Part 39 (1/2)

[1] George Nugent Grenville, Marquis of Buckingham.

[2] The immaculate continence of the BRITISH SCIPIO, so strongly insisted on by his friends, as const.i.tuting one of the most s.h.i.+ning ingredients of his own uncommon character, is only alluded to here as a received fact, and not by any means as a reproach.

[3] _Wedded_. This Gentleman's own term for a Coalition.

EPIGRAMS,

_By_ SIR CECIL WRAY.

First published in the Gentleman's Magazine, under the signatures of DAMON, PHILOMELA, NOLENS VOLENS, and CRITANDER.

_To_ CELIA (_now Lady_ WRAY), _on Powdering her Hair._

EXTEMPORE.

Thy locks, I trow, fair maid, Don't never want this aid: Wherefore thy powder spare, And only _comb_ thy hair.

_To Sir_ JOSEPH MAWBEY, _proposing a Party to go a-fis.h.i.+ng for White Bait._

Worthy SIR JOE, we all are wis.h.i.+ng, You'd come with us a-White-Bait-fis.h.i.+ng.

_On seeing a Ladybird fly off_ CELIA'_s Neck, after having perched on it for many minutes._

I thought (G.o.d bless my soul!) Yon ladybird her mole-- I thought--but devil take the thing, It proved my error--took to wing--

_A Thought on_ NEW MILK.

Oh! how charming is New Milk!

Sweet as sugar--soft as silk!

_Familiar Verses, addressed to two Young Gentlemen at the_ Hounslow Academy.

Take notice, roguelings, I prohibit Your walking underneath yon gibbet: Have you not heard, my little ones, Of _Raw Head and b.l.o.o.d.y Bones?_ How do you know, but that there fellow, May step down quick, and you up swallow?

EXTEMPORE.

_To_ DELIA, _on seeing_ TWO CATS _playing together._

See, DELY, DELY, charming fair, How p.u.s.s.eys play upon that chair; Then, DELY, change thy name to WRAY, And thou and I will likewise play.

_On a_ BLADE-BONE.

Says I, one day, unto my wife, I never saw in all my life Such a blade-bone. Why so, my dear?

Says she. The matter's very clear, Says I; for on it there's no meat, For any body for to eat.

Indeed, my dear, says she, 'tis true, } But wonder not, for, you know, you } Can't eat your cake and have it too. }