Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n
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A39034
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An exclamation against Julian, secretary to the Muses with the character of a libeller / by a person of quality.
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Person of quality.
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1679
(1679)
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Wing E3844; ESTC R14850
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a_o exclamation_n against_o julian_n secretary_n to_o the_o muse_n with_o the_o character_n of_o a_o libeler_n by_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n thou_o common_a shore_n of_o this_o poetic_a town_n where_o all_o our_o excrement_n of_o wit_n be_v throw_v for_o sonnet_n satyr_n bawdry_n blasphemy_n be_v empty_v and_o disburden_a all_o on_o thou_o the_o choleric_a wight_n untruff_v in_o a_o rage_n find_v thou_o and_o leave_v his_o load_n upon_o thy_o page_n thou_o julian_n oh_o thou_o wise_a vespasian_n rather_o do_v from_o this_o dung_n thy_o well-picked_a guinea_n gather_v all_o mischief_n be_v thou_o transcribe_v thou_o will_v stoop_v from_o lofty_a middlesex_n to_o lowly_a scroop_n what_o time_n be_v these_o when_o in_o that_o hero_n room_n bow-bending_a cupid_n do_v with_o ballad_n come_v and_o little_a ashton_n offer_v to_o the_o bum_n can_v two_o such_o pigmy_n such_o a_o wight_n support_v two_o such_o tom_n thumb_n of_o satyr_n in_o a_o court_n poor_a george_n grow_v old_a his_o muse_n wear_v out_o of_o fashion_n hoars_o she_o sing_v euphelia_n lamentation_n less_o art_n thou_o help_v by_o dryden_n bedrid_a age_n that_o drone_n have_v leave_v his_o sting_n upon_o the_o stage_n resolve_v i_o poor_a apostate_n this_o main_a doubt_n what_o hope_n have_v thou_o to_o rub_v this_o summer_n out_o know_v and_o be_v thankful_a then_o for_o providence_n by_o i_o have_v send_v thou_o this_o intelligence_n a_o knight_n there_o be_v if_o thou_o can_v gain_v his_o grace_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o hard-favoured_a face_n for_o prowess_n of_o the_o pen_n renown_v be_v he_o from_o don_n quixot_n descend_v lineal_o and_o though_o like_v he_o unfortunate_a he_o prove_v undaunted_a in_o attempt_n of_o wit_n and_o love_n of_o his_o unfinished_a face_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v but_o that_o it_o be_v make_v of_o adam_n own_o red_a clay_n that_o much_o much_o ochre_n be_v on_o it_o bestow_v god_n image_n it_o be_v not_o but_o some_o indian_a god_n our_o christian_a earth_n can_v no_o resemblance_n bring_v but_o ware_n of_o portugal_n for_o such_o a_o thing_n such_o carbuncle_n his_o fiery_a face_n confess_v as_o no_o hungarian_a water_n can_v redress_v a_o face_n which_o shall_v he_o see-but_a heaven_n be_v kind_a and_o to_o indulge_v his_o self-love_n make_v he_o blind_a he_o dare_v not_o stir_v abroad_o for_o fear_v to_o meet_v curse_n of_o teem_a woman_n in_o the_o street_n the_o least_o can_v happen_v from_o that_o hideous_a sight_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v miscarry_v with_o the_o fright_n heaven_n guard_v they_o from_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o knight_n such_o be_v our_o charm_a strephon_n outward_a man_n his_o inward_a part_n let_v those_o describe_v who_o can_v but_o by_o the_o monthly_a flower_n discharge_v abroad_o it_o be_v full_a brim_n full_a of_o pastoral_n and_o ode_n frewhile_o he_o honour_v bertha_n with_o his_o flame_n and_o now_o he_o court_v no_o less_o louvisa_n name_n for_o when_o his_o passion_n have_v be_v boil_v long_o the_o scum_n at_o last_o boil_v up_o into_o a_o song_n and_o sure_o no_o mortal_a creature_n at_o one_o time_n be_v ever_o so_o far_o overgo_v with_o love_n and_o rhyme_n to_o his_o dear_a self_n of_o poetry_n he_o talk_v his_o hand_n and_o foot_n be_v scan_v as_o he_o walk_v his_o squint_v look_v his_o pang_n of_o wit_n accuse_v the_o very_a symptom_n of_o a_o breed_a muse_n and_o all_o to_o gain_v the_o great_a louvisa_n grace_n but_o never_o pen_n do_v pimp_v for_o such_o a_o face_n there_o be_v not_o a_o nymph_n in_o city_n town_n or_o court_n but_o strephon_n billet_n doux_n have_v make_v sport_n still_o he_o love_v on_o yet_o still_o as_o sure_o to_o miss_v as_o they_o who_o wash_v a_o aethiop_n face_n or_o he_o what_o fate_n unhappy_a strephon_n do_v attend_v never_o to_o get_v a_o mistress_n or_o a_o friend_n strephon_n alike_o both_o wit_n and_o fool_n detest_v because_o like_o aesop_n bat_n half_a bird_n half_a beast_n for_o fool_n to_o poetry_n have_v no_o pretence_n and_o common_a wit_n suppose_v common_a sense_n not_o quite_o so_o low_a as_o fool_n nor_o quite_o o'top_o but_o hang_v between_o they_o both_o and_o be_v a_o fop._n his_o moral_n like_o his_o wit_n be_v motley_n too_o he_o keep_v from_o arrant_a knave_n with_o much_o ado_n but_o vanity_n and_o lie_v so_o prevail_v that_o one_o grain_n more_o of_o each_o will_v turn_v the_o scale_n he_o will_v be_v more_o a_o villain_n have_v he_o time_n but_o he_o be_v so_o whole_o take_v up_o with_o rhyme_n that_o he_o mistake_v his_o talon_n all_o his_o care_n be_v to_o be_v think_v a_o poet_n fine_a and_o fair_a small_a beer_n and_o gruel_n be_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n the_o diet_n he_o prescribe_v himself_o to_o think_v rhyme_n next_o his_o heart_n he_o take_v at_o morning_n peep_v some_o love-â—pistles_a at_o his_o hour_n of_o sleep_n so_o between_o elegy_n and_o ode_n we_o see_v strephon_n be_v in_o a_o course_n of_o poetry_n this_o be_v the_o man_n ordain_v to_o do_v thou_o good_a the_o pelican_n to_o feed_v thou_o with_o his_o blood_n thy_o wit_n thy_o poet_n nay_o thy_o friend_n for_o he_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o none_o but_o thou_o make_v sure_a of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o muse_n betimes_o for_o all_o his_o study_n be_v hang_v round_o with_o rhyme_n laugh_v at_o he_o justle_v he_o yet_o still_o he_o write_v in_o rhyme_n he_o challenge_n in_o rhyme_n he_o fight_v charge_v with_o the_o last_o and_o base_a infamy_n his_o business_n be_v to_o think_v what_o rhyme_n to_o lie_v which_o find_v in_o fury_n he_o retort_v again_o strephon_n a_o very_a dragon_n at_o his_o pen_n his_o brother_n murder_v and_o his_o mother_n whore_v his_o mistress_n lose_v yet_o still_o his_o pen_n his_n sword_n finis_fw-la