THE ROSCIAD.
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Things of no moment, colour of the hair,
Shape of a leg, complexion brown or fair; 40
A dress well chosen, or a patch misplac'd,
Conciliate favour, or create distaste.
Shape of a leg, complexion brown or fair; 40
A dress well chosen, or a patch misplac'd,
Conciliate favour, or create distaste.
From galleries loud peals of laughter roll,
And thunder Shuter's praises—he's so droll.
Embox'd the ladies must have something smart, 45
Palmer! Oh! Palmer tops the janty part.
Seated in pit, the dwarf with aching eyes
Looks up, and vows that Barry's out of size;
Whilst to six feet the stripling vig'rous grown,
Declares that Garrick is another Coan. 50
And thunder Shuter's praises—he's so droll.
Embox'd the ladies must have something smart, 45
Palmer! Oh! Palmer tops the janty part.
Seated in pit, the dwarf with aching eyes
Looks up, and vows that Barry's out of size;
Whilst to six feet the stripling vig'rous grown,
Declares that Garrick is another Coan. 50
When place of judgment is by whim supply'd,
And our opinions have their rise in pride;
When, in discoursing on each mimic elf,
We praise and censure with an eye to self;
All must find friends; and A—m–n bids as fair 55
In such a court, as Garrick for the chair.
And our opinions have their rise in pride;
When, in discoursing on each mimic elf,
We praise and censure with an eye to self;
All must find friends; and A—m–n bids as fair 55
In such a court, as Garrick for the chair.
At length agreed all squabbles to decide,
By some one judge the cause was to be try'd;
But this their squabbles did afresh renew,
Who should be judge in such a tryal:———Who? 60
By some one judge the cause was to be try'd;
But this their squabbles did afresh renew,
Who should be judge in such a tryal:———Who? 60
For J–hns–n some; but J–hns–n, it was fear'd,
Would be too grave; and St–ne too loose appear'd:
Would be too grave; and St–ne too loose appear'd:
