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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>An Addre&s;s to my Lord Mayor.</HEAD>
<LG>
<L>_MY mobbl'd Mu&s;e on &s;uch Gay dayes</L>
<L>Turns up her hoods to &s;hew her face,</L>
<L>And can no more forbear to write</L>
<L>Than can the Vulgar keep from &s;ight;</L>
<L>Although not oft I write in Rhime</L>
<L>My Mu&s;e mu&s;t have her Teeming time,</L>
<L>And no longer might &s;he tarry</L>
<L>Since this day is her <HI>Ann'ver&s;ary.</HI></L>
<L>Th' impatient Crow'd that thru&s;t and hunch,</L>
<L>And Nuts mu&s;t crack, or plumb-cake munch,</L>
<L>Until long-look'd-for <HI>Shew</HI> pa&s;s by</L>
<L>To cram their ever-greedy eye.</L>
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<L>This way &s;ome few may be &s;upply'd</L>
<L>That Pence can &s;pare for this <HI>Cheap-&s;ide.</HI></L>
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<L>'Tis true, it will not &s;tuff their Guts,</L>
<L>Nor is here <HI>Wit</HI> to crack like Nuts.</L>
<L>Noe: yee as ea&s;ie on't may nabble,</L>
<L>As he that reads <HI>Poor Robins</HI> rabble;</L>
<L>'Tis not fit task here to expound,</L>
<L>Like Jack of All-Trades turning round;</L>
<L>To point out <HI>Pageants</HI> one by one,</L>
<L>Like Puppet &s;hew of <HI>Whittington,</HI></L>
<L>To tell which late were Liv'ry <HI>Sachellers,</HI></L>
<L>And which ere new become <HI>Budg-Batchellors:</HI></L>
<L>Nor yet 'bout <HI>Streamers</HI> to make &s;port,</L>
<L>Like <HI>Drayton</HI> in his <HI>Agincourt;</HI></L>
<L>When I might tell you &s;omewhat &s;tranger,</L>
<L>Which might prevent you too from danger:</L>
<L>Of Gyants, Satyrs, and Wild men,</L>
<L>Such as ha'nt bin the Lord knowes when.</L>
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<L>But if I &s;hould by Tale prevent yee,</L>
<L>What after comes wou'd &s;carce content yee.</L>
<L><HI>For if fine things we too much prai&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>When &s;een they prove to great allayes;</HI></L>
<L>What means this <HI>Rhimer</HI> then? faith no harm,</L>
<L>I have'em prove a powerful charm,</L>
<L>To keep quiet then until&mdash;</L>
<L>Children of <HI>Cheap-&s;ide</HI> &s;it yee all &s;till,</L>
<L>And mind the <HI>fire works</HI> while I</L>
<L>My &s;elf more &s;oberly apply.</L>
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<HEAD>To the Right Honorable Sir <HI>Robert Han&s;on,</HI> Lord Mayor of the City of <HI>London.</HI></HEAD>
<LG>
<L>IF from the PEN there any prai&s;e be due</L>
<L>Unto mens merits, than how much to You?</L>
<L>What need I flouri&s;h than t'adorne a Name,</L>
<L>So fairely written in the &s;crow'l of Fame,</L>
<L>Who&s;e <HI>Noverint univer&s;i</HI> may &s;uffice</L>
<L>To &s;et your Virtues forth to all mens eyes;</L>
<L>While you the honour of the Pen a&s;&s;ume</L>
<L>And I the leave to &s;ing <HI>Vive le Plume.</HI></L>
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<L>The Month of your Election to your State</L>
<L>Bears <HI>Libra's</HI> badge, be&s;t for a Magi&s;trate,</L>
<L>Who&s;e influence we tru&s;t will never &s;lack</L>
<L>T'attend you through your <HI>Twelve moneths</HI> zodiack.</L>
<L>Humility and goodne&s;s free from pride,</L>
<L>Like your two <HI>Sheriffs</HI> attend you on each &s;ide,</L>
<L>Which to your <HI>Triumphs</HI> adds a greater grace</L>
<L>Ob&s;erv'd by all to whom you turn your Face.</L>
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<L>May you improve the Pittance of your time,</L>
<L>So as beyond all pre&s;ident to climb,</L>
<L>That when your faithful Sword you back &s;urrender</L>
<L>You may be &s;tyl'd <HI>Londons</HI> true Rights defender.</L>
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<L>And &s;till our <HI>KING,</HI> as oft as he &s;hall deign</L>
<L>To grace the <HI>Triumphs</HI> of the entring Reign</L>
<L>Of every years <HI>Lord Mayor,</HI> may plea&s;e his eyes</L>
<L>To view his Cities growing glory ri&s;e,</L>
<L>To &s;uch a pitch of &s;plendour and renown,</L>
<L>That times to come mayn't mourn its <HI>Burning down.</HI></L>
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<P><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> at the <HI>Sun</HI> and <HI>Bible</HI> in the <HI>Poultry,</HI> 1672.</P>
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