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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T124631 1073 K099398.000 Mendez, Moses. A collection of the most esteemed pieces of poetry: that have appeared for several years. With variety of originals, by the late Moses Mendez, Esq; and other contributors to Dodsley's collection. To which this is intended as a supplement. London printed for Richardson and Urquhart 1767 pp. 264-266. [8],320p. ; 8⁰.

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The ANSWER . London , Aug. 26 , 1744. DEAR SIR , YOUR kind itinerary letter Has render'd me so deep your debtor , That if in your own coin of wit , You look for payment , you'll be bit : In that I scarce can pay a part ; Then take , for all , a grateful heart . To business chain'd , as to an oar , My soul regrets she cannot soar , The charms of liberty to sing , And to her temple follow Dr. King of Oxford , author of Templum Libertatis , and many other excellent Latin Poems . King , Who emulates great Maro's strain , But flatters no Augustus reign . How sweetly you , Negotio procul , Woods , mountains , rivers render vocal ; While like Ulysses far you roam , Note manners and bring wisdom home ! Your journey you depict so strong , Methinks I with you go along , Each town and city curious view , Famous for story false or true ; If either , 'tis all one for that , Because it furnishes with chat , And chat you know , with wit's support , The tedious journey renders short : Yet , sometimes proves too-long the way , When you're oblig'd to fast and pray . For dinner , which , perhaps you find Not cook'd according to your mind , So trust to supper , proving worse ; Like Pistol then you eat and curse ; Or else , content with viands light , In study pass an Attic night , Review the folly and the crimes , That scandalize the present times ; And making Horace your bright rule , Reform the world with ridicule ; Or , where vice more enormous urges , Like Juvenal your satire scourges . O double vengeance on them lay Who the land's liberty betray , Who prostitute their votes for price , And owe their greatness to their vice . But now your journey you pursue , And other objects claim your view ; The dusky woods , the open downs , The winding brooks , the rising towns . Where'r you go I still attend , Partake the fortunes of my friend : On foot , in chariot , or in boat , With you I walk , I ride , I float , St. George's channel see you o'er , Safe landed on Ierne's shore , And lodg'd within her fairest city Among the debonair and witty , By you confest such winning fellows , Forgive me if they make me jealous ; And truly I begin to burn , Then hasten , friend , your wish'd return ; And , tho' my head be not so bright , You'll always find my heart is right , And none more zealous or more fervent In friendship than Your humble Servant .