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When poets wrote and painters drew	A
As Nature pointed out the view	A
Ere Gothic forms were known in Greece	B
To spoil the well proportion'd piece	B
And in our verse ere Monkish rhymes	C
Had jangled their fantastic chimes	C
Ere on the flowery lands of Rhodes	D
Those knights had fix'd their dull abodes	D
Who knew not much to paint or write	E
Nor cared to pray nor dared to fight	E
Protogenes historians note	F
Lived there a burgess scot and lot	G
And as old Pliny's writings show	H
Apelles did the same at Co	H
Agreed these points of time and place	D
Proceed we in the present case	D
	-
Piqued by Protogenes's fame	I
From Co to Rhodes Apelles came	I
To see a rival and a friend	J
Prepared to censure or commend	J
Here to absolve and there object	K
As art with candour might direct	K
He sails he lands he comes he rings	D
His servants follow with the things	D
Appears the governante of the house	D
For such in Greece were much in use	D
If young or handsome yea or no	H
Concerns not me or thee to know	H
	-
Does Squire Protogenes live here	L
Yes Sir says he with gracious air	M
And curtesy low but just call'd out	N
By lords peculiarly devout	N
Who came on purpose Sir to borrow	H
Our Venus for the feast to morrow	H
To grace the church 'tis Venus day	O
I hope Sir you intend to stay	O
To see our Venus 'tis the piece	D
The most renown'd throughout all Greece	D
So like th' original they say	O
But I have no great skill that way	O
But Sir at six 'tis now past three	P
Dromo must make my master's tea	P
At six Sir if you please to come	Q
You'll find my master Sir at home	R
	-
Tea says a critic big with laughter	S
Was found some twenty years ages after	S
Authors before they write should read	T
'Tis very true but we'll proceed	U
And Sir at present would you please	D
To leave your name Fair maiden yes	D
Reach me that board No sooner spoke	V
But done With one judicious stroke	V
On the plain ground Appelles drew	A
A circle regularly true	A
And will you please Sweet heart said he	P
To show your master this from me	P
By it he presently will know	H
How painters write their names at Co	H
	-
He gave the pannel to the maid	W
Smiling and curtesying Sir she said	T
I shall not fail to tell my master	S
And Sir for fear of all disaster	S
I'll keep it my own self Safe bind	X
Says the old proverb and safe find	X
So Sir as sure as a key or lock	Y
Your servant Sir at six o'clock	Y
	-
Again at six Apelles came	I
Found the same prating civil dame	I
Sir that my master has been here	L
Will by the board itself appear	Z
If from the perfect line be found	A2
He has presumed to swell the round	A2
Or colours on the draught to lay	O
'Tis thus he order'd me to say	O
Thus write the painters of this isle	B2
Let those of Co remark the style	B2
	-
She said and to his hand restored	C2
The rival pledge the missive board	C2
Upon the happy line were laid	W
Such obvious light and easy shade	W
That Paris' apple stood confest	W
Or Leda's egg or Cloe's breast	W
	-
Apelles view'd the finish'd piece	D
And live said he the arts of Greece	D
Howe'er Protogenes and I	D2
May in our rival talents vie	D2
Howe'er our works may have exprest	W
Who truest drew or colour'd best	W
When he beheld my flowing line	E2
He found at least I could design	E2
And from his artful round I grant	W
That he with perfect skill can paint	W
	-
The dullest genius cannot fail	F2
To find the moral of my tale	F2
That the distinguish'd part of men	G2
With compass pencil sword or pen	G2
Should in life's visit leave their name	I
In characters which may proclaim	I
That they with ardour strove to raise	D
At once their arts and country's praise	D
And in their working took great care	M
That all was full and round and fair	M

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