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COLIN, a Raw, but Heady Swain, / That tended Sheep upon the Plain, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 217 1: 217 THE / Protestant Post-Boy. / Containing all Publick Transactions, Foreign and Domestick. / From Saturday, February the 2d, to Tuesday, February the 5th, 1711 / 12. THE Protestant Post-Boy. Containing all Publick Transactions, Foreign and Domestick. From Saturday, February the 2d, to Tuesday, February the 5th, 17 11 12. THE Protestant Post Boy. Containing all Public Transactions, Foreign and Domestic. From Saturday, February the 2nd, to Tuesday, February the 5th, 1711 12. 1712-1712 J. Baker

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LONDON, February the 5th. I Have often wonder'd at the Assurance of some Men, in aspiring to Places and Honours they were no ways equal to. For, certainly, as a Low-Station shades a Distinguishing-Merit; so a Post of Eminence exposes a Superficial one. But then there is an Eclat in Grandeur which dazzles the Eyes of the Generality, and an Air of Haugh- tiness, which most People borrow from the Rate of the Post, or Distinction they are rank'd under, which passes with the Injudicious for solid Worth. These Opinionative People are not only to be found amongst the Great, properly so call'd, but there are likewise Tyrants over each other, in sup- pos'd Merit, and little Distinctions to be met with amongst Mechanicks, on the Plains, and most re- tir'd Villages. I am the more fully convinc'd of this, since I read the following Tale amongst Ariosto's Bucolicks, which I have pretty carefully imitated. A Country TALE. COLIN, a Raw, but Heady Swain, That tended Sheep upon the Plain, Scarce knew the Terms of Hoi-Ge-Ho, Or when the Team should Stop or Go, What Season's proper for to Plough, What Ground to Fallow, what to Sow, Or how to Cheapen, Sell, or Buy, Or any Parts of Husbandry; Being once hir'd to Widow Scot, Who own'd much Land, and Farm'd to boot, Grew vain, and fancy'd he could do A Thousand Things he never knew: The stupid Louts amaz'd to see Colin advanc'd to such Degree, Cry'd out, Sure he is something more Than Country Volk do take him for. The cunning Yeomen smoak'd the Bite, And sneer'd the Widow's Want of Wit, And o'er a Cup of Nappy Ale Would crack a Jest and merry Tale Of Colin's Blunders and his Cheats, With many other pretty Feats;
How carelesly he us'd to keep His private Stock, and Parish Sheep, But rather than his private Stock Should want, he'd borrow from the Flock: Besides, how Colin once had been Thought Tardy, but set right again, It being his good Luck to keep A Dog that strongly smelt of Sheep, And when the Uproar first was heard, Poor Mouse was hang'd, and Colin clear'd. No sooner Colin settled was, But threw th' Old Servants out of Place; Old Cid, the Hind, was first discharg'd, Who had the Rents and Fines enlarg'd; Colin went briskly on below, The Widow seldom car'd to know Whate'er was done, so Gip and She Might have their Syrup and their Tea: This Gip, an ugly dowdy Jade, Whom Widow Scot familiar made, And had preferr'd from Milking-Pail, To Dress her Head, and Pin her Tail, Had stol'n away the Widow's Heart, That they could never be apart: This Gip and Colin had combin'd To keep the Widow warm, and blind: The House thus modell'd, all Things went Swimming, and to their Heart's Content, And all was Colin's Management. Such great Concerns in Colin's Hand, Still often put him to the Stand; He'd fain have kept some Servants in, T' have learn'd by them to Manage fine, They swore he trick'd, and would not joyn: So he was forc'd to ask Advice Of those he thought not very Wise.
