The Cabinet of Poetry, Vol. 3 of 6
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Excerpt from The Cabinet of Poetry, Vol. 3 of 6: Containing the Best Entire Pieces to Be Found in the Works of the British Poets Whether Matthew Prior was a native of Dorset or of Middlesex, the son of a joiner or a vintner, is unknown, and it would be of little consequence to ascertain what himself has left doubtful. The conscious humility of birth probably suggested this epigrammatic epitaph Heralds and courtiers, by your leave, Here lie the bones of Matthew Prior; A son of Adam and of Eve, Can Bourbon or Nassau go higher? He was born in 1664, and having lost his father when very young, the care of his education devolved Oh an uncle, who placed him for some time at Westminster School, under the celebrated Dr. Busby, but not in tending him for a learned profession, took him at an early period to his own house, the Rummer Tavern, near Charing Cross, where he accidentally became acquainted with the Earl of Dorset, who sent him St. John´s College, Cambridge, in 1682. Prior was first brought into notice by "The City Mouse and Country Mouse," written in ridicule of Dryden´s "Hind and Panther." In 1691, he attended the congress at the Hague, as secretary to the embassy; and in this situation ingratiated himself so much with King William, that he made him a gentleman of his bedchamber. At the treaty of Ryswick, in 1697, he was likewise secretary of embassy; and next year was sent in the same capacity to the court of France. In 1701, he represented East Grinstead in parliament; and about this time is supposed to have quitted the Whigs, his first connections, and to have become a Tory, terms so ridiculous, that we cannot refrain from smiling as we pen them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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