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See in each sprite fome various bent appear!
Thefe rudely carol moft incondite lay;
Thofe faunt'ring on the green, with jocund leer
Salute the ftranger paffing on his way;
Some builden fragile tenements of clay;
Some to the standing lake their courses bend,
With pebbles smooth at duck and drake to play ;
Thilk to the huxter's fav'ry cottage tend,

In pastry kings and queens th' allotted mite to spend.

Here, as each feafon yields a different store, Each feafon's ftores in order ranged been; Apples with cabbage-net y-cover'd o'er, Galling full fore th' unmoney'd wight, are seen ; And goofe-b'rie clad in liv'ry red or green; And here of lovely dye, the cath'rine pear, Fine pear! as lovely for thy juice, I ween: O may no wight e'er pennylefs come there, Left fmit with ardent love he pine with hopeless care!

See! cherries here, ere cherries yet abound,
With thread fo white in tempting pofies ty'd,
Scatt'ring like blooming maid their glances round,
With pamper'd look draw little eyes afide;
And must be bought, tho' penury betide.
The plumb all azure and the nut all brown,
And here each feafon, do thofe cakes abide,
Whofe honour'd names th inventive city own,

Rend'ring thro' Britain's ifle Salopia's praifes known.
Admir'd

SHREWSBURY cakes.

Admir'd SALOPIA! that with venial pride.
Eyes her bright form in SEVERN's ambient wave,
Fam'd for her loyal cares in perils try'd,...

Her daughters lovely, and her ftriplings brave:
Ah! midft the reft, may flowers adorn his grave,
Whofe art did first these dulcet cates display!
A motive fair to learning's imps he gave,
Who chearless o'er her darkling region ftray;
"Till reafon's morn arise, and light them on their way,

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