The Fences broke, made but one Field; The Cattle dy'd for Want of Care; And ev'ry Thing out of Repair: The Stock, both Quick and Dead, was sold, And Colin still kept all the Gold; He took up Sums at Twelve per Cent, When all before at Five had lent; But yet he, uncontroul'd, went on, And, with Success, be'ng harden'd grown, At Harvest turns off Carter John, And puts in James, a Parish Boy, A good Condition'd Youth, but Raw; James Driving of an heavy Load, Thro' a strait Lane, and miry Road, Not knowing when to use his Whip, The Horses stand, then frisk and leap, And over-set the Load of Wheat, That James was bruis'd in his Retreat: The Village hooted when they found The Wheat so spoil'd, the Carter stunn'd; They forthwith to the Widow went With, This is Colin's Management: The Widow, frighted at the Cry, Begg'd they'd some present Help apply, And bid them haste for Carter John, The Man she must rely upon. Colin, with all his Scoundrel Crew, The Rabble's Rage and Village flew. LONDON, February the 5th. Yesterday the Second Troop of Guards was Re-view'd in Hide-Park, where the Duke of Northumberland was presented to it by the Duke of Ormond. There is no Opposition made to Mr. Walpool's Election for the Borough of Lyn-Regis, so that 'tis look'd upon as certain he will be chosen again. Last Thursday his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, with other Persons of Distinction, paid him a Vi- sit in the Tower; and 'tis remarkable, that they were permitted to wear their Swords, as are all others that come to see him. Last Sunday arriv'd an Express from Ireland, Giving an Account of the Death of Lieutenant General Ingoldsby, who Died at his House in Dub- lin on Sunday the 19th of January last. We hear, That the Earl of Bridgewater, Son-in- law to the Duke of Marlborough, is order'd to re- move from his Lodgings at St. Jamess.
SIR, I AM one that constantly Reads your Paper: And I cannot but take Notice, That you have quite devi- ated from the Entertainment which you promis'd the Town: You may remember that you told us, some Time since, upon the Resurrection of the Examiner, That you wou'd have an Eye to his Paper; whereas, indeed you have let him pass, with all the Negligence imaginable, in the most absur'd and abominable Assertaions. In par- ticular, in one of his late Papers, he maliciously, and as foolishly affirms, That our late General frequently led the Army into such Dangers, (I shall not stand just to repeat the Words) that nothing but their own Courage, and Personal Bravery, cou'd have preserv'd them from a Defeat. Now, Sir, (if you will take my Thoughts) this is so easily answer'd, that, I believe, no one will offer to say, but that Caesar, when he pass'd the Rubicon, or Alex- ander the Granicus, led their Soldiers into Danger; and we have an Old Proverb in England, which says, The more Danger the more Honour. But I think this malicious Author ought to be told, since he seems to under- stand very little of the Matter, That it is the Goodness of the General, and the Confidence that the Soldiers (im- bib'd by Experience) put in him, which inspires them with the Courage and Bravery, which he mentions to have brought them off. As an undeniable Instance of this, I'll give you the Words of One, whom I am pretty well assur'd both the Author of the Examiner, and his Friends, put Confidence enough in; and that is their Old Friend the King of France, who, in the Year 1706, after his shameful Defeat at Ramellies, by this abandon'd General, found himself necessitated to put the Duke de Vendosme at the Head of his Troops in Flanders, for the Reasons following, which was the Preamble of that General's Commission. Louis, etc. 'Notwithstanding the continual Pro- 'gress of our Armies in Italy have made, under the 'Conduct of our Right Well-beloved Cousin, the 'Duke de Vendosme, since the Opening of the Cam- 'paign in 1702, when we trusted him with the 'Command of our Troops, seem to invite us to 'leave him the Care of finishing the War; yet 'the Necessity of putting at the Head of our Ar- 'mies in Flanders a General who may gain the Con- 'fidence of the Officers and Soldiers, and restore to the 'Troops that Spirit of Fortitude and Boldness so Na- 'tural to the French Nation, and the Knowledge we 'have, That no other is Capable to answer our Ex- 'pectations. Now it seems, on the quite contrary, that it is our Interest to Remove One in whom the Soldiers had alrea- dy plac'd an entire and unalterable Confidence. This convinces me, That they must certainly be the Friends of the French King, that raise such malicious Ob- jections against the Duke of Marlborough. It will be an Obligation, Sir, to some of your Admirers if this be incerted, submitting it to what Alteration you think fit. Yours, etc. ADVERTISEMENT. THE RHAPSODY, which was first Publish'd on New-YearsDay, and which has been and will be continu- ed every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, having met with En- couragement; this is to give Notice, that the Author will go on with the most Curious Works of the Ancient Poets and Histori- ans, both Greek and Latin; and also the most valuable pieces of the Learned Moderns, both Italian, French and English. Sold by the Booksellers and News-sellers of London and Westminster, and John Morphew, near Stationers Hall. price 1 d.
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