EBBA 32970

National Library of Scotland - Crawford

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THE
Country Parson's Honest Advice
TO THAT
Judicious Lawyer,
AND
Worthy Minister of State,
My Lord Keeper.

[1]

BE Wise as Somerset, as Somers Brave;

As Pembroke Airy, and as Richmond Grave;

Humble as Orford be; and Whartons Zeal,

For Church and Loyalty, wou'd fit thee well;

Like Sarum, I wou'd have thee love the Church,

He scorns to leave his Mother in the Lurch.

For the well governing your Family,

Let pious Haversham thy Pattern be:

And

[2]

And if it be thy Fate again to Marry,

And S---y---rs Daughter will thy Year out tarry,

May'st thou use her as Mohun his tender Wife,

And may she lead his virtuous Lady's Life.

To sum up all; Devonshires Chastity,

Boltons Merit, Godolphins Probity,

Halifax his Modesty, Essexs Sense,

Mountagues Managment, Culpeppers Pence,

Tenisons Learning, and Southamptons Wit,

Will make thee for an able States-man fit.

FINIS.

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