# THE STOCK JOBBER'S PRAYER!!

ADORABLE and ancient LADY of THREAD-NEEDLE-STREET, have pity on thy admirer, blefs him with thy solid charms, in *Bullion*, or *stamped Gold*, or if it beft pleafes thee, let the light texture of thy paper garments float before his enraptured fancy, and animate him to purfue the path that leads to riches in abundance.

Let Epicures talk of their *tit bits* of *turtle*, and *slices of venifon*, give me but a *tit bit* of *Scrip* and a large slice of *Omnium*, and thy humble ſervant ſhall reſt contented.

Profper, I beſeech thee, the Conductors of the new buildings of the STOCK EXCHANGE; ſtrengthen their knowledge of *Numeration*; give an *Addition* to their capital; let them not ſuffer by *Subtraſtion*, and grant to them a *Multiplication* of ſlock-jobbing ideas, and ſpeculations, ſo that all their motions may be carried without a *Division*. I intreat thee, alſo, to have a ſharp look out on the *three per Cents*, for I have much property therein; and grant that my new-framed paragraph may ſucceed ſo that the Funds may rife accordingly. I alſo pray thee to grant prosperity to the little man in the brown bob wig, for he has much money and little wit, therefore, fair game for a gentleman of my enviable proſeſſion; and laſtly, I pray thee ſo far to watch over my undertakings in the *Alley*, that I may never have the misfortune to waddle out a poor and neglected LAME DUCK.