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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<VID>181649</VID>
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<HEAD>A View of the Religion of the Town, OR, A <HI>Sunday-Mornings-Ramble.</HI></HEAD>
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<HEAD>I.</HEAD>
<L>ON <HI>Saturday</HI> Night we &s;at late at the <HI>Ro&s;e,</HI></L>
<L>Carou&s;ing a Gla&s;s to our Wive's Repo&s;e,</L>
<L>After our u&s;ual Mode;</L>
<L>Till we drank &s;o long,</L>
<L>That Religion came on,</L>
<L>For we were full of the God.</L>
<L>At <HI>Pro</HI> and <HI>Con</HI></L>
<L>We held till One,</L>
<L>And then we agreed in the Clo&s;e,</L>
<L>To let Wording alone,</L>
<L>And Ramble the Town,</L>
<L>To &s;ee how Religion grows.</L>
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<HEAD>II.</HEAD>
<L>We began at the Church of Saint <HI>Peter,</HI></L>
<L>Who&s;e Prebends make many Mouths water,</L>
<L>Religion did here</L>
<L>Like Grave Matron appear,</L>
<L>Neat, but not Gawdy, like Courtezan <HI>Rome,</HI></L>
<L>Plain, but no Slut like you <HI>Geneva</HI> Dame.</L>
<L>She hath on an old Stuff,</L>
<L>With a Primitive Ruff,</L>
<L>And round the Seam of her Ve&s;t,</L>
<L>In Mu&s;ick-Notes &s;crawl'd all or'e</L>
<L><HI>Loyalty</HI> expre&s;s'd &s;he bore,</L>
<L>By which at her Church we gue&s;s'd.</L>
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<HEAD>III.</HEAD>
<L>At the Tombs we did peep,</L>
<L>Where the Kings were a&s;leep,</L>
<L>And the Quire melodiou&s;ly Chanted,</L>
<L>Without any concern,</L>
<L>As we could di&s;cern</L>
<L>Of being <HI>Be-Quo-warranted.</HI></L>
<L>And we fancy, at the la&s;t ca&s;t (Sir)</L>
<L>When among the re&s;t</L>
<L>They come to the Te&s;t,</L>
<L>Saint <HI>Peter</HI> will deny his Ma&s;ter.</L>
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<HEAD>IV.</HEAD>
<L>Then &s;hfting our <HI>Prote&s;tant</HI>-Dre&s;s,</L>
<L>To the Royal Chappel we pre&s;s,</L>
<L>Where Religion was fine indeed,</L>
<L>But with Facings and Fringins,</L>
<L>With Cro&s;&s;ings and Cringings,</L>
<L>Entirely run up to Seed.</L>
<L>Good God, what Di&s;traction there reign'd,</L>
<L>Where Union in Wor&s;hip was feign'd!</L>
<L>For I &s;py'd a poor Maid</L>
<L>Ju&s;t come to the Trade</L>
<L>(For I fancy &s;he was but a Learner)</L>
<L>Who was but at mo&s;t (Sir)</L>
<L>Half through <HI>Pater-No&s;ter,</HI></L>
<L>When the Pri&s;t was at <HI>Amen-Corner.</HI></L>
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<HEAD>V.</HEAD>
<L>Not an <HI>Iri&s;h-man</HI>'s Breeches has half the Petitions</L>
<L>We &s;aw put up there for various Conditions,</L>
<L>Sent to the ble&s;s'd Maid</L>
<L>With Care and with Speed,</L>
<L>And &s;he &s;oon had a Fellow-feeling</L>
<L>For &s;he was not far off,</L>
<L>But got up aloff.</L>
<L>Mot curiou&s;ly drawn on the Cieling</L>
<L>By the Royal Command,</L>
<L>Where <HI>Verrio</HI>'s great Hand</L>
<L>(Such to the Saints is his Love)</L>
<L>To the Virgin has given</L>
<L>As glorious a Heaven,</L>
<L>As that &s;he enjoys and reigns in above.</L>
<L>Whether like the Rogue drew her,</L>
<L>They can tell be&s;t that knew her,</L>
<L>Tho' mo&s;t Men are apt to conjecture,</L>
<L>When he drew the ble&s;t Maid</L>
<L>(Moral Fancy to aid)</L>
<L>His Mi&s;tre&s;s &s;at for the Picture.</L>
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<HEAD>VI.</HEAD>
<L>Then, bidding Farewel to their Godde&s;s and them,</L>
<L>We put in at the <HI>Savoy,</HI> or <HI>New Am&s;terdam,</HI></L>
<L>Not to find our Religion, but to &s;ee &s;ome odd Sights</L>
<L>To which Father <HI>Corker</HI>'s Chappel invites:</L>
<L>As in ours &s;ometimes we plac'd Saints and Martyrs,</L>
<L>So this Holy Room was &s;urrounded with Traytors,</L>
<L>In Halters there hung,</L>
<L>Ju&s;t &s;o as they &s;wung,</L>
<L>Saint <HI>Coleman,</HI> and mo&s;t of the Gang (Boy)</L>
<L>And wa'nt it for &s;omething</L>
<L>That's ju&s;t next to nothing,</L>
<L>Perhaps there had hung our new <HI>Envoy.</HI></L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS,</TRAILER>
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