Nor fhall the Mufe efteem it Folly,
To blend with thine the Praife of JOLLY*,
Thy lov'd Compeer! congenial Friend!
Who mild, when Evening Shades defcend,
Imparts the froth-crown'd Porter's Aid,
To smooth the ferious Brow of Trade:
Both fhall together mount the skies,
The PORTER his-but thine the PIES.
Thine is the Houfe, dear BEN to call at,
Or for the Pocket or the Palate.
For thee, the Citizen and Cit
Their cold boil'd Beef and Carrots quit :
Grave Aldermen, ambitious, fhare
In Alma Mater's claffic Fare:
The blooming Toaft of Oxford Town
Catch the Contagion of the Gown,
And wish the wanton Ev'ning nigh,
To have a Finger in the Pie.
As fo enticing TYRRELL'S Houfe is,
Send not too late ye pregnant Spouses!
Think of the Midwife's vaft Surprize,
To fee Boys mark'd with Mutton Pies!
If this the univerfal Tafte is
What will become of Ven'fon Pafties?
CAPTAIN JOLLY, who, pro Bono Publico, firft reduced
the Price of Porter in Oxford, from 6d, to 4d. a quart.
What of the Cates, which many a Maiden,
For the next Chriftmas Cheer has laid in?
Sure all with BEN will fup and dine,
And leave their CHRISTMAS PIES for THINE.
EPIGRAM,fuppofed to be occafioned by an extraordinary Phenomenon in MIDWIFERY.
AGE WOODS! though many a Dark Affair
Be known to thy difcerning Eyes;
E'en You with all your Skill, muft ftare,
"To fee Boys mark'd with Mutton Pies ?"
What if our Wives, with equal Glee,
In Thought a Saufage fhould enjoy;
Say, would you wonder much, to fee
The MOTHER'S LONGINGS mark the Boy?
On BEN TYRRELL'S Pies.
ET Christmas boaft her customary Treat,
A Mixture ftrange, of Suet, Currants, Meat, Where various Taftes combine, the greasy, and the
Let glad Shrove-Tuesday bring the Pancake thin,
Or Fritter rich with Apples ftor'd within:
On Eafter-Sunday be the Pudding seen,
To which the Tansey lends her fober Green :
And when great London hails her annual Lord,
Let quiv'ring Custard crown the Aldermanic Board,
But BEN prepares a more delicious Mefs,
Subftantial Fare, a Breakfast for Queen Befs
What dainty Epicure, or greedy Glutton,
Would not prefer bis PIE, that's made of Mutton?
Each diff'rent Country boasts a diff'rent Tafte,
And owe's it's Fame to Pudding or to Pafie:
SQUAB PIE in Cornwall only can they make,
In Norfolk DUMPLING, and in Salop CAKE;
But Oxford now from all shall bear the Prize
Fam'd, as for Saufages, for MUTTON-PIES,
MUTTON PIES for the ASSIZES.
March 1, 1760.
once more, facetious BEN,
Steps from his Pafte,to take the Pen:
And as the Trumpets, fhrill and loud,
Precede the Sheriff's Javelin'd Crowd,
So BEN before hand advertises
His fnug-laid Scheme for the Affixes.
Each of the Evenings, BEN propofes
With PIES so nice to fmeak your Noses:
No Coft, as heretofore, he grudges,
He'll ftand the Teft of able JUDGES;
And think, that when the Hall is up,
How cheap a Juryman may Sup!
For LAWYERS CLERKS, in Wigs fo fmart,
A tight warm Room is fet apart.-
My MASTERS eke, (might Ben advise ye)
Detain'd too long at Nizey Prizey,
Your College Commons loft at Six,-
At BEN's the jovial Evening fix ;
From Tripe-Indentures, ftale, and dry,
Efcap'd to PORTER and a PIE.
Hither, if ye have any Tafte,
Ye ROOTED EVIDENCES hafte!
I fuppofe BEN means tripartite.
Ye LASSES too, both tall and flim,
In Riding Habits drefs'd fo trim,
Who, ufher'd by fome Young Attorney:
Take, each Aflize, an Oxford Journey:
All who fubpana'd on th' Occasion,
Require genteel Accommodation,
Oh hafte to BE N's and fave your Fines,
You'd pay at Houfes deck'd with Signs!
Lo I, a Cook of Taste and Knowledge,
And bred the Coquus of a College,
Having long known the STUDENT's Bounty,
Now dare to cater for the County.
Come then, of Ben, O come and buy All-
As 'tis Affize-Time, He'll ftand Trial ;
His Cause Succefs will furely crown,
**Thefe five Pieces are all that appeared on that Subject.
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