The stern preceptor, with his threat'ning nod,
Calls in the wise correction of the rod.
4. Youth.—An undergraduate at Oxford.
Wine makes the head to ache; but will the art
Of the grave, solemn lecture reach the heart?
5. Foreign Tour.—Setting forth on his Continental travels. The parting from home.
To part with thee, my boy, how great the pain!
How great the joy to see thee once again!
6. Foreign Tour.—Posting in France.
'Tis hop'd, midst foreign scenes some power he'll find
To mend his manners and improve his mind.
7. Foreign Tour.—A scene in the Palais-Royal.
He pays his lively court, as 'tis the ton,
To the fat Princess of the Mille Colonnes.