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THE ROSCIAD.
Then came drum, trumpet, hautboy, fiddle, flute; 205Next, snuffer, sweeper, shifter, soldier, mute:Legions of angels all in white advance;Furies, all fire, come forward in a dance:Pantomine figures then are brought to view,Fools, hand in hand with fools, go two by two. 210Next came the treasurer of either house;One with full purse, t'other with not a sous.
Behind a group of figures awe create,Set off with all th' impertinence of state;By lace and feather consecrate to fame, 215Expletive kings and queens without a name.
Here H–v—d, all serene, in the same strains,Loves, hates, and rages, triumphs and complains;His easy vacant face proclaim'd an heartWhich could not feel emotions, nor impart. 220With him came mighty D———s:———On my life,That D———s hath a very pretty wife!———Statesman all over!———In plots famous grown!———He mouths a sentence, as———ours mouth a bone.
Next, H–ll—nd came.—With truly tragic stalk, 225He creeps, he flies.———An heroe should not walk.As if with Heav'n he warr'd, his eager eyesPlanted their batteries against the skies:

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