128 peotry: -^ug. 1 4.' 



The pointed steel one hand impending holds, 

 The other round the trembling victim folds; 

 His gaping Myrmidon, the deed attends. 

 Whilst in his cup the crimson stream descends ; 

 Pox, scurvT, itch, and hot distempers, boil. 

 Death's grim militia standing rank and file; 

 Unaw'd young Galen stands the hostile brunt, 

 Pills in his rear and CuUen in his front. 



From neighbouring mansions lo what clouds arise. 

 That half conceal the owner from our eyes ; 

 One penny light, with feeble lustre fliines, 

 To (hew the midfhipman, who in Olympus dines. 

 Let us approach the preparative view; 

 A cockpit beau, is surely something new. 

 To him Japan her varniflied joys denies, 

 . Nor blooms for him the sweets of eastern (kies ; 



His graceful form no lofty mirror (hews, 

 Nor tender couch invites to sweet repose; 

 A pigmy glafs, upon his toilet stands, 

 Crack'd o'er and o'er by sacrilegious hands ; 

 Chester(ield's page polite, the seaman's guide, ' 



A half eat biscuit, Congreve's mourning bride, 

 Bestrew'd with powder in confusion ly. 

 Frizeurs croud in and tarry salve apply. 

 At length this meteor of an hour is drest, 

 And an Adonis rises from his rhest ; 

 Cautioi-.s he treads lest some unlucky slip. 

 Defiles his cloaths with base bargooor flipi. 

 Those rocks escap'd, arrives in statu quo. 

 Bows, dines, and bows, then sinks again below. 



Not far from hira a joyous group are set. 

 For social converse, mirth, and pastime met. 

 Inspiring grog with rapid course goes round, 

 And not a care is in the circle found. 



Remov'd from these, profoundly deep in thought, 

 His busy mind with lines and tangents fraught, 

 Sits a poor midfhipman in calculation lost. 

 His eftbrts still by some intruder crost. 

 Opposed to him his sprightly mefsmate rolls, 

 Exclaims with Garric or with Shuter drolls : 

 His bosom now great Cato's virtue warms. 

 And now his talk the gay Lothario charms. 

 No more for pleasures, joys, or courts repines, 

 But pease soup entering points out where he dines. 



Such is the mottled face the orlop wears. 

 Where nature in her plainest garb appears ; 

 Yet think not meanly of this humble seat, 

 Whence spring the guardians of the Britilh fleet. 

 Sacred behold the state, however low, 

 That form'd to martial deeds a Hawke a Howe. ' 

 Dunfermlitt , July, 1 7;; 3. 



