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 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