Written at Camberwell, near London, in the Study of Mr. Wainwright, now Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, where the Author accidentally din'd alone.
18th Century Mary Barber EnglishWritten at Camberwell, near London, in the Study of Mr. Wainwright, now Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, where the Author accidentally din'd alone.
Whilst happily I pass my Hours In Camberwell's delightful Bow'rs; From thence the beauteous Walks survey; Or thro' the fragrant Mazes stray; Or o'er the Study cast my Eye, Where Virgil, Coke, and Horace lie, Just Emblem of a Bosom grac'd With Law, and Elegance of Taste; Apollo I invoke in vain, Apollo answers with Disdain:
"Mortal, you're here allow'd to roam. "And bid to think yourself at home: "O'er the Domesticks then preside; "Let that content your Female Pride; "In vain you call on me To-day; "Here Wainwright only I obey.