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AN EXTEMPORE INVITATION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: My lord, / our weekly friends to-morrow meet
Last Line: Though dorset used to bless the roof.
Subject(s): England; Parties; English


MY LORD,
OUR weekly friends to-morrow meet
At matthew's palace, in Duke Street,
To try for once, if they can dine
On bacon-ham, and mutton-chine.
If wearied with the great affairs,
Which Britain trusts to Harley's cares,
Thou, humble statesman, mayst descend,
Thy mind one moment to unbend,
To see thy servant from his soul
Crown with thy health the sprightly bowl:
Among the guests, which e'er my house
Received, it never can produce
Of honour a more glorious proof;
Though Dorset used to bless the roof.





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