And to the Town an ornament does stand;
Their Meeting Houses also is so neat,
The congregation large, fine and complete."
The volume contains a dedication to the Rev. Mr. Josiah Marshall, rector of Maghera, a preface, a table of contents, and "A Prayer previous to the Poem."
The whole book is so intensely ridiculous that it is difficult to select. The following are rather chosen for their brevity than for any pre-eminent absurdity:
"The Earl of Bristol here some time do dwell,
Which after-ages sure of him will tell."
"Down Hill's so pleasing to the traveller's sight,
And th' marine prospect would your heart delight."