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Add. MS a/738/ff. 9–10
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‘A Rebus’ (author unknown)
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(1767–1790)
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First line: ‘There is a Pair, I’ll spare their name’.
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A Rebus
There is a Pair, I’ll spare their name,
Not to create Offence,
Who for their noise, & evil fame
Have long been banish’d hence.
Many by this accursed Pair
Have been to ruin brought,
Stript of their Lands, & Mansions fair,
And left not worth a Groat.
But when two Pair of such appear,
As t’were† in Reason’s spite,
They captivate each list’ning Ear,
And every Eye delight.
Ye sprightly Swains, & Nymphs so nice,
I pray you let me know,
By what strange power from double vice
Can so much virtue flow.
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† Sic.
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This description was created by A. C. Green in 2025.