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,