FROM THE FRENCH OF RULHIÈRES

Translated by Byron.

If for silver, or for gold.

You could melt ten thousand pimples Into half a dozen dimples.

Then your face we might behold Looking doubtless much more snugly ; But even then it would be damned ugly.

TONIS AD RESTO MARE TONY's ABDRESSS TO MART

(Latin de cuisine^ . (Prononciation angki ise, .

0 mare seva si forme. Oh ! Mary heave ii sigh fui- md.

Forme ure tonitru. For me your Tony true,

lambecum as amandum, I am become as a man dumb.

Olet Hymen proinptu 1 0 let Hymen prompt you 1

Mihi his vetas an ne se. My eye is wet as any sea.

As humane erebi As you may know hereby.

Olet mecum marito te. 0 let me come Mar)' to tea.

Or Eta, Beta, Pi. Or eat a bit of pie.

Alas 1 piano more meretrix. Alas! play no more merry tricks.

Mi ardor vel uno. My ardour well you know.

Inferiam ure arte is base. In fear I am you heart is base.

' Je crois que roriginal est à peu près comme ceci :

si vous pouviez pour de l'argent ou pour de l'or. Madame, à vos boutons porter quelque remède. Alors peut-être vous seriez un peu moins laide. Mais pourtant vous seriez diablement laide cncor. Cette épigramme était sur M»« de Staël.

Tolérât me urebo.

Ah ! me ve ara scilicet.

To laiidu vimen tuus

Hiatu as arandum sex.

lUuc lonicus.

Heu sed heu ! vexen imago.

Mi mises mare sta.

0 cantu redit in mihi.

Hibernas arida.

Tolerate me, your beau, Ah ! me, we are a silly set, To laud you women thus.

I hate you as a random sel.

Ill luck I only curse.

You said you vixen, I may go My missus Mary stay.

0 ! can't you read it in my eye

1 burn as arid hay.