TO THE HOT WELLS OF CLIFTON,

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IN PRAISE OF RUM-PUNCH.

A Triglot Ode, viz.

1° Pindarou peri reumatos ÔdÊ.

2° Horatii in fontem Bristolii carmen.

3° A Relick (unpublished) of "the unfortunate Chatterton."

PINDAR. HORACE. CHATTERTON.
???? ???st???a? O fons Bristolii I ken your worth
?a???? e? ?a?? Hoc magis in vitro "Hot wells" of Bristol,
?ap???' a??es? s?? Dulci digne mero That bubble forth
?e?ta??? a??? Non sine floribus As clear as crystal;...
S' a?t?? Vas impleveris In parlour snug
?e?at? p???? Und I'd wish no hotter
??s??? Mel solvente To mix a jug
?a? e??t?? p???. Caloribus. Of Rum and Water.
II. 2.
???? ?a? t?? e?a? Si quis vel venerem Doth Love, young chiel,
????eta? ? a?a? Aut prÆlia cogitat, One's bosom ruffle?
S?? ?a???? pa?a??? Is Bacchi calidos Would any feel
S?? d?a??????se? Inficiet tibi Ripe for a scuffle?
F???? Rubro sanguine The simplest plan
T' a?at? ?aa Rivos, Is just to take a
??????? te Fiet protinus Well stiffened can
?a?' esseta?. Impiger! Of old Jamaica.
? III. 3.
Se f?e?' a??a??e? Te flagrante bibax Beneath the zone
Se????? aste??? Ore canicul Grog in a pail or
????e? p??t??? Sugit navita: tu Rum—best alone—
S? ????? ?d?? e? Frigus amabile Delights the sailor.
??s??? Fessis vomere The can he swills
??t??esa?s? Mauris Alone gives vigour
???e?? PrÆbes ac In the Antilles
?' a????p?? f???. Homini nigro. To white or nigger.
d IV. 4.
????a?? e? te ?a?a?? Fies nobilium Thy claims, O fount,
?ssea? a??a? Tu quoque fontium Deserve attention:
S' e? ????? ???a?? Me dicente; cavum Henceforward count
???ee??? e?? Dum calicem reples On classic mention.
???s?, Urnamque Right pleasant stuff
Unde loquaces Thine to the lip is ...
?a??? e? ?? LymphÆ We've had enough
S?? de ?e?a ?a?a??eta?. Desiliunt tuÆ. Of Aganippe's.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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