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"The Hawkers have not got 'em yet, "Your Honour please to buy a Set?

(1)" HERE'S Wolfton's Tracts, the twelfth

"Edition:

"'Tis read by ev'ry Politician

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keep his Curacy in the Established Church, formed a new Conventicle, which he calls an Oratory. There, at fet Times, be delivereth ftrange Speeches compiled by himself and his Associates, who share the Profit with him: Every Hearer pays a Shilling each Day for Admittance. He is an ab folute Dunce, but generally reputed crazy.

(1) Wolfton was a Clergyman, but for want of Bread, bath in feveral Treatifes, in the most blafphemous Manner, attempted to turn Our Saviour and his Miracles into Ridicule, He is much careffed by many great Courtiers, and by all the Infidels, and bis Books read generally by the Court Ladies.

The Country Members, when in Town, "To all their Boroughs fend them down: "You never met a Thing fo fmart; "The Courtiers have them all by Heart': "Those Maids of Honour (who can read) "Are taught to use them for their Creed. "The rev'rend Author's good Intention, "Hath been rewarded with a Penfion: "He doth an Honour to his Gown, "By bravely running Prieft-craft down: "He fhews, as fure as GoD's in Gloc'fter, was a Grand Impoftor: "That all his Miracles were Cheats, "Perform'd as Juglers do their Feats: "The Church had never such a Writer: "A Shame, he hath not got a Mitre !

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SUPPOSE me dead; and then fuppofe

A Club affembled at the Rofe;

Where from Difcourfe of this and that,
I grow the Subject of their Chat:

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And, while they tofs my Name about,
With Favour fome, and fome without;
One quite indiff'rent in the Cause,
My Character impartial draws.

"THE Dean, if we believe Report, "Was never ill receiv'd at Court.

"As for his Works in Verse and Profe, "I own my self no Judge of thofe : "Nor, can I tell what Criticks thought 'em ; "But, this I know, all People bought 'em; "As with a moral View defign'd

"To cure the Vices of Mankind:

"His Vein, ironically grave,

"Expos'd the Fool, and lafh'd the Knave: "To steal a Hint was never known, "But what he writ, was all his own.

"He never thought an Honour done him, "Because a Duke was proud to own him:

"Would

"Would rather flip afide, and chufe "To talk with Wits in dirty Shoes: "Defpis'd the Fools with Stars and Garters, "So often seen careffing (1) Chartres: "He never courted Men in Station, "Nor Perfons bad in Admiration "Of no Man's Greatnefs was afraid, "Because he fought for no Man's Aid. "Though trufted long in great Affairs, "He gave himself no haughty Airs: "Without regarding private Ends, "Spent all his Credit for his Friends: "And, only chose the Wife and Good; "No Flatt'rers; no Allies in Blood; "But fuccour'd Virtue in Distress, “And seldom fail'd of good Success; "As Numbers in their Hearts must own, "Who, but for him, had been unknown.

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6" WITN

(1) See the Notes before on Chartres.

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" WITH Princes kept a due Decorum,

But never ftood in Awe before 'em:

"He follow'd David's Leffon juft,

"In Princes never put thy Trust.

"And, would you make him truly sower;
"Provoke him with a Slave in Power:
"The S-, if you nam❜d,
"With what Impatience he declaim'd!
"Fair LIBERTY was all his Cry;
"For her he ftood prepar❜d to die;
"For her he boldly ftood alone;
"For her he oft expos'd his own.

(1) "Two Kingdoms, juft as Faction led,
"Had fet a Price upon his Head;

"But

(1) In the Year 1713, the late Queen was prevailed with by an Addrefs of the House of Lords in England, to publish a Proclamation, promifing

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