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 ( 22 ) And in the midſt, with ſudden jerk, Their burden overthrew. The proſtrate gie with deſp'rate force They ſoon pull'd out again, Ant at their heels in ruin dire, Dragg'd lumb'ring o'er the plain. Here lay a wheel, the axle there, The body there remain'd Till ſever'd limb from limb the car Nor name nor ſhape retain'd. Put Jehu muſt not be forgot, Left found'ring in the flood, With clothes all drench'd and mouth and eye Beplaſter'd o'er with mud. In pitious cafe he waded thro', And gain'e the ſlippe'ry ſide, Where grinning crowds were gather'd rour To mock his fallen pride. They led him to a neighbouring pump to clear his diſmal ace, Whence cold and heartleſs home he flunk Involv'd in fore diſgrace. And many a bill for damage done His father had to pay. Take warning, youthful drivers all ! From Jehu's first eſſay.