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Their greater Art succeeding Princes show'd,
And modell'd Paste into a neater Mode;
Invention now grew lively, Palate nice,
And Sugar pointed out the Way to Spice.
And modell'd Paste into a neater Mode;
Invention now grew lively, Palate nice,
And Sugar pointed out the Way to Spice.
But here for Ages unimprov'd we stood,
And Apple-Pye was still but homely Food;
When God-like Edgar of the Saxon Line,
Polite of Taste, and studious to refine,
In the Disert perfuming Quinces cast,
And perfected with Cream the rich Repast.
Hence we proceed the outward Parts to trim,
With Crinkumcranks adorn the polish'd Brim;
And each fresh Pye the pleas'd Spectator greets
With Virgin-Fancies, and with new Conceits.
And Apple-Pye was still but homely Food;
When God-like Edgar of the Saxon Line,
Polite of Taste, and studious to refine,
In the Disert perfuming Quinces cast,
And perfected with Cream the rich Repast.
Hence we proceed the outward Parts to trim,
With Crinkumcranks adorn the polish'd Brim;
And each fresh Pye the pleas'd Spectator greets
With Virgin-Fancies, and with new Conceits.
Dear
