b. The book was wrote and sent to press, A dedication, sure it was a dedication, I thought of Bobby Rhymer but pack'd him off, The Squire at last came in my head, "KIND SIR: From a youth of my size and age, Your pardon for errors I hope you'll give, So write in fear, though often a joker, 30 40 Your humble Servt. THE OBLIGED AUTHOR." 50 Having wrote this, I thought I'd see the Squire, ་་ But after all this long digression, I went to get his free permission. Jas It was on a charming summer's eve, My request, and seal'd it with a wafer ; I follow'd up unto the door, And said, 'why John, have you come down, I answer'd 'yes, please give his Honor this, L60 b. CA Patron - This is all "judge to who n My Cation (wout, not give 70 of give & shaw in his home is or - Topp was when in the land of bookes - Joshua Wiarton of My. Stephen. - now seal - I ystem to sign mes me, Letter of recommendation when I wrote myself - he - as well as two others - A. Bradley, Brewer & s A The footman went, and did return, Into the drawing-room I went, I thought no names you could have gotten, The saying is where there's a will there is a way, As for the inscribing I tell you why, This request of yours I must deny; I should not like to see my name in Print, And as I know you are a Blue; There's Mr - And take 2 Copies, and amongst my friends, I'll try to bring about your ends. A propos if you've any lamb at home, A leg we want, and we must have it seen; some A leg I think is the tenderest part, I love the picking with all my heart, Yet though I am no gormandizing glutton, Lamb to my taste is sweeter far than mutton, now But pray what is it per pound, As I wish to know a little on that ground?' I'm sure to pay it you will not grieve, It's very fat no puny thing.' I thank'd his honor, and out was shown, Myself an Author of small renown; Because the yellow dust I did not possess, Poverty in general is dispised, Is frown'd upon and tantalized; 80 90 100 110 votion detector both of Ky. Steplex - they all thinking it wasonly a silly fancy thad taken ? the AI should never get forva over cane forward seterin'd mountains & 7 Egent reales. the Poor Patirist - desfigner d'andspoilt by to tonis he's before the kind- & Prope indulgent. What! John of Enterber! sinking in dispair, 120 128 THE ENTERBERRE POET. Contents. CHAP. I.-Introduction; situation of Fountains Lodge; Squire Clemence's family and pedi- gree; Lord Hargraves, his family, &c.; do- mestic occurrances; Michael O'Brian's journey to town, his soliloquy and mode of correction, arrival at the post-office, mistakes and blun- ders, his parents, &c.; Miss Medley; Silviana, her virtues and qualifications.-Page 19. CHAP. II.-Friendship; packet, its contents; MS. and letter; Epigram; Receipt for Court- ship; elopement to Gretna; marriage; a rich old Uncle; effect of strong drams; passion, a lesson on; satire on noble blood; poetry.- CHAP. III. The humourist; an Epigram; sa- tire on hunting; mifortunes; beauty; Jemmy Twitcher; satire on balls, beaux's, clergy- men, &c.; anonymous letter, in poetry; the Satirist; idle words; on the Majesty of God; Methodism; poetry on night.-Page 36. CHAP. IV & V.-Poetry on winter; letter con- an explanation; poetry on love, and danger of; satire on boarding-school ladies; poetry; favourite books; Man of Feeling.-Page 44. CHAP. VI.-Poetry on sleep and winter; Man of Feeling concluded; reference to Sterne; account of James Last, alias Twitcher, his parentage and love of books, going to school, acrostic on his school-fellow Edmund Cap- stick (deceased); rules of C—y G—t school; satire on school-masters; situation of C-y G―t and number of inhabitants; satire on hunting; poetry on my Night Cap.-Page 68. CHAP. VII.-Poetry; anecdote of a plunge; epigram on a bad cold; anecdotes of Wesley and Whitfield; satire on the Independent Ministers; strength of the Methodists; pro- gress of Genius illustrated; anecdote of a shoemaker's son; Epigrams; satire on priests. CHAP. VIII.-Poetry on envy; the Juvenile Author, his difficulties in writing this book ; a Rapsody; Author working in his garden at Enterber Cottage, his thoughts; on wealth, beauty and envy; satire on trades; poetry; on a good name; designs of Authors; a hint to Critics; account of Mr. Friendly; origin of the Author's title, of Crack-brained; letter, &c.; on Noble and Plebian blood.-Page 92. CHAP. IX. Censoriousness reproved; who Jean d' Enterberre is; rage in high life; on libels, idiotism, and slander; epigram on a CHAP. X. & XI.-Friendship; solitude, poetry |