Poem by Samuel Johnson

Burlesque

Of the modern versifications of
ancient legendary tales. - An impromptu.

The tender infant, meek and mild,
Fell down upon the stone:
The nurse took p the squealing child,
But still the child squeal'd on. 

1. To Myrtilis - The New Year's Offering
2. On Seeing a Bust of Mrs. Montague
3. Drury-Lane Prologue Spoken by Mr. Garrick
4. To Mrs. Thrale on Her Completing Her Thirty-Fifth Year
5. To a Young Lady, on Her Birthday

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