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MISCELLANIES.
IX.
Silence, the knave's repute, the whore's good name,
The only honour of the wishing dame;
Thy very want of tongue makes thee a kind of Fame.
Silence, the knave's repute, the whore's good name,
The only honour of the wishing dame;
Thy very want of tongue makes thee a kind of Fame.
X.
But cou'dst thou seize some tongues that now are free,
How Church and State wou'd be oblig'd to thee?
At Senate, and at Bar, how welcome wou'dst thou be?
But cou'dst thou seize some tongues that now are free,
How Church and State wou'd be oblig'd to thee?
At Senate, and at Bar, how welcome wou'dst thou be?
XI.
Yet speech, ev'n there, submissively withdraws
From rights of subjects, and the poor man's cause;
Then pompous silence reigns, and stills the noisy laws.
Yet speech, ev'n there, submissively withdraws
From rights of subjects, and the poor man's cause;
Then pompous silence reigns, and stills the noisy laws.
XII.
Past services of friends, good deeds of foes,
What Fav'rites gain, and what th' Exchequer owes,
Fly the forgetful world, and in thy arms repose.
Past services of friends, good deeds of foes,
What Fav'rites gain, and what th' Exchequer owes,
Fly the forgetful world, and in thy arms repose.
XIII.
The country wit, religion of the town,
The courtier's learning, policy o'th' gown,
Are best by thee express'd, and shine in thee alone.
The country wit, religion of the town,
The courtier's learning, policy o'th' gown,
Are best by thee express'd, and shine in thee alone.
XIV.
