The mouse-trap, or, The Welsh engagement with the mice.

  • Edward Holdsworth
Date:
1709
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The mouse-trap, or, The Welsh engagement with the mice. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MUSE fing the Brilifh Mount aneer, who told How firft the hoftile Moufe in Bonds to hold. Who firft the fatal Artifice defign’d, And in a Trap the little Thief confin’d. And you, oh Phiebus, great Latona's Son, (For you, ’tis faid, have been with Mice o’er-run ) Affift my Song, and whilft my humble Mufe Delights to play, and lowly Subje&s chufe In Verfe to paint, be favourably kind, And amongft Cambrian Mountaias one Parnaffvs find. The hoftile Moufe accuftomed long to prey Wherever Appetite did prompt, would ftray Unpunilh’d, long unpunifh’d, did He lead His wicked Life in this licentious Trade -, With nimble Speed from Place to Place he fled. And without Fear in every Meal-Tub fed ; Nothing for his deftfuftive Teeth could reft, At every Banquet a moft copftant Gueft; Strong Walls ne’er could him from his Thefts reftrain. And bolted Doors were interpos’d in vain $ For when and wherel'oe’er he pleas’d to ftray. By eating thro’ with eafe he made his Way, And on unpurchas’d Dainties riots every. Day. But