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feigned�此  �Indeed�察  �the   strictness   of   his   morals   Engaged   him   in   a   hundred 

quarrels�此  �He   saw�察  �and   he   was   grieved   to   see't�察  �His   zeal   was   sometimes 

indiscreet�此�He found his virtues too severe For our corrupted times to bear�此�

Yet�察�such a lewd licentious age Might well excuse a stoic's rage。 



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     The   goat   advanced   with   decent   pace�此�And   first   excused   his   youthful 

face�察�Forgiveness begged�察�that he appeared ��'Twas nature's fault�� without a 

beard。 'Tis true�察�he was not much inclined To fondness for the female kind�察�

Not�察  �as   his   enemies   object�察  �From   chance   or   natural   defect�察  �Not   by   his 

frigid constitution�察�But through a pious resolution�察�For he had made a holy 

vow Of   chastity�察 �as   monks do   now�察�Which   he   resolved to keep   for   ever 

hence�察�As strictly�察�too�察�as doth his reverence。 

     Apply the tale�察�and you shall find How just it suits with human kind。 

Some   faults   we   own�此      �but�察  �can   you   guess�拭  �Why�拭   �   virtue's   carried   to 

excess�察�Wherewith   our   vanity  endows   us�察�Though neither   foe nor   friend 

allows us。 

     The   lawyer   swears�察  �you   may   rely   on't�察  �He   never   squeezed   a   needy 

client�此�And this he makes his constant rule�察�For which his brethren call him 

fool�察�His conscience always was so nice�察�He freely gave the poor advice�察�

By which he lost�察�he may affirm�察�A hundred fees last Easter term。 While 

others of the learned robe Would break the patience of a Job�察�No pleader at 

the bar could match His diligence and quick despatch�察�Ne'er kept a cause�察�

he well may boast�察�Above a term or two at most。 

     The cringing knave�察�who seeks a place Without success�察�thus tells his 

case�此�Why should he longer mince the matter�拭�He failed because he could 

not flatter�此  �He   had not  learned to turn his   coat�察�Nor   for   a party  give his 

vote。 His crime he quickly understood�察�Too zealous for the nation's good�此�

He found the ministers resent it�察�Yet could not for his heart repent it。 

     The chaplain vows he cannot fawn�察�Though it would raise him to the 

lawn�此  �He   passed   his   hours   among   his   books�察  �You   find   it   in   his   meagre 

looks�此�He  might�察 �if he   were  worldly´wise�察 �Preferment get�察 �and spare  his 

eyes�此  �But   owned he   had   a stubborn   spirit�察�That   made   him  trust   alone   in 

merit�此�Would rise by merit to promotion�察�Alas� �a mere chimeric notion。 

     The doctor�察�if you will believe him�察�Confessed a sin�察�and God forgive 

him�此�Called up at midnight�察�ran to save A blind old beggar from the grave�此�

But�察�see how Satan spreads his snares�察�He quite forgot to say his prayers。 

He cannot help it�察�for his heart�察�Sometimes to act the parson's part�察�Quotes 

from   the   Bible   many   a   sentence   That   moves   his   patients   to   repentance�此�

And�察�when his medicines do no good�察�Supports their minds with heavenly 



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food。 At which�察�however well intended�察�He hears the clergy are offended�察�

And grown so bold behind his back�察�To call him hypocrite and quack。 In 

his   own   church   he   keeps   a   seat�察  �Says   grace   before   and   after   meat�察�And 

calls�察  �without   affecting   airs�察  �His   household   twice   a   day   to   prayers。   He 

shuns   apothecaries'   shops�察  �And   hates   to   cram   the   sick   with   slops�此  �He 

scorns to make his art a trade�察�Nor bribes my lady's favourite maid。 Old 

nurse´keepers would never hire To recommend him to the Squire�察�Which 

others�察�whom he will not name�察�Have often practised to their shame。 

     The statesman tells you with a sneer�察�His fault is to be too sincere�察�And�察�

having no sinister ends�察�Is apt to disoblige his friends。 The nation's good�察�

his Master's glory�察�Without regard to Whig or Tory�察�Were all the schemes 

he had in view�察�Yet he was seconded by few�此�Though some had spread a 

thousand lies�察�'Twas he defeated the Excise。 'Twas known�察�though he had 

borne aspersion�察�That standing troops were his aversion�此�His practice was�察�

in every station�察�To serve the king�察�and please the nation。 Though hard to 

find   in   every   case The   fittest   man   to   fill   a   place�此  �His   promises   he   ne'er 

