Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-08-22

~ nsteh OF Episrams.
A century or two ago the ways OF assalI
ing an adversary, literary or olherN ise'
were principally two, = by Hatn'pg
pamphlet or review, and by on epgr"m
if the former was more crushing, the latte
wns keener, aud If well applied clung 10
the recipient Of IL to his last days.
formed Il favorite mode OF gratifying le
.ycnqe or spite, bat il has now hecomf
rare sight. We derive, from an Article II
Blsckwood," some specimens, seleclc'
from collection published in book torn
The hrsi may apply, perhaps, to" /" mou f'
pninters:"
sny. which enjoys the greater -blisscs--
John, who Dorinda's picture Kisses
Or Tom, HE friend, the favored eli,
.h Who ksses fair Dorindas self ~
Faith, Ills not easy to divine
:, While both are thus, With rapture l'nnllng'
10 which the balance shah incline,
Stree Tom AID John both kissa painting.
Aud sequel even more ungallantl
adds:
Nay, surely johns the happier Of the twain
Because the picture cannot kiss again.
Another, speaking of bis "Co'mcIlo,'
seys;
l'i"' Ir Yer to seize the tempting bliss,
oelA Upon her lrs you laH'
The plas'ered fair returns The KISS
Like Thisbe, through wall.
An tpitaph on Bishop Barnett is hor'
iihly raacorous:
II Heaven is pleased when sinners cease to SIN
If He'll Is pleased when sinners euter IN,
fmen nre pleased when parting with knave.
Then oil are peased--ror Burnett's in his grave.
Here is one that is almost grim in it,
satire on the tines
God bless the King! God bless the Faiths De.
ienderl
The devil take the Pope and the Pretend r!
Who the Pre,euder is, snd who the King
God bless us all that's quite another thing.
- AS we have given several that nal gned
women, We will close with one Of the op'
posi,e character, on patch on lady'S
face:
The nrtru speek upon Ler face
Had been foil in one less fair
In her, 1t hides killing grace,
And she, in mercy. placed it there
The medical ouacks were dealt with un
sraringly, and received quairains that stuck
more tightly than any Of their own rIasterS
The hero of this couplct wrote plays MS
well as prescriptions:
For physic and farccs, bis equal there scarce is
His iurces are physic his physic farce is.
The same man is he sutject of Il series
Of Cpgrnms One wishes him no worse
thnn to take his oan physic and read bis
own rhyinrs; 10 which another repie':
II he takes his physc Grst,
Hell never read his rhymes.
4 very amg'iog punning cpigram on D..
Isaac Lett>om is as follows
If an>bcd comes to I,
physics bceds, and sweatS 'cm
IT, aher that, they like 10 die,
Why what care | =?
Sir Richard B!ackmore sirove to c'm
biue poetry with physic, and received tie
following.
Such shoals of readers thy ID fnstan hills,
Thou't scarce leave one alive to take thy pills.
Here is Coleridge's, Gu jobs "jfc:
To try jobs cohslancy and patience
lie took bis houors, took his health,
lie took his chiIdfen, took his wealth,
His horses camcls, asses, cows,
Sill the sly devil did not take his spouse
But heaven, hat brings out good rur evil,
Aud loves to d sappoLt tic devil,
Had predetermined to rest ore
Two-fold Of all lie had before
Jis Children csmcls asses, cow5-
Ebor, sighted devil, not 10 take Lis spouse!
The following is an Oxford ,iiGsion on
DR.. Evans, who cut down q row Of fine
trees .; one Of The College:
Indalgcut nature OIL, each kiud bcs'ows
A secret instinct TO discern 5 foes
The goose, silly bird, avoids lhe fox;
Lambs Gy from wolves, ana sailors steer from