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In the book of Creation the first vol. was Adam
Then a second came on, and that was his Madam:
But they’re long out of print, and strong’s my
suspicion[edition.
That our two vols. in one would improve the
So freely I’ve spoke, that I hope you’ll incline
To become my fair copy and dear Valentine.
ANSWER.
Whate’er is your wish, believe it’s not mine,
To think I should like you, my odd Valentine.
One weighty objection’s the company you keep
The best are in calf, and the poorer in sheep.
’Mongst folios, and quartos, octavos, & twelves
And all your dead stock, there’s no room for
ourselves.
The Muse I admire, and I’d rather, pray let
her,
Have a cellar of books than the finest bookseller
TO A HAUGHTY PERSON.
Could vanity please, or folly delight,
Without beauty of person or mind; [might
You’ve pretensions indeed, which certainly
For such graces, admirers find.
But since the reverse is the case, pray refrain,
