An answer to old Doctor Wild's new poem to his old friend upon the new Parliament by Grand-Syre Gray-beard, the Younger. Grand-Syre Gray-Beard, the Younger. 1672 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A25564 Wing A3371 ESTC R16444 11930344 ocm 11930344 51093 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Wild, Robert, 1609-1679. England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Poetry. Political poetry, English. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion AN ANSWER TO Old Doctor Wild's New Poem , TO HIS OLD FRIEND , UPON THE NEW PARLIAMENT . By Grand-Syre Gray-beard , the Younger . THus 't is to stand Condemn'd by rigorous Fate To the vile Plague of a Poetick Pate : The Itch of Rhyming where it once does seize , Becomes a more Incurable Disease Than Pox or Scurvey : Harder 't is to rout WILD 's Scribling humour , than to Charm his Gout . An Old Man's twice a Child , I heard folks say , But never more , than when he would seem Gay , And does with Jingling Hobby-horses play : When sprightly Fancy's gone , the doting Bungler Mounts the brisk Muse , but proves an errant Fumbler ; Gets only Puling Verse , languid and thin , Not to be call'd a Birth , but Souterkin . Sorry dull Puns , and Nauseating Quibbles , Worse than old Crab-i'th-wood , or Belman Scribbles . Just so Sir Limber-ham that scarce can crawl , Will on his Venus , and his Cupids call ; And drains Five hundred Pieces from his Purse To keep a Miss , when more he wants a Nurse . But tell me Reverend Songster ! was it fit Thy Doctorship should thus the Pulpit quit , To Revel in such Babylonish Wit ? Thy very Friends when they thy Poem scan , Say only — He 's a Towardly old Man. Though thou forgot'st thy Calling , Age , Degree , This Subject sure should curb thy Levity To treat of PARLIAMENTS at such a rate , In fulsom Metaphors of Billings-gate , Before th' August Illustrious Senate come , And straight turn up , ( sans shame , ) thy Aged Bum Deserves a Lash from the Black Rod at least To make th' Old Baby smart for the lewd Jest , Amongst so many Olds as thou dost trace , 'T is strange the Good Old Cause obtain'd no place . Then Poor Dissenter bravely might Ascend Into a Pulpit from the Tables end , And Hold forth Godly Sonnets to his Friend . We all are Joy'd at present Face of Things , And thank both Heav'ns kind Influence , and the Kings ; ROMES Vultures , nor the Gallick Cocks we fear , Safe in our watchful Eagles Royal Care : Yet love not to run mad , and Dance the Hay , As stung ( like thee ) with a Tarantula : VVho e're thy greazie Tale of Pork does view , Suspects thee for the By-blow of a Jew . Thy Grandam when she burnt th' old Stock , was cruel , Not Bees but Wasps deserve to be made Fewel : Good Housewives do not think her Method safe , To Drive is better than to Burn by half ; But these Wild Sallies do too plainly show , Thou dost but Cackle when thou thoughtst to Crow . Treating of Richest Robes of State , and Ermin , Thou just like some Pot-Poets Cozen German Bethinks thee of th' own thred-bare Cloaths & Vermin . Then cry'st to Longlane with them New put on ; Sweet Sir ! 't is timely thought of , may 't be done . But best make haste e're Ketches Wardrobe 's gone . Thinkst thou ( WILD as thou art : ) such Language meet T' approach the Soveraign Legislative Seat ? Pardon Great Senate ! that his Phrensy drew Me to the Rudeness here of naming You. The haughtiest Subjects tremble when they come To Your Just Barr , and dread th' Impartial Doom . Fair Copy of Heavens Policy ! the same Idaea that rules the Vniversal Frame , VVhere Nobles , as the Fixed Stars do shine In Honours Firmament ; And Rays Divine From Reverend Fathers of the Church are spread , To strike both Schism and Superstition dead . Next , Sages of the Law , as Planets trace Their Circuits , to enliven in each place Those needful ACTS which here are fram'd , and deal Distributive Justice for the Publick weal. Then COMMONS as full Constellations , joyn , And their Wise Councels solemnly Combine , VVhilst Sacred Majesty incircled round VVith Native Glory , as the Sun , is found Beaming his Acts of Grace so free and bright , That all from Him borrow both Heat and Light. Healing Assembly ! whensoe're you meet , The Peoples Choice , and the KINGS Wishes greet : Their Liberties , His Honour , You mantain , O let them ne'r be Differenc'd again ! In his own proper Orb let each Star move , Not Jostling those Below , nor them Above . Let no False Fires their dazling Beams display , Nor upstart Meteors interrupt your way : All Your Debates let Moderation Calm , And Your Results become the Nations Balm . Those little Foxes that the Land Defile , And seek our Vine and Tender Grapes to spoil , Unkennel them ; and let ROMES Conclave see , In vain they PLOT , whilst You our Guardians be . May Heaven all Your Consultations Bless , And all Good Men pray for your wisht Success . But our Old Buisie Rhymer we shall lose , Who Hawks and Kites , and blind Buzzards pursues , Until at last like a Bewildred Jolt-head , His Muse has all her Borrowed Feathers moulted . Age makes all stoop — How fast the Man descends ? Commences Doctor , and Poor Robin , Ends. FINIS .