PILGRIMS ASD. THE PEAS, ab olm98 0: ACELET BRACĘ of finners, for no goods. Were order'd to the Virgin Mary's shrine, Who at Loretió dwelt, in wax, fone, wood, And in a fair white wig look'd wond'rous fine. Fifty long miles had these lad rogues to travel With something in their shoes much worse than gravel; In short, their toes so gentle to amuse, The priest had order'd peas into their shoes! A noftrum famous in old Popisk times For purifying fouls that ftunk with crimes ; A fort of apostolic salt, That Popish parsons for its pow'rs exalt The knaves set off on the same day. their fpeed, I wot : The other limp'd as if he had been fhot. D 3 ONS נגני One saw the Virgin soon--peccavi cried Had his soul whitewash'd all so clever į Made fit with saints above to live for 'eder. way, Hobbling with outstretch'd bum and bending knees, Damning the fouls and bodies of the peas; His eyes in tears, his cheeks and brows in sweat, Deep sympathizing with his groaning feet. “ How now, the light-toed, whitewash'd pilgrim broke You lazy lubber "« Odds curse it !" cried the other, so 'tis no joke : My feet, once hard as any rock, 66 Are now as loft as blubber, * Exeuse me, Virgin Mary, that I swear * As for Loretto, I shall not get there : No! to the Devil my sinful foul must go, i For damme if I ha’nt loft ev'ry toe. * But, brother finner, do explain ** How 'tis that you are not in pain ; " What Pow'r hath work'd a wonter for your toes; " Whilft I just like a fnail am crawling, • Now swearing, now on saints devoutly bawling, " Whilft not a rascal comes to ease my woeś ? « How is't that you can like a greyhound gog • Merry, as if that nought had happen'd, burn yep'in * Why," cried the other, grinning, “you must know, * That just before I ventur'd on my journey, 46 To walk a little more at ease. THE Gray 59 Prior 49 ibid. 53 Young 32 Pope. 33 Dyer 54 PAG3 Written in a Thunder-form, &c, Mrs. Carter 58 The Triumphs of Owen No. 4. The Hermit of Warkworth, &c. Percy 2 Henry and Emma VOLUME II. Pope 1 Dryden 55 No, 6. Owen of Carron Langhorne 1 Time Young 25 Johnson 26 - Parnell 58 Piety Young 60 No.7. Sir Eldred of the Bower Miss More s The Bleeding Rock ibid. 26 Phillips 34 Savage 44 Young 48 Young 33 Rannie 40 ibid. 42 Collins 49 Gray 51 The Tears of Scotland Smollet 56 Ode to Mirth Tbe C ibid. 58 ibid. 46 Pope-47 Thomson 57 Anon. 59 PAGET The Reason for describing the Viees of the Village ** Crabbe 60 No. 8. The Last Day. 591033 Young 1 Young 60 Pope 1 Young бо No. 10. The Minstrel Beattie 1 The Post comes in, &c. : Feeling Young 56 On Mr. Abraham Cowley's, &c. Denham 57 No. 11. An Essay on Criticism Pope 1 Palemon and Lavinia Thomson 28 The Vanity of Human Wishes Johnson 33 Milton 46 Shenstone 60 Nor Gay 34 Young 50 Parnell 51 Cotton 65 Smollet 59 Cowper 52 Anon. 47 Milton 53 ibid. 59 |