Mary Barber - On Sending My Son, As A Present, To Dr. Swift, Dean Of St. Patrick's, On His Birth--Day.

Mary Barber - On Sending My Son, As A Present, To Dr. Swift, Dean Of St. Patrick's, On His Birth--Day.

A Curious Statue, we are told, br Is priz'd above its Weight in Gold; br If the fair Form the Hand confess br Of Phidias, or Praxiteles: br But if the Artist could inspire br The smallest Spark of heav'nly Fire, br Tho' but enough to make it walk, br Salute the Company, or talk; br This would advance the Price so high, br What Prince were rich enough to buy? br Such if Hibernia could obtain, br She sure would give it to the Dean: br So to her Patriot should she pay br Her Thanks upon his natal Day. br br A richer Present I design, br A finish'd Form, of Work divine, br Surpassing all the Power of Art, br A thinking Head, and grateful Heart, br An Heart, that hopes, one Day, to show br How much we to the Drapier owe. br br Kings could not send a nobler Gift; br A meaner were unworthy Swift.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-10

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