And vow, 'midst clattering peals and thumpers,
To charge no juries save in bumpers.
So happy on such Terms as these,
They seem a court of common please,
And wish, the toils of life to soften,
That such Returns would come more often.
6. Old Lady Day.
A learned saw does sagely say, that ancient dames should have their day,
And calendars, 'tis very clear, provide it always once a-year;
Thus, dearing, sneering, canting, kind, the kiss before, the bite behind,