[
Impromptus
]
Extempore
by
Mr.
Gr[ay].
on
Dr.
K[eene].
B[ishop].
of
C[hester].
The
Bishop
of
Chester
Though
wiser
than
Nestor
And
fairer
than
Esther
,
If
you
scratch
him
will
fester
.
One
day
the
Bishop
having
offered
to
give
a
Gentleman
a
Goose
,
Mr.
Gr[ay].
composed
his
Epitaph
,
thus
.
Here
lies
Edmund
Keene
Lord
Bishop
of
Chester
,
He
eat
a
fat
goose
and
could
not
digest
her
—
And
this
upon
his
Lady
—
Here
lies
Mrs
Keene
the
Bishop
of
Chester
,
She
had
a
bad
face
which
did
sadly
molest
her
.
Impromptu
by
Mr.
Gray
going
out
of
Raby
Castle
Here
lives
Harry
Vane
,
Very
good
claret
and
fine
champagne
.
A
Couplet
by
Mr.
Gray
When
you
rise
from
your
dinner
as
light
as
before
,
'Tis
a
sign
you
have
eat
just
enough
and
no
more
.