Knight lifts the head; for what are crouds undone, Gone every blush, and filent all reproach, Some, deep Free-mafons, join the filent race, Next bidding all draw near on bended knees, 566 570 Nor paft the meaneft unregarded, one 575 Ifis and Cam made Doctors of her Laws. Then, bleffing all, Go, children of my care! To practice now from theory repair. All my commands are eafy, fhort, and full; 580 585 An hundred fouls of turkeys in a pye; From stage to ftage the licens'd Earl may run, 590 The sturdy Squire to Gallic masters stoop, 595 600 And, And nobly confcious princes are but things 606 Then catch'd the Schools; the Hall fcarce kept awake; The Convocation gap'd, but could not speak: 610 Loft was the Nation's fenfe, nor could be found, Wide, and more wide, it fpread o'er all the realm; The vapour mild o'er each Committee crept; O Mule! relate, (for you can tell alone, 615 620 Till drown'd was Senfe, and Shame, and Right, and Wrong O fing, and huth the nations with thy fong! In vain, in vain-the all-compofing hour Refiftless falls; the Mufe obeys the pow'r. IMITATIONS. v. 621. Relate whe first, who last, refign'd to ret: Who e hea is the partly, whoje completely blet.] 625 630 As "Quem telo prinum, quem postremam a pera Virgo Virg As one by one, at dread Medea's ftrain, 635 640 Phyfic of Metaphyfic begs defence, 645 See Myftery to Mathematics fly! And Metaphyfic calls for aid on Sense ! In vain! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die.. And unawares Morality expires. 650 Nor Public flame, nor Private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpfe Divine! Thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall; 655 IMITATIONS, v. 637. As Argus' eyes, &.] "Et quamvis fopor eft oculorum parte receptus, 66 Vidit Cyllenius omnes VARIATIONS. v. 643.] In the former edit. it trod thus: Philofophy, that reach'd the heav'ns before, Shrinks to her hidden caufe, and is no more. Ovid, Met. IL And this was intended as a cenfure of the Newtonion philofophy. For INDEX OF PERSONS AND MATTERS CELEBRATED IN THIS POEM AND NOTES. The Numerals fhew the Book, the Figures the Verse. A AMBROSE Philips, i. 105, iii. 326. Attila, iii. 92. Alaric, iii. 91. Alma Mater, iii. 338. Annius, an antiquary, iv. 347. Arnall, William, ii. 315. B. Blackmore, Sir Richard, i. 104. ii. 268. Bezaleel Morris, ii. 126. iii. 168. Banks, i. 146. Broome, ibid. Bond, ii. 126. Brown, iii. 28. Bladen, iv. 560. Budgel, Efq. ii. 397. Bentley, Richard, iv. 201. Bentley, Thomas, ii. 205. Boyer, Abel, ii. 413. Bland, a gazeteer, i. 231. Breval, J. Durant, ii. 126. 238. Benlowes, iii. 21. Bavius, ibid. Burmannus, iv. 237. Benfon, William, Efq. iii. 325. 410. Burgersdyck, iv. 198. Baotians, iii. 50. Bruin and Bears, i. 101. C. Cibber, Colley, Hero of the Poem, passim. Curl, Edm. i. 40. ii. 3, 58, 167, &c. Centlivre, Sufannah, ii. 411. Cæfar in Egypt, i. 251. Codrus, ii. 144. D. De Foe, Daniel, i. 103. ii. 147. Dennis, John, i. 106. ii. 239. iii. 173. D'Urfey, iii. 146. Dutchmen, ii. 405. iii. 51. Doctors, at White's, i. 203. Douglas, iv. 394. E. Eufden, Laurence, Poet-Laureate, i. 164. F. Fleckno, Richard, ii. 2. Fauftus, Dr. iii. 233. Fleetwood, iv. 326. Free-mafons, iv. 576. French cooks, iv. 553. G. Gildon, Charles, i. 296 Goode, Barn. iii. 153. Goths, iii. 90., Gazeteers, i. 215. ii. 314. Gregorians and Gormogons,iv. 575. |