You will be my thankers, But my pretty brass, I'm a son of a whore If I have a word more 1 I must die like an ass'; And so I conclude my petition. YE people of Ireland, both country and city, The halfpence are coming, the nation's undoing, There's an end of your ploughing, and baking, and brewing; In short, you must all go to wreck and to ruin. *Two famous bankers.-F. Which, &c. Both high men and low men, and thick men and tall men, And rich men and poor men, and free men and thrall men. Will suffer; and this man, and that man, and all men. Which, &c. The soldier is ruin'd, poor man! by his pay; Which, &c. When he pulls out his twopence, the tapster says not, That ten times as much he must pay for his shot; And thus the poor soldier must soon go to pot. Which, &c. If he goes to the baker, the baker will huff, Again, to the market, whenever he goes, Which, &c. The butcher is stout, and he values no swagger stagger. Which, &c. The beggars themselves will be broke in a trice, When thus their poor farthings are sunk in their price; When nothing is left they must live on their lice. Which, &c. The squire who has got him twelve thousand a year, O Lord! What a mountain his rents would appear! Should he take them, he would not have house-room I fear. Which, &c. Though at present he lives in a very large house, There would then not be room in it left for a mouse; But the squire is too wise, he will not take a souse. Which, &c. The farmer, who comes with his rent in this cash, trash. Which, &c. For, in all the leases that ever we hold, Which, &c. The wisest of lawyers all swear, they will warrant on't. Which, &c. And, I think, after all, it would be very strange, But read the king's patent, and there you will find, Now God bless the Drapier who open'd our eyes! Which, &c. Nay, farther he shows it a very hard case, That he and his halfpence should come to weigh down Our subjects so loyal and true to the crown: Which, &c. This book, I do tell you, is writ for your goods, Ye shopmen, and tradesmen, and farmers, go read it, For I think in my soul at this time that you need it; Or egad, if you don't, there's an end of your credit. Which nobody can deny. A SERIOUS POEM UPON WILLIAM WOOD, BRASIER, TINKER, HARDWAREMAN, COINER, FOUNDER, AND ESQUIRE. [The two passages within crotchets, which do not occur in for. mer editions of the Dean's works, are added from the original broadside copy.] WHEN foes are o'ercome we preserve them from slaughter To be hewers of wood, and drawers of water. That old rotten wood will shine in the dark. good; But this idol Wood may do us great evil, Their gods were of wood; but our Wood is the Devil. To cut down fine wood, is a very bad thing; And yet we all know much gold it will bring: Then, if cutting down wood brings money good store, Our money to keep, let us cut down one more. |