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قراءة كتاب The Emperor's Rout
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to the heart.
Be razed from our list, with that ugly old Goat,22
Who in youth made such terrible use of his jaws,
That I dread, I confess, e’en the sight of his claws;
And as to his muscles, ’tis said that when counted,
To four thousand and just forty-one they amounted;
That wherever he goes, he fills the whole room.
Exclude him we will, with the old Dromedary,23
They cheat at Ecarté, like Hermes of old.
[p14a]
M. Gauci delt. Printed by C. Motte 23. Leicester Sqre.
THE DEATH’S HEAD MOTH.
Would but scare all the guests”—Here the Emperor lost,
“If thus you proceed, ma’am, my anger you’ll rouse.
Like th’ Egyptians of old, I’ll have at my feast
A figure of death, or his cross-bones at least,
To remind all our guests of the limited span
That to moths is allotted, as well as to man,
And how e’en in the midst of enjoyment’s gay hour,
We are still in death’s stern and inflexible power.
So let them have cards, and I’ll go and prepare
For receiving our friends, the best possible fare.”
To search for a spot fit for giving his rout;
A green ring he found, the work of a fairy,
And thinking it looked both commodious and airy,
He called to him Brimstone29 to measure the ground,
For another Geometra30 could not be found;
What he wrought was as nice as if done by a spell.
The spot was judged proper, and erected in haste
Were some well fashioned rooms, which displayed his good taste.
Carpet Moths31 were appointed to stencil the floor,
The Clothes Moths32 with gossamer covered the door;
In offering their aid, which proved most efficient,
While Veneers,35 both rosy and yellow, were able
T’improve, by their help, the decayed supper table.
For the crockery, China Mark36 promised to strive,
And Galleria37 offered to steal from a hive,
And with wax Cereana39 came all in a flutter.
These presents the Emperor gladly accepted,
Save Galleria’s theft, which with scorn was rejected,
So little do moths of great minds patronise
The base who by fraud or extortion would rise.
In the mean time the Empress her Swifts40 had sent out
To deliver the cards for this elegant rout.