EPIGRAMS.
On Sir ELIJAH IMPEY refusing to resign his Gown as CHIEF JUSTICE OF BENGAL.
Of yore, ELIJAH, it is stated,
By angels when to Heav’n translated,
Before the saint aloft would ride,
His prophet’s robe he cast aside;
Thinking the load might sorely gravel
His porters on so long a travel;
But our ELIJAH somewhat doubting,
To him SAINT PETER may prove flouting,
And wisely of his mantle thinking,
That its furr’d weight may aid his sinking,
Scornful defies his namesake’s joke,
And swears by G—d he’ll keep his cloak.