The ftatutes of the land he had by heart; Turn'd all to gold, without the chymift's art. With a ftrip'd filken fash about his waste. A The Franklin. Franklin was the ferjeant's chief delight, His beard was long, and as the dafie white. Sanguine he was, and ftudy'd pleasure moft; His morning's draught, fack, with a nut-brow toaft. All delicates that money could procure He had; a nice luxurious epicure. With fish and fowl, with bak'd-meat and with roast, His table groan'd, he valu'd not the coft. All rarities the nations could afford Were fearch'd, and bought to fill his ample board. In ev'ry season delicates appear, Diverfify'd each quarter of the year. Hare, partridge, pheafant ever were at hand; * A Franklin is a country Gentleman who lives upon his Eftate. With poinant fauces proper for each dish Woe to the cook were any thing's amifs! The Seaman. HEN came a Dartmouth feaman far from THE Weft, A very aukward rider at the best. A coarse cloth gown he wore, not long, nor wide, He knew thofe fultry climates where the fun To company and mirth he did incline, Had fwallow'd many a draught of Bourdeaux wine. Kept Kept an obedient feaman's confcience, Held borrowing from his owners no offence. (For ftoutly he would fight) he was fo wife A perfect mafter of the compass, he Cou'd fhun each rock and fhallow in the fea; The Doctor of Phyfick. HE doctor next; foe to all excefs; TH Who travell'd more for health than holiness. In nice Anatomy well fkill'd was he, And not a stranger to aftronomy. He knew to wire-draw a diftemper well, And cures by magic natural foretel; A deep A deep aftrologer, that cou'd with ease Caft the nativity of each difeafe, Show at what punctual hour it fhou'd expire, In terms which knaves invent, and fools admire. Whether of cold, heat, moist, or dry, it grew.. Druggs and Electuaries were ftill at hand. In Diofcorides and Damafcen. These names, and many more he had by rote, It was prohibited the laity. In diet fingular; young tender meat, * Æsentapius, 481 At a rich patient's table, bold and free; Of Scarlet Perfian filk his habit was, And neatly lin'd with taffety, of gaufe. Great were his gains, but mod'rate his expence; Gold's the beft cordial; yet he lov'd to fee A The Wife of Bath. Merry wife of Bath comes next in place, But fomewhat deaf, with an autumnal face. In her own parifh fhe wou'd take the wall, She flaunted forth, the envy of the reft. Large |