On a certain auctioneer (1787) [ Practices ]
… AN Auction indeed is a whimsical thing, 'Tis there that you bid for a Poet or King, 'Tis done in a trice if you once give a nod, All yields to the Hammer, for that is his God! Have you ever attended … less he's in pain; The next lot I think are some fine diamond Rings, That would grace both the Fingers of Queens and of Kings, In value much less, but much larger in size Than the Bulse! wvhich occasioned so great a surprise. Having now both … dinner, And shall then be a match for my rival Jack Spinner, He has parts it is true! but he never can shine Without taking pains as I've done in this line ! I practiced so early to get some address! Surprising fine parts from my birth I …
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