On Mrs. Riddells Birthday
on mrs. riddell's birthday 4th november 1793. old winter, with his frosty beard, thus oo jove his prayer preferred: “what have i done of all the year, to bear this hated doom severe? my cheerless suns no pleasure know; night's horrid car drags, dreary slow; my dismal months no joys are ing, but spleeny english hanging, drowning. “now jove, for once be mighty civil. to terbalance all this evil; give me, and i've no more to say, give me maria's natal day! that brilliant gift shall so enrich me, spring, summer, autumn, atch me.” “'tis done!” says jove; so ends my story, and winter once rejoiced in glory.