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Oft as she went she backwards turn'd to vie And bade that crook and bleating' flock adier

Published as the Act directs, by Roach Woburn Street, oppofite New Drury Theatre Royal, July 31,17

ROACH'S BEAUTIES OF THE POET'S. NXII

ODE on the PASSIONS,

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I rode four miles to great S. " Mary ;
Using four legs, when two were

LONDON

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Printed by and for JRoach, Woburn Street New Drury Theatre Royal, 1794.

Price Six Pence.

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RETALIATION,

By OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

The title and nature of this POEM fhew that it owed its birth to fome preceding circumstances of feftive merriment, which from the wit of the company, and the very ingenious Author's peculiar oddities, were properly enlivened by fome poignant ftrokes of humour. This piece was only intended for the Doctor's private amufement, and that of the particular friends who were its fubject; and he unfortunately did not live to revife, or even finish it, in the manner which he intended. The public have, however, already fhewn how much they were pleated with its appearance, even in its prefent form.

F old, when Scarron his companions invited,

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Each guest brought his difh, and the feaft was united; If our landlord fupplies us with beef and with fish, Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish; Our Dean fhall be venifon, juft fresh from the plains; Our Burke fhall be tongue with a garnifh of brains; Vol. IV. 13.

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* The mafter of the St. James's Coffee-houfe, where the Doctor, and the friends he has characterized in this poem held an occafional club. + Dr. Barnard, Dean of Derry, in Ireland, author of many ingenious pieces. Mr. Edmund Burke, member for Wendover, and one of the greateft orators in this kingdom.

Our Will fhall be wild-fowl, of excellent flavour;
And + Dick with his pepper fhall heighten their favour ;
Our Cumberland's fweet-bread its place fhall obtain,
And § Douglass is pudding, fubflantial and plain;
Our Garrick's a fallad, for in him we fee
Oil, vinegar, fugar, and faltnefs agree:

To make out the dinner, full certain I am
That ** Ridge is anchovy, and ++ Reynolds is lamb.;.
That Hickey's a capon; and by the fame rule,
Magnanimous Goldfinith a goofberry fool:

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* Mr. William Burke, late Secretary to General Conway, and member for Bedwin. + Mr. Richard Burke, Collector of Granada, no lefs remarkable in the walks of wit and humour than his brother Edmund Burke is juftly diftinguished in all the branches of ufeful and polite literature. Author of the Weft-Indian, Fafhionable Lover, the Brothers, and other dramatic pieces. § Doctor Douglas, Canon, of Windfor, an ingenious Scotch gentleman, who has no lefs diftinguifhed himself as a Citizen of the World, than a found Critic, in detecting feveral literary miflakes, or rather forgeries, of his countrymen: particularly Lauder on Milton, and Bower's Hiftory of the Popes. David Garrick, Efq. joint Patentee and acting Manager of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. **Coun fellor John Ridge, a gentleman belonging to the Irish bar, the relifh of whofe agreeable and pointed converfation is admitted, by all his acquaintance, to be very properly com pared to the above fauce. ++ Sir Joshua Reynolds, Prefident of the Royal Academy. ‡‡ An eminent Attorney.

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