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Poem
July 6, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Satirical poem about a reverend doctor in the suburbs who preaches on patience, quoting a biblical verse about his own debts, and defers payment to another time, amusing his congregants.
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Full Text
A SUBURBIAN PREACHMENT.
REVEREND doctor, preaching in the suburbs.
About whose debts arose some plaguy hubbubs,
Thus, for his text, these pleasing words let fall,
"Have patience with me, and I'll pay you all."
With joy-prickt ears the rough Burroughnians stand,
And deem'd the day of balancing at hand:
On his first Head his reasons were so strong,
They sat with patience, tho' he preach'd so long;
And now, says he, I come to pay you all"—
Great is your patience, and my merit shall—
T' abuse that noble virtue were a crime—
So I'll defer it to other time.
REVEREND doctor, preaching in the suburbs.
About whose debts arose some plaguy hubbubs,
Thus, for his text, these pleasing words let fall,
"Have patience with me, and I'll pay you all."
With joy-prickt ears the rough Burroughnians stand,
And deem'd the day of balancing at hand:
On his first Head his reasons were so strong,
They sat with patience, tho' he preach'd so long;
And now, says he, I come to pay you all"—
Great is your patience, and my merit shall—
T' abuse that noble virtue were a crime—
So I'll defer it to other time.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Suburban Preaching
Reverend Debts
Patience Sermon
Satirical Verse
Burroughnians
Poem Details
Title
A Suburbian Preachment.
Subject
Satire On A Preacher's Debts
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
"Have Patience With Me, And I'll Pay You All."
Great Is Your Patience, And My Merit Shall—
T' Abuse That Noble Virtue Were A Crime—
So I'll Defer It To Other Time.