An Extempore Invitation TO THE EARL of OXFORD, Lord High Treasurer. 1712. Matthew Prior Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T075639 Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721. Poems on Several Occasions [English poems only]. London Printed for JACOB TONSON at Shakespear's-Head over against Katharine-Street in the Strand, and JOHN BARBER upon Lambeth-Hill. MDCCXVIII. 1718 pp. 286-287. [42],506,[6]p.: ill.; 2°.

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An Extempore Invitation TO THE EARL of OXFORD , Lord High Treasurer . 1712. My LORD , Our Weekly Friends To-morrow meet At Matthew's Palace , in Duke-street ; To try for once , if They can Dine On Bacon-Ham , and Mutton-chine : If weary'd with the great Affairs , Which Britain trusts to Harley's Cares , Thou , humble Statesman , may'st descend , Thy Mind one Moment to unbend ; To see Thy Servant from his Soul Crown with Thy Health the sprightly Bowl : Among the Guests , which e'er my House Receiv'd , it never can produce Of Honor a more glorious Proof — Tho' Dorset us'd to bless the Roof .