thirty´six���此�This drew us in at first�察�

to find In such a form an angel's mind�察�And every virtue now supplies The 

fainting rays of Stella's eyes。 See�察�at her levee�察�crowding swains�察�Whom 

Stella freely entertains�察�With breeding�察�humour�察�wit�察�and sense�察�And puts 

them but to small expense�察�Their mind so plentifully fills�察�And makes such 

reasonable bills�察�So little gets for what she gives�察�We really wonder how 

she lives� �And had her stock been less�察�no doubt�察�She must have long ago 

run out。 Then who can think we'll quit the place�察�When Doll hangs out a 

newer face�察�Or stop and light at Cloe's Head�察�With scraps and leavings to 

be   fed。   Then   Cloe�察  �still   go   on   to   prate   Of   thirty´six�察  �and   thirty´eight�察�

Pursue your trade of scandal picking�察�Your hints that Stella is no chicken。 



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Your innuendoes when you tell us�察�That Stella loves to talk with fellows�察�

And let me warn you to believe A truth�察�for which your soul should grieve�此�

That should you live to see the day When Stella's locks�察�must all be grey�察�

When   age      must   print  a   furrowed    trace  On   every   feature   of   her  face�察�

Though you and all your senseless tribe�察�Could art�察�or time�察�or nature bribe 

To   make   you   look   like   beauty's   queen�察�And   hold   for   ever   at   fifteen�察  �No 

bloom of youth can ever blind The cracks and wrinkles of your mind�察�All 

men of sense will pass your door�察�And crowd to Stella's at fourscore。 

       STELLA'S BIRTHDAY。 

     A GREAT BOTTLE OF WINE�察�LONG BURIED�察�BEING THAT DAY 

DUG UP。        1722。 

       Resolved   my   annual   verse   to   pay�察  �By   duty   bound�察  �on   Stella's   day�察�

Furnished with paper�察�pens�察�and ink�察�I gravely sat me down to think�此�I bit 

my nails�察�and scratched my head�察�But found my wit and fancy fled�察�Or�察�if 

with more than usual pain�察�A thought came slowly from my brain�察�It cost 

me Lord knows how much time To shape it into sense and rhyme�察�And�察�

what     was   yet   a  greater   curse�察  �Long´thinking      made     my   fancy    worse 

Forsaken by th' inspiring nine�察�I waited at Apollo's shrine�察�I told him what 

the world would sa If Stella were unsung to´day�察�How I should hide my 

head for shame�察�When both the Jacks and Robin came�察�How Ford would 

frown�察�how Jim would leer�察�How Sh´r the rogue would sneer�察�And swear it 

does   not   always   follow�察  �That   SEMEL'N   ANNO   RIDET  Apollo。   I   have 

assured     them    twenty    times�察  �That   Phoebus     helped    me   in  my    rhymes�察�

Phoebus inspired me from above�察�And he and I were hand and glove。 But 

finding   me   so   dull   and   dry   since�察  �They'll   call   it   all   poetic   licence。 And 

when I brag of aid divine�察�Think Eusden's right as good as mine。 Nor do I 

ask for Stella's sake�察�'Tis my own credit lies at stake。 And Stella will be 

sung�察  �while   I   Can   only   be   a   stander   by。 Apollo   having   thought   a   little�察�

Returned this answer to a tittle。 Tho' you should live like old Methusalem�察�

I furnish hints�察�and you should use all 'em�察�You yearly sing as she grows 

old�察  �You'd   leave   her   virtues   half   untold。   But   to   say   truth�察  �such   dulness 

reigns Through the whole set of Irish Deans�察�I'm daily stunned with such a 

medley�察�Dean W´�察�Dean D´l�察�and Dean S´�察�That let what Dean soever come�察�

My orders are�察�I'm not at home�察�And if your voice had not been loud�察�You 



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must have passed among the crowd。 But�察�now your danger to prevent�察�You 

must apply to Mrs。 Brent�察�For she�察�as priestess�察�knows the rites Wherein 

the God of Earth delights。 First�察�nine ways looking�察�let her stand With an 

old poker in her hand�察�Let her describe a circle round In Saunder's cellar 

on the ground A spade let prudent Archy hold�察�And with discretion dig the 

mould�察�Let Stella look with watchful eye�察�Rebecea�察�Ford�察�and Grattons by。 

Behold the bottle�察�where it lies With neck elated tow'rds the skies� �The god 

of winds�察�and god of fire�察�Did to its wondrous birth conspire�察�And Bacchus 

for the poet's use Poured in a strong inspiring juice�此�See� �as you raise it 

from   its   tomb�察  �It   drags   behind   a   spacious   womb�察  �And   in   the   spacious 

womb contains A sovereign med'cine for the brains。 You'll find it soon�察�if 

fate consents�察�If not�察�a thousand Mrs。 Brents�察�Ten thousand Archys arm'd 

with spades�察�May dig in vain to Pluto's shades。 From thence a plenteous 

draught infuse�察�And boldly then invoke the muse ��But first let Robert on 

his knees With caution drain it from the lees���察�The muse will at your call 

appear�察�With Stella's praise to crown the year。 

       STELLA'S BIRTHDAY�察�1724。 

       As when a beauteous nymph decays�察�We say she's past her dancing 

days�察�So poets lose their feet by time�察�And can no longer dance in rhyme。 

Your   annual   bard   had   rather   chose   To   celebrate   your   birth   in   prose�察�Yet 

merry folks who want by chance A pair to make a country dance�察�Call the 

old   housekeeper�察  �an

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