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O Brave Parliament! That Antidotes our Fate; And cures all our Maladies, In Church, as well as State: The Terrour of the Catholicks, The Overthrow of Rome; The Guardian of Protestants, And all Christendom. In came Bob-tail, The Boast of the Town; And she was clad with Midnight, And mask'd with the Moon. She looked like a Mair-Maid, And squinted with her Eye: But would not pass a Complement, Nor tell the Reason why. Then came Charity, (A sober lovely Lass) And Pleaded much for Conscience, That She might have a Pass. But up 'rose Discord, And gave her the lye; Pray, Madam, come another time, But now stand by. Then came Jealousie, (The Mother of Mischief) And, impudently, termed State-Policy a Thief. "She gave a Beggar Sixpence, yet on Tryal found, "That She had pick'd his Pockets full Five Pound. Then came N.------, Patch'd with her Crimes; And She had on a Petticoat, Was turn'd ten times. Her Limbs were made of Laziness; Her Pockets full of Gold. She picked up the Parliament, For all the Whore was old.
Then came Presbytery, Whom everyone did Mock; For she had pinn'd unto her britch The Whore of Babels Smock. The Parliament did pity her, Because they saw her Poor; But up 'rose Bob-tail, And kick'd her to the Door. Next came Popery, Her Face painted fair; But when she turn'd about her Tail, They saw her Buttocks bare: Her Smock was of Conspiracy, She wore a Scarlet Gown; But, e're she ty'd her Top-knot, They whipt her out of Town. Then came Cynosure, And humbly did pray, To dissipate her Darkness By one Bright Ray: But Aries the Club-man Ecclipsed the Sun: And Phoebus could not shine, for The Devil upon Dun. Then came Gemini, And fell upon their Knees; And humbly accosted The Noble King of Bees: But, with a starn look, He thus did reply, cannot take Wings, the Parliament fly. O Happy is that Subject, That eats his Honey-comb; Ne'r troubl'd with the Publick, But lives in Peace at home: He's happy that can rule himself, A Monarch in his Mind. Contentment is a Treasure, which High Spirits seldom find.
LONDON, Printed in the Year MDCLXXXIX.