Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INVITATION TO MASON, by THOMAS GRAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Prim hurd attends your call, & palgrave proud Last Line: And balguy with a bishop in his belly! Subject(s): Mason, William (1724-1797) | ||||||||
PRIM Hurd attends your call, & Palgrave proud, Stonhewer the lewd, & Delaval the loud. For thee does Powel squeeze, & Marriot sputter, And Glyn cut phizzes, & Tom Nevile stutter. Brown sees thee sitting on his nose's tip, The Widow feels thee in her aching hip, For thee fat Nanny sighs, & handy Nelly, And Balguy with a Bishop in his belly! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD by THOMAS GRAY HYMN TO ADVERSITY by THOMAS GRAY ODE ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF ETON COLLEGE by THOMAS GRAY ODE ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB by THOMAS GRAY ODE ON THE PLEASURE ARISING FROM VICISSITUDE by THOMAS GRAY ODE ON THE SPRING by THOMAS GRAY ON LORD HOLLAND'S SEAT NEAR MARGATE, KENT by THOMAS GRAY ON THE DEATH OF RICHARD WEST by THOMAS GRAY THE BARD; A PINDARIC ODE by THOMAS GRAY THE PROGRESS OF POESY; A PINDARIC ODE by THOMAS GRAY |
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