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Boileau's Lutrin.
Vast Subsidies of Paper-Force he'll raise,
And make his Partizans find Means and Ways.
Now 'tis Our Duty timely to prepare,
And stand a resolute Defensive War;
Consult Antiquity, The Scholiasts scan,
Let every Text be bolted to the Bran;
Consider; Do's Aquinas nothing say
Of Desks? None of the Fathers lean that Way?
I find this Argument will ask much Oil,
Close Reading, Indefatigable Toil.
Then when Aurora kindles up the Day,
And lights her Lamp, extinguish'd in the Sea;
Let every Man by Lots his Portion take,
And what our learned Doctors dictate, Speak.
Struck with this unexpected Speech, they Stare,
And each pale Face betray'd Uncommon Care;
Squab