forgot�察�But took memorials on the spot�此�His enemies�察�for want of charity�察�

Said he affected   popularity�此�'Tis true�察�the  people understood�察�That all he 

did was for their good�察�Their kind affections he has tried�察�No love is lost 

on either side。 He came to court with fortune clear�察�Which now he runs out 

every year�察�Must�察�at the rate that he goes on�察�Inevitably be undone。 Oh� �if 

his Majesty would please To give him but a writ of ease�察�Would grant him 

license to retire�察�As it hath long been his desire�察�By fair accounts it would 

be found�察�He's poorer by ten thousand pound。 He owns�察�and hopes it is no 

sin�察�He ne'er was partial to his kin�察�He thought it base for men in stations 

To crowd the court with their relations�此�His country was his dearest mother�察�

And every virtuous man his brother�此�Through modesty or awkward shame 

��For which he owns himself to blame���察�He found the wisest men he could�察�

Without   respect   to   friends   or   blood�察  �Nor   never   acts   on   private   views�察�

When he hath liberty to choose。 

     The sharper swore he   hated play�察�Except to   pass an hour away�此�And 

well he might�察�for to his cost�察�By want of skill�察�he always lost。 He heard 

there   was   a   club   of   cheats�察  �Who   had   contrived   a   thousand   feats�察  �Could 

change   the   stock�察  �or   cog   a   dye�察�And   thus   deceive   the   sharpest   eye�此  �No 



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wonder how his fortune sunk�察�His brothers fleece him when he's drunk。 

     I   own   the   moral   not   exact�察  �Besides�察  �the   tale   is   false   in   fact�察�And   so 

absurd�察�that�察�could I raise up From fields Elysian�察�fabling AEsop�察�I would 

accuse him to his face�察�For libelling the four´foot race。 Creatures of every 

kind   but   ours   Well   comprehend   their   natural   powers�察  �While   we�察  �whom 

reason ought to sway�察�Mistake our talents every day�此�The ass was never 

known   so   stupid   To   act   the   part   of   Tray   or   Cupid�察  �Nor   leaps   upon   his 

master's lap�察�There to be stroked�察�and fed with pap�此�As AEsop would the 

world persuade�察�He better understands his trade�此�Nor comes whene'er his 

lady    whistles�察    �But   carries    loads�察  �and   feeds    on   thistles�察  �Our    author's 

meaning�察  �I   presume�察  �is A  creature   BIPES   ET   IMPLUMIS�察  �Wherein   the 

moralist designed A compliment on human´kind�此�For�察�here he owns�察�that 

now and then Beasts may degenerate into men。 



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                           CHAPTER XIV 



       AN ARGUMENT TO PROVE THAT THE ABOLISHING OF 

     CHRISTIANITY IN ENGLAND MAY�察�AS THINGS NOW STAND�察�

BE   ATTENDED   WITH   SOME   INCONVENIENCES�察  �AND   PERHAPS 

NOT      PRODUCE         THOSE       MANY       GOOD       EFFECTS       PROPOSED 

THEREBY。 

    WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1708。 



    I AM very sensible what a weakness and presumption it is to reason 

against the general humour and disposition of the world。             I   remember it 

was   with   great   justice�察  �and   a   due   regard   to   the freedom�察  �both   of   the 

public    and   the  press�察 �forbidden    upon    several   penalties    to  write�察 �or 

discourse�察�or lay wagers against the ´ even           before it was confirmed by 

Parliament�察  �because   that   was   looked   upon     as   a   design   to   oppose   the 

current of the people�察�which�察�besides the          folly of it�察�is a manifest breach 

of the fundamental law�察�that        makes this majority of opinions the voice of 

God。     In like manner�察    �and for the very same reasons�察�it may perhaps be 

neither safe nor     prudent to argue against the abolishing of Christianity�察�at 

a   juncture   when   all   parties   seem   so   unanimously   determined   upon   the 

point�察  �as   we   cannot   but   allow   from   their   actions�察  �their   discourses�察�and 

their writings。    However�察�I know not how�察�whether from the               affectation 

of singularity�察�or the perverseness of human nature�察           �but so it unhappily 

falls out�察�that I cannot be entirely of this        opinion。    Nay�察�though I were 

sure    an   order   were   issued   for   my    immediate      prosecution     by  the 

Attorney´General�察  �I   should   still   confess�察  �that   in   the   present   posture   of 

our affairs at home or       abroad�察�I do not yet see the absolute necessity of 

extirpating the     Christian religion from among us。 

     This   perhaps   may  appear   too great   a   paradox   even   for   our   wise   and 

paxodoxical age to endure�察�therefore I shall handle it with all           tenderness�察�

and with the utmost deference to that great and           profound majority which 

is of another sentiment。 

    And yet the curious may please to observe�察�how much the genius of a 

nation   is   liable   to   alter   in   half   an   age。 I   have   heard   it   affirmed for 



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certain by some very odd people�察�that the contrary opinion was                         even in 

their memories as much in vogue as the other is now�察�and                       that a project 

for the abolis

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