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ONE THOUSAND

SEVEN HUNDRED

AND

THIRTY EIGHT.

DIALOGUE.
A.
Not twice a twelvemonth you appear in Print,
And when it comes, the Court see nothing in't.
You grow correct that once with Rapture writ,
And are, besides, too Moral for a Wit.
Decay of Parts, alas! we all must feel— 5
Why now, this moment, don't I see you steal?

'Tis