Poem by Jonathan Swift

A Rebus. By Vanessa

Cut the name of the man [1] who his mistress denied,
And let the first of it be only applied
To join with the prophet[2] who David did chide;
Then say what a horse is that runs very fast;[3]
And that which deserves to be first put the last;
Spell all then, and put them together, to find
The name and the virtues of him I design'd.
Like the patriarch in Egypt, he's versed in the state;
Like the prophet in Jewry, he's free with the great;
Like a racer he flies, to succour with speed,
When his friends want his aid, or desert is in need.

[Footnote 1: Jo-seph.]

[Footnote 2: Nathan.]

[Footnote 3: Swift.]

1. Love
2. Twelve Articles Addressed to Lady Acheson. 11
3. Twelve Articles Addressed to Lady Acheson. 6
4. Twelve Articles Addressed to Lady Acheson. 7
5. Twelve Articles Addressed to Lady Acheson. Conclusion

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