POEMS

ON

Several Occafions.

By Mr. JOHN GAY.

VOLUME the FIRST.

His jocamur, ludimas, amamus, dolemus, querimur,
irafcimur; defcribimos aliquid modò preffius, modò
elatius: atque ipfa varietate tentamus efficere, ut
alia aliis, quædam fortaffe omnibus placeant.
Plin. Epift.

LONDON:

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