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, from England's happy Isle,
 * Too bold to dread mischance,

Resolv'd to leave his friends awhile,
 * And take a peep at France.

He nothing knew of French indeed,
 * And deem'd it jabb'ring stuff,

For English he could write and read,
 * And thought it quite enough.

Shrewd to see, and not to prate,
 * To foreign parts would roam,

That he their wonders might relate
 * When snug again at home.