RETALIATION: OF F old, when Scarron his companions invited, Each guest brought his dish, and the feast was united, If our landlord fupplies us with beef, and with fish, Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish: Our fdean fhall be venifon, just fresh from the plains; Our Burke fhall be tongue, with the garnish of brains; Our §Will shall be wild fowl, of excellent flavour, And Dick with his pepper fhall heighten the favour: The mafter of the St. James's coffee-houfe, where the doctor, and the friends he has characterized in this poem, occafionally dined. + Doctor Bernard, dean of Derry in Ireland. Mr. Edmund Burke. § Mr. William Burke, late fecretary to general Conway, and member for Bedwin. Mr. Richard Burke, collector of Granada. VOL. I. H Our 98 RETALIATION. Our Cumberland's fweet-bread its place fhall obtain, And † Douglas is pudding, fubftantial and plain: Our Garrick's a fallad; for in him we fee Oil, vinegar, fugar, and faltnefs agree: To make out the dinner, full certain I am, * Mr. Richard Cumberland, author of the West Indian, Fashionable Lover, the Brothers, and other dramatic pieces. + Doctor Douglas, canon of Windfor, an ingenious Scotch gentleman, who has no lefs diftinguished himself as a citizen of the world, than a found critic, in detecting several literary mistakes (or rather forgeries) of his countrymen; particularly Lauder on Milton, and Bower's History of the Popes. David Garrick, efq; § Counsellor John Ridge, a gentleman belonging to the Irish bar. Sir Joshua Reynolds. An eminent attorney, Here Here lies the good* dean, re-united to earth, Who mixt reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth : If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt, Here lies our good † Edmund, whofe genius was fuch, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, To perfuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Vide page 97. † Ibid. Mr. T. Townshend, member for Whitchurch. H 2 Here While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't; The pupil of impulfe, it forc'd him along, His conduct fill right, with his argument wrong; own. Here lies honeft Richard, whofe fate I must figh at ; Alas, that fuch frolic fhould now be so quiet! What fpirits were his! what wit and what whim! + Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb! Now wrangling and grumbling to keep up the ball! Now teazing and vexing, yet laughing at all! In fhort, fo provoking a devil was dick, That we wish'd him full ten times a day at old nick; But, miffing his mirth and agreeable vein, As often we wifh'd to have Dick back again. * Vide page 97.. . This gentleman + Mr. Richard Burke; vide page 97. having flightly fractured one of his arms and legs, at different times, the doctor has rallied him on thofe accidents, às a kind of retributive juftice for breaking his jefts upon other people. Here Here* Cumberland lies, having acted his parts, Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, His fools have their follies fo lost in a crowd Here Douglas retires from his toils to relax, The fcourge of impoftors, the terror of quacks: Come, all ye quack bards, and ye quacking divines, Come, and dance on the fpot where your tyrant reclines: When fatire and cenfure encircled his throne, * Vide p. 98. + ibid. H But |