ARRA PILGRIMS ASD. THE PEAS,': sto, e voltage By•PETER PINDAR. mauld gebaseer's BRACE of sinners, for no good; Were order'd to the Virgin Mary's shrine, Who at Loretto dwelt, in wax, fone, wood, And in a fair white wig look'd wond'rous fine. Fifty long miles had these lad rogues to travel With something in their shoes much worse than gravels. In short, their toes so gentle to amuse, The priest had order'd peas into their shoes ! A noftrum famous in old Popisk times For purifying souls that ftunk with crimes ; A fort of apostolic falt, That Popish parsons for its pow'rs exalt The knaves set off on the same day. But very diff'rent was their fpeed, I wot : D 3 ONS One saw the VIRGIN soon--peccavi cried Had his soul whitewash'd all so clever ; Then home again he simbly hied, Made fit with faints above to live for'eder. In coming back, however, let me fay, He met his brother 'rogue about half way, Hobbling with outstretch'd bum and bending knees, Damning the souls and bodies of the peas; His eyes in tears, his cheeks and brows in (weat, Deep fympathizing with his groaning feet. “ How now, the light-toed, whitewash'd pilgrim broke “ You lazy lubber ?". 6 Odds curfe it !” cried the other, “ 'tis no joke : s« My feet, once hard as any rock, 6 Are now as Toft as blubber, * Exeuse me, Virgin Mary, that 'I swear" As for Loretto, I shall not get there : No! to the Devil my sinful foul must go, • For damme if I ha'nt lost ev'ry loe. But, brother sinner, do explain * How 'tis chat you are not in pain ; - What Pow'r hath work'd a wonder for your toes; " Whilft I just like a snail am crawling, • Now swearing, now on saints devoutly bawling, ;." Whilft not a rascal conės to ease my woes P « How is't that you can like a greyhound gog “ Merry, as if that nought had happen'd, burn ye?". ** Why," cried the other, grinning, you must know, * That just before I ventur'd on my journey, 46 To walk a little more at ease. THE VOLUME I. PAGE. No. 1. Evening Reflections, &c. Night Thoughts among the Tombs The Rich Man's Dream, &c. Anon, 16 No. 2. The Pleasures and Pursuits of Human Edwin and Angelina The Peasant's Lamentation, &c. The Captives, or the Bird's Neft E3 Prior 49 ibid. 53 Young 25 PAGS Written in a Thunder-form, &c, Mrs. Carter 58 The Triumphs of Owen Gray 59 No. 4. The Hermit of Warkworth, &c. Percy 1 Henry and Emma VOLUME II. Pope 1 Dryden 55 No. 6.:Owen of Carron Langhorne 1 Fohnfon 26 Young 32 - Parnell 58 Piety Young 60 No.7. Sir Eldred of the Bower Miss More s The Bleeding Rock ibid. 26 Phillips 34 Young 48 Smollet 56 The Pope 33 Dyer 54 Young 33 Rannie 40 ibid. 42 Savage 44 Gray 51 ibid. 58 PAGET ibid. 46 Pope 47 Thomson 57 Anon. 59 The Reason for describing the Viees of - Crabbe 60 No. 8. The Last Day 1591033 Young 1 Young 60 Pope 1 Young 60 No. 10. The Minstrel Beattie a The Poft comes in, &c. : Feeling Young 56 On Mr. Abraham Cowley's, &c. Denham 57 No. 11. An Essay on Criticism Pope 1 Palemon and Lavinia Thomson 28 The Vanity of Human Wishes 2. Philosophy Milton 46 Shenstone 60 No. Gay 34 Young 50 Parnell 51 Cotton 65 Smollet 59 Cowper 52 Johnson 33 Anon. 47 Milton 53 ibid. 59 |