The Foundling; or, The Child of ProvidenceChurch, J. (John)
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The Foundling; or, The Child of Providence
Church, J. (John)
Church, J. (John), approximately 1780-approximately 1825; Clergy -- England -- Biography
And _Foster_, and _Court_, and _Davies_, and _Dee_,
And _Mary_, her friend, and kind _Barbary_;
And _Chapman_, and _Calow_, and _Davies_, and _Reeds_,
And some very good _Lawsons_, who supply many needs;
A dear friendly _Groom_, and _Napier_, and _Swindle_,
A _Tomlins_, and _Marshal_, whose care does not dwindle;
A much-esteem’d _Walton_, and _neice_, so sincere,
And many besides, to my mind who are dear;
A _Wright_, and a _Pearson_, and _Hepworth_, and _Mott_,
Thus you see, my dear friends, I am not quite forgot;
And _Leonard_, and _Wallace_, and _Masland_, and Pain,
Who are praying, and waiting to hear me again;
With _Freeman_, and _Wilkins_, and _Cornish_, and _Sherman_,
Who love much to hear a real gospel sermon;
And _Dibley_, and _Dudley_, and _Tungate_, and _Fleet_,
And _Candler_, and _Knox_, whom I long much to meet;
The very dear friends, whose names are call’d _Cross_,
Whom God has sustained in every loss;
And _Williams_, and _Eves_, whose hearts are kept single,
And _Upstill_, and _Miles_, a _Cook_, and an _Ingle_;
With a _March_, and a _Beat_, and exercis’d _Green_,
Who often in sorrow and grief have me seen;
And good Mrs. _Butcher_, and _Baker_, beside.
Who have firmly stood for me, whatever betide;
And _Fairfleet_, and _Tye_, and _Woodhouse_, and _Long_,
And _Goodly_, his _brother_, and kind _Esther Young_;
And _Claytons_, and _Jackson_, and _Lewis_, and _Rose_,
And _Thornton_, and _Miland_, a _Burnham_, and _Hose_;
And _Drewet_, and _Mars_, and _Reardon_, and _Aikin_,
Who have seen me cast down, but never forsaken;
And _Woodward_, and _Youngs_, and _Venning_, and _Horner_,
Another friend _Brown_, and the tried Mrs. _Warner_;
A _Winch_, and a _Hone_, a _Turner_, and _Pool_,
The tried _Underdown_, who is in the same school;
The sincere Mrs. _Grant_, and _Missen_, and _Leigman_,
The Paddington _Friends_, and old mammy _Bridgman_;
Good old Mrs. _Clark_, and _Thompson_, and _Cowen_,
A very kind _Johnson_, and _Whitehead_, and _Owen_;
The kind Mr. _Wilson_, and firm Mrs. _Baily_,
And _Poulter_, and _Barns_, who esteem’d me sincerely;
But ’tis time I conclude this gingling writing,
Not forgetting dad _Round_, and the sweet-temper’d _Whiting_;
With a hundred besides, whose names I’ve forgot,
But in the last day will stand in their lot.
Do not you think, in a few years time, I shall be as apt a poet, as good
old Bunyan?
Please to regularly regulate these irregular irregularities.
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