Since by a lucky ftroke, (APSL-Y will vouch it-if awake) Sage H-NN-Y, like th' Athenian rake, Hath MERC'RY's ftatutes ‡ broke. O CHARLOTTE! I've a glorious theme, Collect your veftals in a throng, TO JEMMY TWITCHER's dome : -With fugar'd kiffes glue his lips, And make him send out-patriot P-PPS || To waft OмIAH home. G 5 Sweet The Athenians had ftatues of Mercury at the doors of their houses, made of ftones of a cubical form, which were mutilated and broken in one night by Alcibiades, and his companions. The refemblance between him and Mr. H---N---Y, and the reason why the refpectable name of the L---d Ch-----er is introduced, are points of an arduous and delicate nature. Every reader will form his own judgment on them. § The fashionable mode of paying vifits. The prefent L-rd M-LGR-VE.---Some years ago he threat Sweet Emily, with auburn treffes, Round OMI' queen and virgins gaze, * Then fhews the steel which bore his weight, But B-Ks to play at Chefs. Around threatened to impeach Lord M-NSFIELD; --during a fix ⚫ weeks cruize, he carefully studied Blackstone's Commentaries, and Durn's Juftice of Peace, and undertook to prove in the House of Commons, that the chief juftice was a meer ignoramus, both in law and navigation. Lord M-LG-VE has fince loft his patriotism and popularity in the coal pits of Newcastle. He is at prefent in the fervice of Lord S-NDW-CH, and expects foon to be employed in the Dock-yards. His daring voyage to the North Pole (lately published) is full of wonderful difcoveries! Omiah has been prefented with a rich fuit of armour, to enable him to conquer Otaheite. He is to hold it by charter from the Crown, and has promifed to acknowledge the right of taxation, and the fupremacy of the British parliament. It is faid that Dr. S--- L---D---R was highly offended, as this part of Omiah's education was not entrusted to him. The Doctor being a Swede, was early initiated in the art of fkating, Around him hangs each faithful wife +; And ftrokes his well-fed dogs: Pantheon, dom'd, § he rears his hut- By fkating, and claimed this flippery poft as his right: I cannot omit mentioning an anecdote, which evinces Omiah's affection and gratitude to all his preceptors. Commodore P.--LLISER was appointed lieutenant general of marines, entirely through Omiah's intereft with Lord S---NDW---CH; his Lordship had fome thoughts of doing justice to Lord Howe's rank and merit; but Omiah's tears and intreaties at 1aft prevailed! Polygamy is allowed; and the fentence of the ecclefiaftical court is final and decifive at Otaheite. "As the whole language of an Otaheitan does not exceed a thousand words, he is extremely at a lofs for terms to exprefs the new ideas he has acquired, and objects he has feen in this country. As these fouthern people have only three quadrupes, the dog, the rat, and the hog, he has no term of defcribing a horse, but by that of a great hog that carries people; or a cow, by that of a great hog that gives milk." Annual Register for 1774. OMIAH is a great admirer of the Pantheon, and has often declared his intention of erecting a fimilar building at By art his tutors teach him; Of wondrous fights, OMIAH tells Capricious beauties-fond to change, Of B—de—d's † dutchefs then he'll rave, A CH-MD-LY,-or Goliah! But Otaheite.-N. B. He ftudies architecture under Sir W. Chambers. * Similar to this, OMIAH diftinguished himself when he was introduced to Lord Sandwich. He first pointed to the butler, and faid, "he was king of the bottles," that Capt. Fourneaux" was king of the ship," but Lord Sandwich was king of all the fhips."---Genuine account of OMIAH, from the Annual Regifter for 1774. Several members of the Royal Society have perfuaded OMIAR, that all the ladies in this country have new teeth (like her Grace) at the age of feventy.---He will not omit But as a bribe ev'n there prevails, Afk if you will-Sir GREY §! For them might hermits quit the cell, My Lord applauds OMIAH's skill, And makes OMI'---VICEROY! THE this flattering argument to induce his fair country women to make a voyage to England.---He was alfo told, that the amo rous paffions grew again with their teeth. See Hawkfworth's voyage. Sir Grey Cooper. Sullivan's Inland; key of Charles-town. Gazette. |