File 19. - (A) A poem: 'The Decline of Wit'.

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(A) A poem: 'The Decline of Wit'.

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'Wit once was known a blithsome Boy ...'. 17 Stanzas. (B) A quotation from Johnson's London. 'But though should tempting villany present ...'. 6 Lines. (C) A stanza from Gray's 'Elegy'. (D) An epitaph extempore on George Alexander Stevens, the famous lecturer upon heads. 2 Lines. (E) An epitaph on Bishop Burnet. 'Here Sarum lies, who was so wise ...'. 3 Stanzas. (F) a riddle. 'Before the first day of the next new-year ...'. 6 Lines.

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Preferred citation: 19.

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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